Hi Jordana, Good questions. If I pay for someone's airline ticket, I will always say "I flew him/her/them out here." At the same time, if talking about this same friend, I would say, "My friend just flew in from Iowa." I don't know if there's a good explanation for this...it's just what we say in English. When I think about it, the term I would choose depends on where I am. Let's say I live in Los Angeles and am flying to Miami. If I'm standing in Los Angeles, I would say, "I'm flying out to Miami." If I'm standing in Miami, I would say, "I just flew in from Los Angeles." To say something is "shot" is an informal way of saying that it is no longer in good condition. You wouldn't use this term for every kind of noun, however. It makes sense for a mattress but I wouldn't use it to describe an apartment, for example. My mother used "shot" to describe things that show a lot of wear, like a sofa, mattress, or even clothes. For example, "I think the knees on these pants are shot...we should get you some new ones;" or "the cushions on this couch are shot...we should cover them." If driving over a pothole that destroyed my tire, I would say, "Shoot, I think I just got a flat." If you want something more colorful with swear words, I would say, "Sh*t, I think I just f***ed up my tire." I wouldn't say I punctured my tire or I blew out my tire. If I had to explain the story to the mechanic who would replace the tire, then I might explain that I punctured the tire. I hope this helps!

1) You could say either "flew her in" or "flew her out here". I guess it should technically be "in" but "out" is used more frequently. 2) "shot", in this case, means it's worn out. "Blew out the springs" = broke the springs 3) usually people say they drove over a pothole. The tire description would depend on how it happened. If you went over the pothole and your tire just went flat, you can say "my tire just went flat", "I got a flat" something along those lines. A "blow out" is generally more of an event- if your tire sort of explodes you would call it a blow out. While "punctured" would be technically correct if something went into the tire, it's not common to exclaim "my tire was just punctured"