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AE 1060 - Expression: As Thick As Thieves
In today's episode... G'day, you mob! It's another great start of the week here on the Aussie English podcast! In today's episode, I am going to teach all about the English expression "as thick as thieves" . 'Thick' , the opposite of the word 'thin' and 'thieves' as in the plural form of the noun 'thief' . Can you figure out what it means by these 2 keywords? Yeah, you'll be surprised what it means! Remember that I will now also be answering questions…
AE 1051 - Expression: A Wild Goose Chase
In today's episode... G'day, you mob! Here's a new English expression to broaden your vocabulary! In this episode, I will teach you about the English expression "a wild goose chase" . Discover its origins -- a very famous playwright first wrote it! You will also hear a cute love story about a Canadian goose named Arnold . We will go through a short pronunciation exercise as well. Finally, for the listening skills exercise , try to write down what the…
AE 1046 – 5 Expressions To Sound Fluent in English | Part 5
In today's episode... How's your weekend going, guys? We are recapping the last 5 English expressions here on the Aussie English podcast! In today's episode, I will give you the definitions for each English expression so you can understand what they actually mean. I will also give example sentences and give practice situations so that you can see when each one should be used. Finally, stay tuned for the last part because I'll be doing a Shadowing…
AE 1023 - Expression: A Fish Out of Water
In today's episode... Hey, you mob! Here is another English expression to add to your growing list of vocabulary! In this episode, I will teach you about the English expression "like a fish out of water" ! Maybe you've seen a fish pulled out of the water. It wriggles and flops around, right? How do you think the fish "feels"? That is our lesson for today! Also, I will be answering a question from @rurrochman -- "How often do spiders actually come out ?"…
AE 1014 - Expression: Have Nothing to Show For It
In today's episode... We recently celebrated Father's Day here in Australia - September 5th , actually - and so I got to celebrate with my family. Happy Father's Day to all dads out there! And so I read about this amusing contest in the UK for fathers to come up with the best dad joke! They even got a top-rated standup comedian be the judge. It must've been fun hearing all those jokes. Well, this week's English expression has got something to do with…
AE 1008 - Expression: In The Same Boat
In today's episode... Happy weekend, you guys! Here's our weekly dabble with English expressions! In today's episode, I will be teaching you about the English expression "in the same boat" . We will discuss the "historical" origin of this expression as well as how to use it in real English conversations . I'll also tell you about an Aussie guy who hangs out at Lake Wellington in Victoria . He found a surprising creature in his boat one day. Finally, I…
AE 998 - 5 Expressions To Sound Fluent in English | Part 4
In today's episode... Have you always been thinking of what to say in everyday, English conversations? Or you want to sound natural when talking to other people in English? Here are 5 expressions for you to level up your English ! Belly of the Beast Have Balls Have A Bone To Pick With Cheat Death Caught With Your Pants Down As usual, give me a sentence using one, or ALL, of the expressions I used in this episode. Chuck them down there in the comments…
AE 971 - Expression: Have A Bone To Pick With Someone
In today's episode... I will teach you all about the English expression "have a bone to pick with someone" . No, you don't have to be holding a bone in your hand when you say this expression. With this English expression lesson, I will also be telling you about Australia's own dinosaur! Improve your listening skills today – listen, play, & pause this episode – and start speaking like a native English speaker! Watch & listen to the convo!
AE 967 - Expression: Have Balls
In today's episode... I am going to teach you all about the English expression "have balls" . You and your funny brain is thinking of male body organs, isn't it? Surprise, this expression expression does have something to do with it! This week's exciting story is about a "ballsy" teenager who drove away a bear to protect her dogs -- there, you see the word "ballsy" ? This episode is packed with real life examples on where and how you can use the…
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