#075 Ten advanced English Idioms (to sound more like a native speaker)
Speak English Now Podcast: Learn English | Speak English without grammar.
Georgiana
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🗓️ 30 January 2019
⏱️ 15 minutes
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Do you want to sound more like an English native speaker?
Well, this is the perfect lesson for you.
Today, I'll teach you ten idioms that will make you sound more like a native speaker. And with a Point of view story you will improve your grammar, and at the same time, you'll practice the expressions in context.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, I'm Georgiana, your English teacher. |
| 0:06.1 | Thanks for joining me for a new episode of the Speak English Now podcast. |
| 0:11.6 | If you want to help, please share the podcast on social media. |
| 0:18.1 | That would mean a lot. Thanks. |
| 0:25.9 | Before we start, visit my website, speak Englishpodcast.com and subscribe to my free mini-course. Okay, let's start. When you lose control of things, they get out of hand. Examples. There was an |
| 0:45.2 | argument that got out of hand and the police came. Your aggressive nature has gotten a bit out of hand. |
| 0:56.3 | The demonstration is getting out of hand. |
| 1:01.2 | It was only a joke, but sadly got a little out of hand. |
| 1:07.7 | Number two, get your head around it, which means to understand something. |
| 1:16.4 | Examples. I just can't get my head around the fact that she broke up with me. |
| 1:24.1 | I just can't get my head around the fact that I'm not getting a promotion this year. |
| 1:30.3 | Have you got your head around your new situation? |
| 1:36.3 | Number three, pound the pavement, which means to walk the streets looking for a job. |
| 1:46.1 | Examples. |
| 1:47.8 | You'll be pounding the pavement for months before you find another job. |
| 1:54.3 | I'll need to pound the pavement to get a new job. |
| 1:59.6 | Last year, I spent three months pounding the pavement after I lost my job. |
| 2:07.8 | Number four. |
| 2:09.8 | Pull a rabbit out of a hat. |
| 2:13.4 | Which means to do something unexpected that may have seemed impossible. |
| 2:19.2 | Examples. |
| 2:21.5 | Unless someone can pull a rabbit out of the hat, |
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