Monthly Archives: February 2021

3 Expressions You Won’t Find in Your Texbooks

Conversational English includes a lot of expressions you will usually not find in an English textbook. Today I explain 3 common idioms in English: To flake out/to be a flake To call shotgun To scoot over For more vocabulary related … Continue reading

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Giving Up versus Giving In

Learn how to use three popular phrasal verbs in English: To give up To give up (something) To give in For more on giving up and similar phrases, check out our Daily English 524 – Talking About Failure. ~Jeff P.S. … Continue reading

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Sizing Up Your English

There are lots of idioms related to the word “size” in English. Size means, of course, how big or small something is. In this video, I explain the different ways of using the following four popular idioms: To size (someone/something) … Continue reading

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How Else Can I Say It?: At the Airport

Today we look more deeply (closely) at a short dialogue about the airport. You’ll learn at least 3 other ways you can say the following expressions: To have everything To change money I wouldn’t recommend it Learn how and when … Continue reading

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