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Daily Easy English Expression Podcast

59 Daily Easy English Expression PODCAST—I'm sticking to my guns!

Daily Easy English Expression Podcast

Shane Peterson

Language Learning, Education, Self-improvement

4.7756 Ratings

🗓️ 29 June 2014

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

Today’s expression and dialog: I’m sticking to my guns Doing YouTube videos and podcasts every day is tough, isn’t it? It is. It takes a LOT of time. You should take a break. Not yet. I’m sticking to my guns. I told my students that I would produce a new video and a new podcast every day. I’m gonna do that.     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 www.letsmasterenglish.com/grammar Our YouTube channel:   www.youtube.com/DailyEasyEnglish

Transcript

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0:00.0

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

0:14.0

You and me every day, come on, let's master English.

0:19.0

English.

0:30.3

Hello everybody, welcome back to Daily Easy English Expression.

0:40.9

Today's podcast is brought to you by Hilda Osorio, Luis Emilio Vargas, and Guglia.

0:48.3

And I think, can I say Guglia and Alex, thank you guys so much for being my patrons,

0:55.0

for sponsoring me and these podcasts and the videos that I create. Thanks to you guys, I'm able to do this as a full-time job.

1:00.0

It's my honor. It's something I love doing.

1:04.0

So thank you.

1:06.0

Now, today's expression is,

1:09.0

I'm sticking to my guns. I'm sticking to my guns. I am. I'm, or when we say it fast,

1:19.3

I'm sticking, S-T-I-C-K-I-N-G, but when we say it fast, sticking, I'm sticking, S-T-I-N-G, but when we say it fast, sticking, I'm sticking to, T-O-M-Y-G-U-N-S. I'm sticking to my guns, G-U-N-S. I'm sticking to my guns. I'm

1:38.6

sticking to my guns. I'm sticking to my guns. I'm sticking to my guns. What does this expression mean?

1:46.2

It sounds like a dangerous expression.

1:49.0

But actually what it means is I am not going to change what I believe.

2:10.1

I am going to continue doing what I said I would do. I'm not going to stop. So why does stick to my guns mean refuse to change your beliefs or ideas.

2:20.6

Well, imagine this.

2:22.5

Imagine you are a soldier and you're in war and you're fighting the enemy,

2:32.8

but you see, you can sense that you will lose.

2:38.7

The enemy will win.

2:42.0

Do you give up?

2:43.5

Or do you keep holding your gun and continue fighting?

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