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Daily Easy English Expression Podcast

0353 Daily Easy English Expression PODCAST—to run ragged

Daily Easy English Expression Podcast

Shane Peterson

Language Learning, Education, Self-improvement

4.7756 Ratings

🗓️ 20 April 2015

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Summary

Today’s expression and dialog: to run ragged   My new schedule is running me ragged.   Pretty tough?   I’m busy from 7am to 7pm non-stop! Wow! Don’t work too hard~   Please subscribe on iTunes and get this podcast EVERY DAY! Support Coach Shane by giving $1 a month! Our sponsors: Click on JOIN CLASSES and get ALL the information! (Get a free AUDIO BOOK!) Our YouTube channel:

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0:00.0

Hello everybody, my name is Coach Shane and welcome to easy English expressions.

0:11.0

You and me every day, come on, let's master English Hello everybody, welcome back to Daily Easy English Expression

0:29.9

Today's expression is very, very good

0:33.3

It's perfect for a nice relaxing Sunday.

0:38.8

Oh, wait.

0:40.0

It's Monday.

0:41.8

Oh, no.

0:43.0

Yeah.

0:43.9

Are you really busy?

0:45.7

Are you super busy?

0:47.5

Are you running ragged?

0:50.4

That's today's expression.

0:51.5

To run ragged.

0:53.7

To run. Ragged R-A-G-G-G-E. that's today's expression, to run ragged, to run,

0:54.3

ragged, ragged, Ragged, Ragged, R-A-G-G-E-D.

0:59.7

This is an expression, and it means to be super tired,

1:04.9

to be running over here and running over there and doing this and doing that,

1:10.5

and just the idea of continuously working,

1:15.7

never having a break, non-stop work.

1:22.3

That's the idea.

1:24.5

Now, let's look at the word ragged, R-A-G-G-E-D.

1:29.7

Well, there's a noun, R-A-G, do you know what that is?

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