π Idiom of the Day
βοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈ
β³οΈ take part
β Meaning:
If you take part in something, you join in or play a role in it.
π For example:
πΊYou don't have to take part in the competition. You can just watch if you like.
πΊEveryone who's taking part in the meeting has to go through a security check.
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β΄οΈ #idiom
βοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈ
βοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈ
β³οΈ take part
β Meaning:
If you take part in something, you join in or play a role in it.
π For example:
πΊYou don't have to take part in the competition. You can just watch if you like.
πΊEveryone who's taking part in the meeting has to go through a security check.
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π @english_union
β΄οΈ #idiom
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πPhrasal Verb of the Day
βοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈ
β³οΈ nip out
[INFORMAL]
β Meaning:
If you nip out, you leave wherever you are for a short time.
π For example:
πΊ Cheryl's just nipped out to the bank. She'll be back in a minute.
πΊI must have nipped out for a minute when you called.
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π @english_union
β΄οΈ #phrasal_verb
βοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈ
βοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈ
β³οΈ nip out
[INFORMAL]
β Meaning:
If you nip out, you leave wherever you are for a short time.
π For example:
πΊ Cheryl's just nipped out to the bank. She'll be back in a minute.
πΊI must have nipped out for a minute when you called.
βββββββββββ
π @english_union
β΄οΈ #phrasal_verb
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πΊπΈTodd: So, Melissa, this week we're talking about buying things. Now, in terms of shopping, are you one those people that are like a shop-o-holic? You buy things you don't need?
πΊπΈMelissa: Yes, but recently I've been trying to veer away from that habit.
Todd: So, what influences you most to buy something? Is it like commercials or is just impulse?
Melissa: I think it's kind of just having the money and feeling like I deserve it.
Todd: So, it's a reward?
Melissa: Yeah, it's always a reward for something.
Todd: Well, how about ... how persuaded are you to buy something by commercials or advertising or things like that?
Melissa: Defintely food commercials persuade me to buy it. Like I'll see a food commercial or even a picture of deliciously looking food and I'll want to have it, so I have two or three concrete examples over just the past month where I saw an ad for food and I went and bought it.
Todd: Oh, really. Like what did you buy?
Melissa: One was hot Hotto-Motto. It was like a kind of fast food chain and they were selling a fried chicken on rice that looked really good, and the other was a McDonald's Cinnamon Role.
Todd: And you saw it and you're like, I gotta have it.
Melissa: Yeah, and like one weird thinghappened. I just say a red and yellow sign and it reminded me of Wendy's and then I was craving a chocolate milkshake ...frosty ... so I went somewhere else and bought it.
Todd: And you got it?
Melissa: Yeah.
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β΄οΈ #conversations
πΊπΈMelissa: Yes, but recently I've been trying to veer away from that habit.
Todd: So, what influences you most to buy something? Is it like commercials or is just impulse?
Melissa: I think it's kind of just having the money and feeling like I deserve it.
Todd: So, it's a reward?
Melissa: Yeah, it's always a reward for something.
Todd: Well, how about ... how persuaded are you to buy something by commercials or advertising or things like that?
Melissa: Defintely food commercials persuade me to buy it. Like I'll see a food commercial or even a picture of deliciously looking food and I'll want to have it, so I have two or three concrete examples over just the past month where I saw an ad for food and I went and bought it.
Todd: Oh, really. Like what did you buy?
Melissa: One was hot Hotto-Motto. It was like a kind of fast food chain and they were selling a fried chicken on rice that looked really good, and the other was a McDonald's Cinnamon Role.
Todd: And you saw it and you're like, I gotta have it.
Melissa: Yeah, and like one weird thinghappened. I just say a red and yellow sign and it reminded me of Wendy's and then I was craving a chocolate milkshake ...frosty ... so I went somewhere else and bought it.
Todd: And you got it?
Melissa: Yeah.
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π @english_union
β΄οΈ #conversations
πLearn Vocabulary from the lesson!
βͺοΈShop-o-holic
Melissa is a shop-a-holic.
A shop-o-holic is someone who shops too much. Notice the following.
β«οΈIn college I was a shop-o-holic. Now I save money.
β«οΈMy dad's a work-o-holic. He's at the office 7 days a week.
βͺοΈVeer away
She's trying to veer away from the habit.
When we veer away from a habit, we stop doing it. Notice the samples.
β«οΈAfter college, she began to veer away from shopping.
β«οΈIn high school, I veered away from pop. Now, I listen to rock.
βͺοΈConcrete examples
Let me give you two or three concrete examples.
A concrete example is one that's very clear. Here are two samples.
β«οΈHe couldn't give a concrete example of why the plan wouldn't work.
β«οΈIn my opinion, the current economic crisis is a concrete example of the need for financial regulation.
βͺοΈFast food chain
It was like a fast food chain.
