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AE 1173 - Expression: Keep Your Shirt On
In today's episode... Welcome to this weekly English expression episode on the Aussie English podcast! Today’s expression is “keep your shirt on” . You must be wondering why would someone say "keep your shirt on" -- does it really mean something else? Yes, it does, and it's quite an origin story! Let's start off with a question from Brian who asks the pronunciation difference between the words "worn", "warm", and "worm" . There's also quick gag about…
AE 1170 - Expression: Behind the Eight Ball
In today's episode... Welcome to this weekly English expression episode on the Aussie English podcast! Today’s expression is “behind the eight ball” . Yes! This English expression came from the game 'pool' or 'pocket billiards' where the striped black ball is a number 8. I will tell you a joke about a bull -- no, it's not bullsh___ ! I will also answer a question from IG follower Fantin who asks "What do you say in English when someone sneezes?" - listen…
AE 1167 - 5 Expressions To Sound Fluent in English | Part 10
In today's episode... Happy weekend, mate! Welcome back to the Aussie English podcast! It feels great to have recorded this video for you, guys! So for today's lesson, here are 5 expressions to help you sound fluent when speaking in English . We start off by giving you the meaning of these expressions: Expression: Get Wind of Something Expression: Have a Knack for Something Expression: Over My Dead Body Expression: Pull Your Own Weight Expression: Rock…
AE 1166 - Expression: Rock the Boat
In today's episode... Happy Sunday! Welcome to this weekly English expression episode on the Aussie English podcast! Today’s expression is “rock your boat” . Fun fact: do you know that the expression “rock your boat” was coined by a politician? As always, we will break down the meaning of the words in the expression. I will also give example situations where you can use the expression “rock your boat”. I will also answer a question from IG follower Hadrz…
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 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…
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