0385 Daily Easy English Expression PODCAST—to haul ass

Daily Easy English Expression Podcast

Shane Peterson

Self-improvement, Language Learning, Education

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🗓️ 22 May 2015

⏱️ 4 minutes

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Today’s expression and dialog: to haul ass Isn’t your meeting at 3? Oh, no. I’m gonna be late. You’d better haul ass. Yep. See ya~ Do you know the verb "to haul"? It means to carry--especially to carry something in a big truck. Hauling lumber, hauling computers, hauling corn, hauling medical supplies... But, you can also "haul ass"!!! "ass" is a word that means "butt"...REMEMBER, the word "ass" is NOT a good word to use in public. Only use it with your friends and don't SHOUT the word or other people might think you are rude! But once again, in today's expression, it is REALLY useful! Today I will teach you HOW to "haul ass". It's VERY important! Have a SUPER Friday~ TGIF!! Coach Shane Please subscribe on iTunes and get this podcast EVERY DAY! Support Coach Shane by giving $1 a month! www.patreon.com/coachshane Our sponsors: www.letsmasterenglish.com Click on JOIN CLASSES and get ALL the information! www.audibletrial.com/lme (Get a free AUDIO BOOK!) Our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/DailyEasyEnglish Today's Daily Easy English Expression PODCAST is UP and READY for YOU!! #LearnEnglish #ESL #Twinglish

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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.
0:29.6	Hello everybody, welcome back to Daily Easy English Expression.
0:33.0	Today's expression, oh, it's very useful.
0:40.5	This is an expression you use with your friends, not really with your mom, not with your boss.
0:42.5	It's possible with your boss.
0:46.6	The expression is to haul ass.
0:49.9	To haul, H-A-U-L.
0:51.2	That means to carry.
0:54.0	Usually we think of with a truck.
1:00.9	So to move something from A to B, you need to haul A to B.
1:08.5	So if you make computers, you have to ship the computers to the airport.
1:12.3	You have to haul the computers to the airport. That's the idea.
1:20.6	Here, what are we hauling? We're not hauling computers. We are hauling ass. ASS, which refers to your butt, B-U-T-T. If you're sitting down, you are sitting on your butt. If you sit all day long,
1:31.6	your butt is probably very big. Yes. Anyway, to haul ass. That means to carry your butt.
1:44.0	Actually, this great expression means to carry your butt. Actually, this great expression means to go quickly to some place.
1:52.4	So if you are late, you should haul ass.
1:58.9	Yeah, if you need to hurry, you had better haul ass. Yeah. If you need to hurry, you had better haul ass.
2:06.2	That's what it means.
2:07.4	It means to go someplace quickly.
2:11.2	It's a great expression.
2:13.2	Check out the dialogue.
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