Catch Word #257 – Hightail it out of there

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🗓️ 13 February 2022

⏱️ 19 minutes

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What is your favourite way to say, “I have to leave now, and fast”? In this episode, Andrew and Kassy explain two common English expression that mean to leave quickly: duck out and hightail it out of there. The Culips Catch Word series explains idioms, phrasal verbs, and expressions used in everyday life. Today’s audio lesson is designed to help you improve your English listening and speaking skills while also giving you new, fun ways to say that you’re leaving. Fun facts In 2003, archeologists in Australia’s Mungo National Park discovered footprint fossils left behind by an Aboriginal hunter over 20,000 years ago. The archeologists estimate that these ancient hunters were running at or over 37 kilometres per hour. That’s faster than the current Olympic sprinters! Expressions included in the study guide Duck out Hightail it out of there Do [one’s] business Bolt Worst nightmare Make [one’s] heart race Copyright: Culips.com For more information about this episode, visit culips.com. Music Credit: Something Elated by Broke For Free, Step On by Jahzzar Photo Credit: Mitchell Orr (Unsplash.com)

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0:00.0	Hello there everyone. My name's Andrew and I'm Cassie. And this is the
0:08.0	Culeps English podcast. Hello friends welcome back to Q-Lips this is catch word and if you're not
0:20.3	sure what that is or if you're new to Culeps, let me explain.
0:25.0	Catch word is our series for intermediate and advanced English learners,
0:29.5	where we teach you idioms, phraso verbs, and expressions that will help improve your English, listening, and speaking.
0:37.0	Joining me today is my co-host, Cassie, and we're going to teach you all about two idiomatic expressions about leaving.
0:46.0	Yeah, that's right Andrew, especially when you leave somewhere very quickly.
0:51.0	Now everyone, don't forget that there is a study guide and
0:56.1	transcript for this episode that's available for all QLips members. We recommend
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