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Daily Easy English Expression Podcast

129 Daily Easy English Expression PODCAST—(to be) SLICK

Daily Easy English Expression Podcast

Shane Peterson

Language Learning, Education, Self-improvement

4.7756 Ratings

🗓️ 7 September 2014

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Summary

Today’s expression and dialog: (to be) slick. How can Bill Clinton still be popular? He cheated on his wife. He’s slick! Nothing sticks to him. He’s like a snake, huh? Straight from the Garden of Eden.     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/tryddm (Get 8 FREE DDM lessons!) www.audibletrial.com/lme (Get a free AUDIO BOOK!) (Join DDM and get 1 lesson every week!) Our YouTube channel:   www.youtube.com/DailyEasyEnglish

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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.

0:30.7

Hello everybody, welcome back to Daily Easy English Expression, the podcast.

0:45.4

Today's expression, oh boy, this is a perfect word that you can use to describe most of the people in government.

0:47.9

Slick.

0:51.4

He is slick. She is slick.

1:05.2

Now, Slick, S-L-I-C-K can have two common definitions, and one would be to look very sharp.

1:16.3

Have a nice suit, have a nice watch, very clean, crisp white shirt. The haircut is perfect.

1:36.0

We could say that James Bond looks very slick. But the other idea of slick would be slippery slippery like ice but not like ice like a snake yes and many politicians they tend to be like snakes. We know that they have done something wrong, something immoral, something unethical. They lied, they cheated, they took money. We know they did something, but somehow with their words and their good looks

2:07.1

and their nice voice, they escape trouble. They slip away from trouble.

2:19.6

They are slick.

2:21.9

Now, I'm from America.

2:27.3

America's got a lot of slick politicians.

2:30.5

Does your country, check out the dialogue.

2:35.8

How can Bill Clinton still be popular?

2:38.2

He cheated on his wife.

2:39.8

Huh, he's slick.

2:41.6

Nothing sticks to him.

2:43.5

He's like a snake, huh?

2:45.8

Straight from the Garden of Eden.

2:50.1

There you go, Bill Clinton.

2:56.6

Yeah, they do describe him as being a very slick politician.

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