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AE 1164 - Expression: Pull Your Own Weight
In today's episode... Happy Sunday, you guys! Welcome to this weekly English expression episode on the Aussie English podcast! Today’s expression is “pull your own weight” . Whether you're overweight, underweight, lightweight, featherweight, erm ... we're not going to lift metal barbells here. Speaking of weight divisions for sports, the expression "pull your own weight" was invented because of rowing (the sport)! As usual, we will break down the meaning…
AE 1161 - Expression: Over My Dead Body
In today's episode... Happy Sunday, you guys! Welcome to this weekly English expression episode on the Aussie English podcast ! Today's expression is "over my dead body" . No, I am not going to die! No one's going to die, no worries. This expression is widely used in English literature, as its meaning connotes a very strong "NO"! As usual, we will break down the meaning of the words in the expression. I will also give example situations where you can use…
AE 1160 - Expression: Have a Knack for Something
In today's episode... Happy Sunday, you guys! Welcome to this weekly English expression episode on the Aussie English podcast ! Today's expression is "have a knack for something" . This is quite a popular expression used when you admire someone's ability for doing something . Do you now have a clue on what this expression means? As usual, we will break down the meaning of the words in the expression. I will also give example situations where you can use…
AE 1159 - Pete's 2c: Can You Guess Which Language 'Kayak' Comes From?
In today's episode... How's your week going so far? Come sit down with me here on Pete's 2c on the Aussie English podcast! In Pete's 2c episodes, I get on Instagram and answer your awesome questions! In today's episode, I get to answer questions like where did Australian English come from, or like how Australian English came to be. Someone also asked how did English became a global language. There were also some questions on English pronunciation like…
AE 1158 - Expression: Get Wind of Something
In today's episode... How’s the weekend so far, you mob? In today’s English expression episode on the Aussie English podcast, we are going to talk about the expression “get wind of something”. It sounds like we’re going to catch the ‘wind’ here but not really! I will break down the meaning of the words in this phrase and give you the meaning of “get wind of something”. I will be giving out sample situations where you can put this expression to use, along…
AE 1154 - 5 Expressions To Sound Fluent in English | Part 9
In today's episode... It’s time for a quick review of the English expressions I taught you here on the Aussie English podcast! Over the past few episodes, I talked about 5 English expressions that you can use for your daily conversations: Make A Fool Out Of Yourself Read Between The Lines Where The Rubber Meets The Road Take No Prisoners Foot The Bill As always, I’ll give the definition of these expressions and use them in sentences to help you…
AE 1151 - Interview: How to Learn 5 Languages from Scratch with Camille Hanson – Part 1
In today's episode... Welcome to another round of awesome chin-wags here on the Aussie English podcast! Meet the lovely Camille Hanson , an online English teacher, influencers, author, avid language learner, and mum of three. In today's episode, we talk about what it's like being a parent to very young children & what it was like for Camille growing up in the US. You see, she grew in a very cold part of the US called Michigan; like, 6 months of…
AE 1149 - Expression: Foot The Bill
In today's episode... Welcome to the weekly expression lesson episode here on the Aussie English podcast! In today’s episode, I am going to teach you about the English expression “foot the bill” . Yes, quite funny & gross when you hear it being said – you begin to imagine someone giving a chopped off foot to a restaurant waiter. That’s morbid. So let’s let that slide! I’ll give you example situations where you can use the expression “foot the bill”…
AE 1148 - Expression: Take No Prisoners
In today's episode... Welcome to the weekly expression lesson episode here on the Aussie English podcast! In today’s episode, I am going to teach you about the English expression “take no prisoners” . I will give you a breakdown of the meaning of the words in the expression and its full meaning. There will also be examples given so you’ll know how to use the expression. Plus, you will learn the grisly origin of this expression! I will also answer a…
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