BOX SET: English vocabulary mega-class! 😍 Learn 7 English expressions with 'out' in 17 minutes!

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2023-12-17 ・ BBC Learning English


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BOX SET: English vocabulary mega-class! 😍 Learn 7 English expressions with 'out' in 17 minutes!

53,270 views ・ 2023-12-17

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The English We Speak.
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From BBC Learning English dot com.
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Hello. It's time for The English We Speak, with you, Rob.
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And you, Feifei. Hello!
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So, Rob, another year over.
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Yes, goodbye, 2019. It's been a good year.
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But it's time for a clear up.
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Rob's tidying up!
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Why, Rob?
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Well, there's so much junk lying around, let's clear out the old stuff.
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I'd like to start the New Year with a tidy office.
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Oh, right. We can say 'out with the old, in with the new'.
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'Out with the old, in with the new'.
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Yep, a good expression, Feifei.
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You mean leave old things or old ideas behind
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and start fresh with new things or ideas.
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I do! It's often said around New Year.
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Well, I'd better get on with getting rid of old things
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while we hear some examples of this phrase in action.
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It's time for me to get rid of my old boots and buy a new pair.
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Out with the old, in with the new!
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The tech company released their new range last week.
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I've already bought something.
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It's out with the old chunky phone and in with the new lightweight touchscreen one.
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Last year I spent too much time eating cake,
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but now for 2020, I'm going to join a gym and get fit.
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It's out with the old body and in with the new one!
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You're listening to The English We Speak from BBC Learning English.
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In this programme,
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we're looking at the expression 'out with the old, in with the new'.
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It means getting rid of old ideas or things and starting fresh with new ones.
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So, what new things or ideas shall we have for 2020, Rob?
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Hmm, well, for a new thing, I was thinking about some flowers in the studio.
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Nice.
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And for my new idea,
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I thought I would start introducing the programme every week —
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it's always been you, Feifei!
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Excuse me, Rob, I've always introduced the programme. It's ladies first!
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Sorry, I'm not changing that.
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But, actually, I was thinking about another change.
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Oh, yes, what's that?
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A new presenter. As we say, out with old — you, Rob — and in with the new. Hi, Dan.
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Hey, Feifei!
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Hi!
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Just joking! Happy New Year, Rob!
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You too.
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The English We Speak.
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From BBC Learning English dot com.
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Hello and welcome to The English We Speak. I'm Feifei.
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And hello, I'm Rob.
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Feifei, why's your hair wet? It's not raining, is it?
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No, Rob. I've just been for my swimming lesson. It was a bit scary, actually.
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Oh, why's that?
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Well, for the first time, I swam into the deep end and couldn't stand up.
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The lifeguard had to jump in and save me.
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Oh, dear, Feifei. It sounds like you were 'out of your depth'!
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Yes, I suppose I was.
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Well, I'm 'out of my depth' too.
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What, you're learning to swim too?
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No, no, I'm struggling to complete this project about statistics
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that the boss has asked me to do.
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I know nothing about statistics and numbers.
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It's just too difficult and I just can't do it. So, I am out of my depth.
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Ah, I've got it.
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When you are 'out of your depth',
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it can mean you are in a difficult situation that you cannot cope with.
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It could be because a task exceeds your knowledge or ability.
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So, it's a bit like drowning in a situation, but not literally.
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Exactly. Let's hear some examples.
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I'm so out of my depth in this new job. I haven't got a clue what to do!
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When everyone started talking about politics, I knew I was out of my depth,
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so I politely made my excuses and went home.
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He was clearly out of his depth in the match.
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He lacked any skill and couldn't even pass the ball!
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This is The English We Speak from BBC Learning English
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and we're talking about the phrase 'out of your depth'.
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It describes a situation that is too difficult for you
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and you do not have the knowledge or ability to cope with it.
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Well, Rob, I may be able to save you! I love statistics and can help you out.
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Oh, that's great! And I can help you improve your swimming.
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Oh, yes? How can you do that?
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You can borrow my armbands, so you'll never sink, even in the deep end.
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You'll never be out of your depth again!
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Thanks, but I think I should learn to swim properly.
