Catch Word #286 – Tone it down

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🗓️ 17 July 2025

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Have you ever been in a situation where someone was being too loud, too intense, or acting like they're better than everyone else? In today's episode, Andrew and Indiana teach you two essential expressions that native English speakers use all the time to ask someone to change their behavior.

What You'll Learn:

* How to use "tone it down" when someone needs to be quieter or calmer
* When to say "get off your high horse" to someone who's acting superior
* The difference between being polite and being too direct with these expressions

This episode is perfect for:

* Intermediate to advanced English learners
* Anyone who wants to sound more natural in conversations
* Students preparing for everyday situations in English-speaking countries

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0:00.0	Hey everyone, welcome back to Catchword, the Culep series where we teach you vocabulary, expressions, and idioms to make your English sound more natural and more confident.
0:11.9	Today, I am joined by my co-host, Indiana. Hey, Indiana, how's it going?
0:17.9	Hey, Andrew, I'm doing good. And today we have a really cool episode for our listeners,
0:23.8	which is going to be about two expressions that you can use for when you want somebody else to
0:30.8	adjust or change their behavior. Yes, to adjust or change their behavior.
0:38.3	I think you guys are really going to love this episode.
0:41.2	The two expressions that will teach you are really, really common ones, actually, and just
0:46.3	great ones to add to your vocabulary.
0:48.9	So we'll get started with our lesson here in just a moment.
0:51.6	But before we do, I want to let you know about the helpful study guide
0:55.7	and interactive transcript that's available for this episode for all Culeps members.
1:01.8	Guys, following along with the study guide is one of the best ways to improve your English
1:06.4	with Culebs. And we have designed it really to help you hit the next level with your English communication
1:12.3	skills. So inside the study guide, you'll find first of all that interactive transcript.
1:18.2	It's completely clickable or tapable if you are using your phone or your iPad.
1:24.6	You can just click or tap on any word and hear the audio from that point.
1:29.5	So if you need to listen to a part of the episode again, just click on that word and you can do that.
1:34.5	So that's a really cool feature that we have.
1:37.9	But also in the study guide, you will get detailed vocabulary explanations and real world examples of some of the key vocabulary that you hear
1:47.0	Indiana and me use here today. You'll also get a quiz and some questions that you can use
1:53.3	for speaking practice or writing practice. It's just a really great resource and I want you
1:58.8	guys to check it out. You can do that by visiting our website
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