In this case, a chain means many restaurants of the same name. Notice the samples.
β«οΈMcDonald's is probably the best known fast food chain.
β«οΈ7-11 is the largest convenience store chain in the world.
βͺοΈWeird thing
One weird thing happened yesterday.
Weird is similar in meaning to strange. Here are some samples.
β«οΈIt's a weird thing to see a rainbow twice the same day.
β«οΈIt's weird that she acted like she didn't know you.
βͺοΈCraving
I was craving a chocolate milkshake.
When we crave something, we really want to have it now. Notice the following.
β«οΈI have a craving for a Big Mac.
β«οΈAs I got older, I lost my craving for sweets.
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π @english_union
β΄οΈ #vocabulary
βͺοΈShop-o-holic
Melissa is a shop-a-holic.
A shop-o-holic is someone who shops too much. Notice the following.
β«οΈIn college I was a shop-o-holic. Now I save money.
β«οΈMy dad's a work-o-holic. He's at the office 7 days a week.
βͺοΈVeer away
She's trying to veer away from the habit.
When we veer away from a habit, we stop doing it. Notice the samples.
β«οΈAfter college, she began to veer away from shopping.
β«οΈIn high school, I veered away from pop. Now, I listen to rock.
βͺοΈConcrete examples
Let me give you two or three concrete examples.
A concrete example is one that's very clear. Here are two samples.
β«οΈHe couldn't give a concrete example of why the plan wouldn't work.
β«οΈIn my opinion, the current economic crisis is a concrete example of the need for financial regulation.
βͺοΈFast food chain
It was like a fast food chain.
In this case, a chain means many restaurants of the same name. Notice the samples.
β«οΈMcDonald's is probably the best known fast food chain.
β«οΈ7-11 is the largest convenience store chain in the world.
βͺοΈWeird thing
One weird thing happened yesterday.
Weird is similar in meaning to strange. Here are some samples.
β«οΈIt's a weird thing to see a rainbow twice the same day.
β«οΈIt's weird that she acted like she didn't know you.
βͺοΈCraving
I was craving a chocolate milkshake.
When we crave something, we really want to have it now. Notice the following.
β«οΈI have a craving for a Big Mac.
β«οΈAs I got older, I lost my craving for sweets.
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β΄οΈ #vocabulary
β π£ Taylor Swift
π΅ The Archer
#TaylorSwift
[Verse 1]
Combat, I'm ready for combat
I say I don't want that, but what if I do?
'Cause cruelty wins in the movies
I've got a hundred thrown-out speeches I almost said to you
[Pre-Chorus]
Easy they come, easy they go
I jump from the train, I ride off alone
I never grew up, it's getting so old
Help me hold on to you
[Chorus]
I've been the archer, I've been the prey
Who could ever leave me, darling
But who could stay?
[Verse 2]
Dark side, I search for your dark side
But what if I'm alright, right, right, right here?
And I cut off my nose just to spite my face
Then I hate my reflection for years and years
[Pre-Chorus]
I wake in the night, I pace like a ghost
The room is on fire, invisible smoke
And all of my heroes die all alone
Help me hold on to you
[Chorus]
I've been the archer, I've been the prey
Screaming, who could ever leave me, darling
But who could stay?
(I see right through me, I see right through me)
[Bridge]
'Cause they see right through me
They see right through me
They see right through
Can you see right through me?
They see right through
They see right through me
I see right through me
I see right through me
[Pre-Chorus]
All the king's horses, all the king's men
Couldn't put me together again
'Cause all of my enemies started out friends
Help me hold on to you
[Chorus]
I've been the archer, I've been the prey
Who could ever leave me, darling
But who could stay?
(I see right through me, I see right through me)
Who could stay?
Who could stay?
Who could stay?
You could stay
You could stay
[Outro]
Combat, I'm ready for combat
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β³οΈ #song
π΅ The Archer
#TaylorSwift
[Verse 1]
Combat, I'm ready for combat
I say I don't want that, but what if I do?
'Cause cruelty wins in the movies
I've got a hundred thrown-out speeches I almost said to you
[Pre-Chorus]
Easy they come, easy they go
I jump from the train, I ride off alone
I never grew up, it's getting so old
Help me hold on to you
[Chorus]
I've been the archer, I've been the prey
Who could ever leave me, darling
But who could stay?
[Verse 2]
Dark side, I search for your dark side
But what if I'm alright, right, right, right here?
And I cut off my nose just to spite my face
Then I hate my reflection for years and years
[Pre-Chorus]
I wake in the night, I pace like a ghost
The room is on fire, invisible smoke
And all of my heroes die all alone
Help me hold on to you
[Chorus]
I've been the archer, I've been the prey
Screaming, who could ever leave me, darling
But who could stay?
