The Wizard of Oz - Dorothy Meets the Scarecrow

Описание: This video is for educational purposes.
Credit to Warner Bros.


In this next scene of "The Wizard of Oz," Dorothy meets the Scarecrow while on her way to the Emerald City.

Please review the idioms/terms in the video and then watch the video.

scarecrow = An object that looks like a person dressed in old, torn clothes and that stands in a garden or field to frighten birds away.

funny = strange, surprising or unexpected.

on purpose = intentionally; deliberately; if you do something on purpose, you do it intentionally.

way = direction

make up (one's) mind = To make a decision about something; decide.

Why = used to express mild surprise, hesitation, approval, disapproval, or impatience
"Why" is an old fashioned expression and is not normally used today.

brains = Intelligence.

bright = Intelligent and quick to learn.

Oh, dear! = An expression of dismay, concern, or worry.

slip off (of something) = To fall away from or off something.

pick something up = To grasp something (as with one's hands) and lift it up vertically.

unravel a mystery = Solve a mystery.

scared to pieces = Very afraid; extremely frightened.

want something badly = Want something very much.

all the way = from the beginning to the end; the entire distance, from start to finish.

worse off = In a worse situation than you were before or than someone else is now.

had better (do something) = Used for saying that someone should do something.
'had better not (do something)' means the opposite.

couldn't/can't say = Used to say that someone does not know the answer to something.

get in/into trouble = To get into a bad or dangerous situation.

face (something) If you face something unpleasant, especially a punishment, then it might happen to you.

match = a tool for starting a fire.

boxful = as much as a box will hold; the contents of a box or the amount a box can contain.

start off = To begin travelling; to start a journey.

be off = To leave a place or to depart to another one.