The Vacation from Hell Jane and I were sad, and our boss said we should go on a vacation to a beautiful coast if we didn’t mind the cost Then we came across a picture on Facebook of an old friend sitting on a boat he’d bought in the Philippines We couldn’t get over how gorgeous it was We immediately phoned the travel agent, who we were quite fond of, and told him to set us up a flight using our joint savings fund Our plane was to take off the next week, and that is when our plans started falling apart Our plane got delayed due to bad weather and we ended up sleeping in a tiny bed in a bad part of town in a crummy hotel The next day, on the way back to the airport, wouldn’t you guess, our taxi ran out of gas Thirty hours later we finally arrived at our hot hut on the beach and settled in We took a nap and woke up to some strange man in a robe who we thought was going to rob us, but he just wanted to rub our backs I don’t know how he got into our room For dinner, the restaurant only served ox head, which they cut off with an axe right in front of our eyes It was terrifying We ran into our old friend while watching ducks by the docks after dinner He got drunk and started screaming at us but we couldn’t make out what he was saying The next morning our wallet and purse were stolen We decided we’d had enough We couldn’t put up with any more trouble We went home the next day and never looked back 1 to come across (sth or sb) to get over to set (sb or sth) up to take off to fall apart to end up to run out of (sth) to settle in to cut (sth) off 10 to run into (sb) 11 to make out 12 to put up with (sth or sb) A to separate part of something from the rest by cutting it with a knife or something sharp B to meet sb by chance C to arrange and plan D to get comfortable in a new place E to understand F to begin to fly G to break into pieces; to go wrong H to have no more of something I to finally be in particular place or situation without intending to J to accept an unpleasant situation or person without complaining K to stop feeling unhappy about something (ALSO used informally to express that you are really surprised or impressed by something) L to meet or find sb or sth by chance Phrasal Verb Questions Is there anybody at work that you just have to put up with even though you secretly don’t like them? When you get to a new hotel, you like to settle in first, or just throw your bags down and go out and see the sights immediately? Can you make out what the signs say when you’re in Chinatown? Has anyone ever cut you of when you are driving? Have you ever cut someone else off?