0460 Daily Easy English Expression PODCAST—to sneeze at something

Daily Easy English Expression Podcast

Shane Peterson

Self-improvement, Language Learning, Education

4.7 • 812 Ratings

🗓️ 22 August 2015

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Today’s expression and dialog: to sneeze at something Shane is an English teacher! Ha! Why? He’s American. They speak American, not English. Don’t sneeze at American English!! A few days ago my mom gave me some chicken that her neighbor had made. She told me she couldn't eat it because it was too spicy--too hot! I laughed and told my mom, "Aww, is it too hot for my mommy? Don't worry, her baby son will eat the spicy food! Ha-ha-ha~~~" My mom did not think it was funny. She prepared a plate for me and asked me if I wanted some ice water. I laughed and said, "NO!! I'm tough mom. I can eat spicy food all day long." My mom said, "Don't sneeze at my offer. And don't sneeze at that chicken." Then I took a bite. Then I called 911. NEVER sneeze at spicy chicken! NEVER sneeze at your mom! Find out what I mean by listening to today's podcast! Coach Shane^^ Please subscribe on iTunes and get this podcast EVERY DAY! Support Coach Shane by giving $1 a month! On PayPal: Send to parmyproductions@gmail.com Or you can go here: 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.
0:29.5	Hello, everybody, welcome back to Daily Easy English expression.
0:36.6	Today we have a very useful expression to sneeze at something.
0:40.5	To sneeze at something. So normally sneeze, N-E-E-Z-E this is sneeze
0:43.9	huh
0:44.4	two oh that is a sneeze
0:51.4	don't worry I did not actually sneeze sneeze. Anyway, to sneeze at something, however,
0:58.7	means to think of something as not important or not very good, something that doesn't deserve your attention.
1:14.0	So, for example, I offered to sell my bicycle to someone for $100.
1:26.7	And that guy said, $100, nah, no thanks.
1:32.7	The guy's crazy.
1:36.1	My bike is worth much more.
1:37.9	I bought my bike for much more than $100.
1:41.6	I could easily get $300, maybe $400 for my bike. I gave him a hundred dollars. I could easily get three hundred dollars, maybe four hundred dollars for my bike.
1:46.6	I gave him a great opportunity, a really good price, and he sneezed at it.
1:55.6	Maybe he made a sound.
1:56.6	He might have gone, no thanks. This is the idea to sneeze at something.
2:04.8	You've been presented with an offer, but you don't think it's anything.
2:10.7	Whatever.
2:12.6	Now, we also use this expression like this.
2:16.7	Don't sneeze at it. Or it's nothing to sneeze at.
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