AEE: Let These English Idioms Sink In

All Ears English Podcast

Lindsay McMahon

Education, Business, Language Learning

4.6 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 24 January 2026

⏱️ 14 minutes

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0:00.0	This is an all ears English podcast. Let these English idioms sink in.
0:07.0	Welcome to the all ears English podcast downloaded more than 200 million times. Are you
0:14.2	feeling stuck with your English? We'll show you how to become fearless and fluent by focusing
0:20.7	on connection, not perfection,
0:23.4	with your American host, Aubrey Carter, the IELTS Whiz, and Lindsay McMahon, the English
0:30.5	adventurer, coming to you from Arizona and Colorado, USA.
0:37.6	And to get your transcripts delivered by email every week, go to all earsenglish.com forward
0:44.4	slash subscribe.
0:49.0	Part of connection is not just knowing the words to respond when you're shocked, but it's
0:52.6	also knowing what you can say culturally and what you can't. Listen in today for more. Do you often end up in situations where you
1:05.7	know exactly what you want to say, but you don't have the English vocabulary words that you need in that moment.
1:12.1	To succeed in English, you need nuanced English vocabulary. But first, you need to know your
1:17.6	English level. Take our free English level quiz to find out if you are B1, B2, or C1. Go to allearsenglish.com
1:27.0	slash fluency score. That's all-eersenglish.com
1:31.6	slash F-L-L-U-E-N-C-Y-S-C-O-R-E.
1:42.1	Hello, Lindsay. How are you today? Hey, Aubrey, doing great. How are you? How's everything?
1:47.5	Excellent. It's a beautiful day here in Arizona. Do you have a question for you. Okay. When you listen to a podcast or maybe
1:55.8	watch a film, do you ever need time to let it sink in? I really do, but I think I don't take the time, you know, because like as a podcast listener, there's just another episode to listen to. So I just go right into it. But I wish I did take more time. Same. Every now and then I do. I'll be like, I need to go on a walk and process this, but that's rare. Usually it is we're busy. Something else comes up
2:18.8	and we don't take that time. No, it's true. Well, today we're here for the final installment of a
2:23.7	three-part series, right, Aubrey? Exactly. Stay to the end for details. You can definitely
2:28.4	listen to these out of order. But in part two, we discussed the phrasal verbs, soak it in and drink it in.
2:35.6	And we mentioned that you might think let it sink in has a similar meaning, but it's actually
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