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Anyway, when do you need to complete this project for the boss by?
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Er, now.
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Oh. Come on then.
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We had better go and get on with it,
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otherwise the boss will throw you in the deep end! Bye.
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The English We Speak.
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From BBC Learning English dot com.
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Hello and welcome to The English We Speak. I'm Feifei.
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And I'm Neil. Hi, everyone.
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Is everything OK, Neil? You sound a bit annoyed this morning!
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Yeah, I'm OK, I'm just a bit frustrated.
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I spent a few hours organising all of the books on my bookshelves last weekend,
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but then my wife decided to clean the shelves and put the books back in a mess.
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They're all out of order again now!
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Oh, that is totally out of order!
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Yeah, they are now totally out of order.
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I'm talking about your wife, not the books.
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Eh?
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What I meant is that it wasn't fair that all your hard work went to waste.
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She should have been more considerate.
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Ah, I see. You mean 'out of order' in a different sense!
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My books are out of order because they're disorganised,
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but my wife was 'out of order' because she was inconsiderate.
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That's exactly right!
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Let's listen to some other examples of how you could use this alternative meaning.
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The referee in Saturday's football match was totally out of order!
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I couldn't believe he sent off our best player — he was obviously biased!
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A passenger on the train this morning started shouting at me.
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She said I pushed her!
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I thought she was really out of order.
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I couldn't help it. The train stopped so abruptly.
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Who took my pen from my desk?
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It's the fourth time this week — this is out of order!
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This is The English We Speak from BBC Learning English
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and we're talking about the phrase 'out of order'.
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This phrase often means that something is disorganised or in the wrong order,
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but it is also used in spoken English
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to say that someone has been unfair or inconsiderate.
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Could you give us another example of this, Neil?
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Well, I wrote a script last week which you said was rubbish!
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I thought that was a bit out of order!
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Oh, dear! I'm sorry if I offended you, Neil,
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but I think you might have misunderstood what I meant!
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When you printed it out and gave it to me, I couldn't read anything —
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there was ink all over it.
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Perhaps the printer was out of order?
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And that's a third meaning of 'out of order'.
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Yes. 'Out of order' also means broken!
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Well, that's all we have -
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Oh, dear, it seems Feifei's mic is out of order!
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What she was trying to say was that's all we have time for this week,
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The English We Speak.
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From BBC Learning English.
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Hello, and welcome to The English We Speak. I'm Feifei and with me is Neil.
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Hi there.
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Er, Neil, what are you doing sitting down?
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Presenting this programme, like we always do, sitting in a chair.
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You clearly don't know about our new healthy working policy!
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No more sitting down. Standing up is better for you!
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Oh, all right then, I'll stand up, if I have to.
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Oh, Neil! No drinking coffee in the studio. Health and safety!
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Obviously, you missed our meeting about the new healthy working policy.
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You are clearly out of the loop.
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What? There's a loop I have to stand in now?
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No, Neil. You missed our meeting where we discussed the new healthy working policy,
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and now you're 'out of the loop'.
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It means you don't have, or are not aware of,
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the knowledge a particular group of people do have.
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In other words, you've missed out on something.
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Oh, I hate missing out on things.
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We'd better hear some examples so I can be 'in the loop' about this English phrase.
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I've been out of the loop since I went on holiday.
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I didn't know Geeta and Bilal had got engaged!
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They kept me out of the loop,
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so it was a shock to discover that they were moving our sales team to Birmingham!
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Please keep me in the loop if you have any more discussions about the building work.
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Thanks!
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This is The English We Speak from BBC Learning English
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and we're hearing about the phrase 'out of the loop',
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which describes not having, or not being aware of,
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the knowledge a particular group of people do have.
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The opposite is being 'in the loop'. But, Neil, you are 'out of the loop'.
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Yes, yes, yes. You've made that clear.
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I missed the meeting and I don't know about this stupid healthy working policy.
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Where were you anyway?
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Oh, down at the café. You know, having a big fry-up.
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Eggs, bacon, sausages, mm, delicious!
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So unhealthy! That's got to stop. Come on, Neil!
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Where are we going?
