Real Life English Podcast #19 – Expressions related to MOVEMENT

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Words to Know

Young grasshopper – A common thing for a Martial Arts master to call a student.
Period – Menstrual cycle
Cramps – Painful contractions of muscles
Hypnosis – a state of consciousness where you are very open to suggestions
Blood – the red liquid in your body that comes out when you are cut
Cologne – scented water to make men smell good (perfume is for women)
On top of the world – To feel absolutely amazing (this was an expression in Episode #13)
Warm and fuzzy – happy and comforted
Liquor – alcohol that is very strong: rum, whiskey, vodka, tequila, etc.
The more the merrier – the more people, the more fun it is
Handsome – good looking (used for men)
Inside joke – a joke that only people within a selected group would understand because it refers to a previous humorous situation
Intervals – a space between two things, a gap
Cleared it up – removed any confusion
Relevant – closely connected or appropriate
Make up – cosmetics that are generally used by women to make them “more attractive”
Lips – what you kiss with
Opposed – contrasting or conflicting with each other
Gazelle – a small, four legged animal with horns
Mankind – human beings considered collectively; the human race
Saying – a short expression, generally containing wisdom
Jamming – to play/improvise with other musicians
Chunk – a thick, solid piece of something
Strap – a piece of flexible material used to carry or hold on to something
Swing dance – (watch a swing dance flash mob)
Bullshit – nonsense
Turn off – switch off
Foul mouths – people who swear/curse
Hatchet – a small ax
Ax – a tool typically used for chopping wood

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Shout Outs

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Rodrigo Pena, Brazil
Fahad
The feng Friends of Guangdong, China

Questions

What is the difference between “avenue,” “street,” “boulevard,” and “road”?

Expressions

Jump to conclusions
By leaps and bounds
Spread yourself to thin
Swing by
Breaking my balls

Tip

Immerse yourself in English by changing the language of your phone, computer, Facebook, Twitter, email, software, and everything you can into English.

Joke

Put down – to place on a surface, (I can’t put it down – when a book is so good you can’t stop reading)

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Song

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Chorus:

I crave you like a breath underwater
I’m someone’s son and you’ll be somebody’s daughter
And we’re both somebody, intertwined together we can be hotter

Crave – a powerful desire desire
Intertwined – twisted together; connected or linked closely.

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