(I see right through me, I see right through me)
[Bridge]
'Cause they see right through me
They see right through me
They see right through
Can you see right through me?
They see right through
They see right through me
I see right through me
I see right through me
[Pre-Chorus]
All the king's horses, all the king's men
Couldn't put me together again
'Cause all of my enemies started out friends
Help me hold on to you
[Chorus]
I've been the archer, I've been the prey
Who could ever leave me, darling
But who could stay?
(I see right through me, I see right through me)
Who could stay?
Who could stay?
Who could stay?
You could stay
You could stay
[Outro]
Combat, I'm ready for combat
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β³οΈ #song
πIdiom of the Day
β΄οΈ a recipe for disaster
β Meaning:
Something is a recipe for disaster if it's going to cause trouble or serious problems.
π For example:
πΊInviting my mother-in-law to stay for a week is a recipe for disaster. I'll end up arguing with her, and then my wife and I will quarrel and then the kids will get upset. It's a bad idea!
πΊEating too much, not exercising enough, and being under stress is a recipe for disaster. You'll end up overweight and you'll probably die young.
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β³οΈ #idiom
β΄οΈ a recipe for disaster
β Meaning:
Something is a recipe for disaster if it's going to cause trouble or serious problems.
π For example:
πΊInviting my mother-in-law to stay for a week is a recipe for disaster. I'll end up arguing with her, and then my wife and I will quarrel and then the kids will get upset. It's a bad idea!
πΊEating too much, not exercising enough, and being under stress is a recipe for disaster. You'll end up overweight and you'll probably die young.
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π @English_Union
β³οΈ #idiom
πPhrasal Verb of the Day
β³οΈ hear out
β Meaning:
If you hear somebody out, you listen to them until they've finished what they are saying.
π For example:
πΊ You should hear somebody out before you respond to what they say.
πΊYou should hear me out before you start telling me what's wrong with what I'm saying.
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β³οΈ #phrasal_verb
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β³οΈ hear out
β Meaning:
If you hear somebody out, you listen to them until they've finished what they are saying.
π For example:
πΊ You should hear somebody out before you respond to what they say.
πΊYou should hear me out before you start telling me what's wrong with what I'm saying.
βββββββββββββ
β³οΈ #phrasal_verb
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π Phrasal Verb of the Day
β³ hand in
βπ» Meaning:
βπ» For example:
1β£ hand in sth
β¦ Please hand in your exam paper before you leave the classroom.
2β£ hand sth in
β¦ If you find something that doesn't belong to you, please hand it in to the duty officer at the front desk.
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π #phrasal_verb
β³ hand in
βπ» Meaning:
If you hand something in, you give it to someone in authority, like a teacher, a policeman or a security guard.
βπ» For example:
1β£ hand in sth
β¦ Please hand in your exam paper before you leave the classroom.
2β£ hand sth in
β¦ If you find something that doesn't belong to you, please hand it in to the duty officer at the front desk.
βββββββββββββββββ
π @english_union
π #phrasal_verb
π Idiom of the Day
β³οΈ a night owl π¦
β Meaning:
You're a night owl if you like to stay up and do things late at night.
βοΈ For example:
πΊShe's always been a night owl. Even when she was a student she'd study late at night and get up as late as possible the next day.
πΊI don't know why I'm a night owl. I just seem more alert at night, and even if I go to bed early I can't get to sleep till about 3 in the morning.
π’ Origin : Metaphorical idiom related to the fact that owls are nocturnal birds that are active at night.
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π #idiom
β³οΈ a night owl π¦
β Meaning:
You're a night owl if you like to stay up and do things late at night.
βοΈ For example:
πΊShe's always been a night owl. Even when she was a student she'd study late at night and get up as late as possible the next day.
πΊI don't know why I'm a night owl. I just seem more alert at night, and even if I go to bed early I can't get to sleep till about 3 in the morning.
π’ Origin : Metaphorical idiom related to the fact that owls are nocturnal birds that are active at night.
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π #idiom
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Todayβs video is about the idiom βTO BE ON THE SAME PAGEβ.
β
π» If people are on the same page, they are thinking in the same manner, or they are in agreement about something.
β
Examples:
β
β My wife and I are on the same page about selling our car. We both agree that we donβt really need one.
β
β Mike, I believe we shouldnβt tell anybody what happened here today. Are we on the same page?
β
β Hey, you promised to buy the snacks for the party and I was going to buy the drinks. I thought we were on the same page about that.
β
So, guys! I think itβs a very nice expression to use. Are we on the same page? π
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β΄οΈ #idiom
β
Todayβs video is about the idiom βTO BE ON THE SAME PAGEβ.
β
π» If people are on the same page, they are thinking in the same manner, or they are in agreement about something.
β
Examples:
β
β My wife and I are on the same page about selling our car. We both agree that we donβt really need one.
