Podcast 27 English Phrases

Hello, good afternoon and welcome to Blabbinit. This is Missy. Thank you for tuning in today. It has been quite a busy week for me with the hustle and bustle of life. The term hustle and bustle means busyness. Life keeps going and seems to never give you a break. We all would like a little relaxation. But regardless of how busy I am, here I am again, making another podcast and happy to see you all here again.

I would like to go over some common English phrases today. I hope this will help you with your English progress.

The first phrase that I would like to go over is "rise and shine". Rise and shine is a saying that we often say here in the morning. It is used as another way to say "wake up" , but with a little more cheer. An example of how this phrase would be used is if a mother wants to wake up her teenage son but knows that he always in a bad mood in the morning and does not like to wake up, she might say, "Rise and shine!" This gives a happy mood and he might wake up in a little better way than if she had just said "wake up".

The next phrase that I would like to explain to you is "get over it". This is another way to say "forget about that" (like a certain situation). For example, if you had a lottery ticket and you saw them announcing the numbers. They called all of your numbers until the last number and the last one was different than yours. You may say over and over and over, "I wish they called my last number!" If your mom hears you saying the same thing too much, she might say, "Oh, get over it!" This implies that she is sick of hearing you talk about it and just wants you to move on with your life. Another example might be if you went to the doctor and you thought you had a serious illness. The doctor returned and said that you were perfectly fine and nothing was wrong with you. Afterwards, you went home and still told your wife that you were so sick. She might say, "Get over it, you're fine!", meaning that you know now you're not sick so you need to focus on other things in your life.

Another phrase that I would like to show is "darn" or "darn it". These are words that we say that are not strong and help us to avoid saying harsher words like "damn" or "damn it" which would not sound professional or appropriate to use in front of children or in certain situations. Suppose you had just made a really nice dinner and you were taking the platter of dinner to the table and you dropped the platter and all of the food fell on the floor and was ruined. You could say, "Oh darn!" or "Darn it!". This is a good selection of words to choose especially when your children are at the table watching you.

The last phrase that I would like to explain today is "bottoms up". This is used when you have a drink and the other person wants you to drink it quickly. It usually refers to alcohol but can be used to talk about other drinks as well. Suppose your friend ordered you a drink and he would say to you "bottoms up!" which means, hurry, drink it all now, and quickly.

I hope the podcast today has helped you learn a few new English phrases and get more familiar with the English language. Please make sure that you visit our website to find many more ways to practice your English. Our web address is www.blabbinit.com. Thanks again for joining us and have a good one! Byeeee.