English Podcast #23 – Expressions related to ANNOYANCE
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Words to Know
- Electrocuted – to be injured or killed by an electric shock
- Earbuds – headphones
- Stove – what you use to cook your food with fire
- Chopped – cut through the base of something
- Stick around – stay until the end
- Viral – the rapid spread of something on the internet
- Keep it up – continue doing a good job
- Postman – someone who delivers mail
- Poking – jabbing or prodding someone with something (usually your finger)
- Rambling – talking about something in an unorganized and confusing manner.
- Shenanigans – mischief, playing around
- Mess up – to make a mistake
- Handlebars – what you use to steer/direct a bicycle/motorcycle
- Cracked – to break something without the parts completely separating
- Reinforce – strengthen or support
News
- 11 Things I Like About Living in Belo Horizonte by Josh, the Brazilian Gringo
Shout Outs
- Practice your English while you get your haircut with expert Irish hairdresser, Simon
- 30 Uncommon Ways to Learn English
- Victor Cordero, originally from the Dominican Republic but living in Vietnam
- Stoichka Varbanova, unknown location.
- Yago Santiago, São Paulo, Brazil @yago_yago
- Cecilia, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Jordano, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Questions
- What’s the difference between “a little” and “a few”?
Expressions
- To walk on egg shells/walk on thin ice
- Add fuel to the fire
- Blow a fuse
- Eat someone alive
- Give someone a piece of your mind
Tip
- How to best use this podcast to learn English
Joke
- Why is Santa so jolly (happy)?
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The difference between “a few” and “a little” is that the first is countable and the other isn’t.
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