β
β Mike, I believe we shouldnβt tell anybody what happened here today. Are we on the same page?
β
β Hey, you promised to buy the snacks for the party and I was going to buy the drinks. I thought we were on the same page about that.
β
So, guys! I think itβs a very nice expression to use. Are we on the same page? π
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β΄οΈ #idiom
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π° #idiom
To be βno laughing matterβ π
βοΈ= Itβs serious and not something that should be joked about,
πΊ e.g.
πΉBeing late for a job interview is no laughing matter.
πΉYou might say it to someone who is laughing and not taking something seriously.
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To be βno laughing matterβ π
βοΈ= Itβs serious and not something that should be joked about,
πΊ e.g.
πΉBeing late for a job interview is no laughing matter.
πΉYou might say it to someone who is laughing and not taking something seriously.
π @english_uniin
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Question tags are great, aren't they?β
But do you know how to use them fully?β
Here's Tom to explain how to use tag questions in this English In A Minute.β
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βοΈ #bbclearningenglish
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But do you know how to use them fully?β
Here's Tom to explain how to use tag questions in this English In A Minute.β
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βοΈ #bbclearningenglish
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The present simple vs the present continuous tense.
Learn English with the BBC. Can you make and use tenses with confidence? Would you like to learn more about the present simple and present continuous tenses?
In this episode of 6 Minute Grammar, BBC Learning English presenters Neil and Sophie tell you all you need to know about: - positives, negatives, and question forms
- when to use each tense
- short forms
... and much more. There's a quiz at the end of the show for you to test what you've learnt.
For more programmes like this, check out the 6 Minute Grammar playlist on YouTube: http://bit.ly/2Wo8Iti
The present simple vs the present continuous tense.
Learn English with the BBC. Can you make and use tenses with confidence? Would you like to learn more about the present simple and present continuous tenses?
In this episode of 6 Minute Grammar, BBC Learning English presenters Neil and Sophie tell you all you need to know about: - positives, negatives, and question forms
- when to use each tense
- short forms
... and much more. There's a quiz at the end of the show for you to test what you've learnt.
For more programmes like this, check out the 6 Minute Grammar playlist on YouTube: http://bit.ly/2Wo8Iti
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The present simple vs the present continuous tense.
Learn English with the BBC. Can you make and use tenses with confidence? Would you like to learn more about the present simple and present continuous tenses?
In this episode of 6 Minute Grammar, BBC Learning English presenters Neil and Sophie tell you all you need to know about: - positives, negatives, and question forms
- when to use each tense
- short forms
... and much more. There's a quiz at the end of the show for you to test what you've learnt.
For more programmes like this, check out the 6 Minute Grammar playlist on YouTube: http://bit.ly/2Wo8Iti
π T.me/English_Union
Learn English with the BBC. Can you make and use tenses with confidence? Would you like to learn more about the present simple and present continuous tenses?
In this episode of 6 Minute Grammar, BBC Learning English presenters Neil and Sophie tell you all you need to know about: - positives, negatives, and question forms
- when to use each tense
- short forms
... and much more. There's a quiz at the end of the show for you to test what you've learnt.
For more programmes like this, check out the 6 Minute Grammar playlist on YouTube: http://bit.ly/2Wo8Iti
π T.me/English_Union
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Talking shit with Emma π©
Shit is a very common and useful word in the English language. In this fun lesson, Iβll teach you some of the most common shit expressions. You will hear these expressions in movies, on TV shows, and in day-to-day life. Native speakers use the word shit in a variety of situations. Do you know what it means to be shit-faced? Do you drive a shit-box? Learn these expressions to improve your vocabulary. Take the quiz to make sure you understand them all. And if you donβt want to have shitty English, subscribe to my YouTube channel so that you can keep improving your English!
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Shit is a very common and useful word in the English language. In this fun lesson, Iβll teach you some of the most common shit expressions. You will hear these expressions in movies, on TV shows, and in day-to-day life. Native speakers use the word shit in a variety of situations. Do you know what it means to be shit-faced? Do you drive a shit-box? Learn these expressions to improve your vocabulary. Take the quiz to make sure you understand them all. And if you donβt want to have shitty English, subscribe to my YouTube channel so that you can keep improving your English!
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Learn English β 5 βDOWNβ Idioms
Learn five idioms with the preposition DOWN. Are you down-to-earth? What does it mean to be down in the dumps? What happens if your work goes down the drain? If you feel down and out, are you motivated? And what does it mean if a sports game goes down to the wire? Learn these common expressions, and get ready to improve your vocabulary!
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Learn five idioms with the preposition DOWN. Are you down-to-earth? What does it mean to be down in the dumps? What happens if your work goes down the drain? If you feel down and out, are you motivated? And what does it mean if a sports game goes down to the wire? Learn these common expressions, and get ready to improve your vocabulary!
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