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We're going for a lunchtime run with the rest of the team.
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It's part of our new healthy working policy!
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Urgh! I think I'd rather stay out of the loop from now on.
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— Bye! — Bye.
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The English We Speak.
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From BBC Learning English dot com.
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Welcome to The English We Speak. I'm Jiaying.
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And hello, I'm Neil.
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Jiaying, there's a bit of problem.
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Oh, no, what's wrong?
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We've almost run out of teabags — there's just one left! What are we going to do?
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Don't panic, Neil.
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We're just going to have to eke out the last one and share the teabag.
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Eat out?
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Eke!
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Are you OK? Have you seen a mouse?
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No, Neil, eke.
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'To eke out' means 'to make the supply of something last a bit longer
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by using it carefully'.
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It's what you do when you only have a small quantity of something
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and you want it to last as long as possible.
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Like our last teabag.
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I'm not sure if eking out this last teabag will make the tea taste very good.
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Well, go and find out while we eke out some examples.
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Because of the storm,
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we had to eke out food supplies before we could get to the shops again.
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Our crops have failed this year, so we can hardly eke out a living.
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I've lost my job, so I need to eke out what savings I have to survive.
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This is The English We Speak from BBC Learning English
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and we're hearing about the phrasal verb 'to eke out'
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which means 'to make the limited supply of something last a bit longer
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by using it carefully'.
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So, Neil, how's the tea?
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Ah. Urgh. Like dishwater.
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Oh, dear, I think you need to go to the shop and buy some more.
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Do I have to? Couldn't we just eke out this script for a little longer?
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Sure. Bye.
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Bye.
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The English We Speak.
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From BBC Learning English dot com.
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Hello and welcome to The English We Speak. I'm Feifei.
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And I'm Rob. Hello!
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In this programme, as you know,
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we like to add a little humour while teaching our phrases.
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Yes, usually it involves a misunderstanding.
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For example, we often pretend
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that one of the presenters doesn't understand the phrase.
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Yes, they take it too literally, they only understand its word-for-word meaning.
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But with this phrase, that would just be too horrible.
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And disgusting.
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And not to mention physically impossible.
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Mm, so let's not go there.
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Today's phrase is 'eat your heart out'.
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Scary, huh?
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Thankfully, it has nothing to do with eating an important part of your body.
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It's an unusual expression.
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When people say it, they often follow it
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with the name of a famous or successful person that they want to be compared to.
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But why? It's easiest to explain with an example.
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Imagine you're painting a picture.
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When you finish, you say, "Eat your heart out, Picasso!".
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And what you are saying is that your painting is better than Picasso's.
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But, because Picasso was a true master
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and your own work is probably not at the same level,
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most likely you would be saying this as a joke.
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And that's how people often use it, as a joke.
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After doing something impressive, they say 'eat your heart out',
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followed by someone who is famous for doing that thing.
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For example, after cooking a fantastic meal,
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they might say 'eat your heart out', and the name of a celebrity chef,
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even if they don't think their cooking is better than the chef's.
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It's almost like a fun way of expressing pride in your work,
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without sounding too arrogant.
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I think it's best if we hear a few more examples.
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What a goal! How did you score that?!
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Not bad, eh? Eat your heart out, Ronaldo!
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I've been practising all month and I think I'm getting pretty good.
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Want to hear me sing? OK, here goes. Eat your heart out, Beyoncé!
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♪ Lahhh! ♪
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Would you mind helping me lift this table?
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No problem, I'll do it. Eat your heart out, Hulk!
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Ah, it's just a table, you're not an Avenger!
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This is The English We Speak from BBC Learning English.
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So, there we are — humorously comparing someone's football skills to Ronaldo's,
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their singing ability to Beyoncé's and their strength to Hulk from the movies.
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And we've resisted all temptation
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to create a situation where we ask Feifei to actually eat a heart.
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Thank goodness! I really don't feel hungry in any case.
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Neither do I. Bye!
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The English We Speak.
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From the BBC.
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Welcome to The English We Speak with me, Neil.
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And me, Feifei.
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We have an expression which means
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'say a person or thing's name to praise or thank them publicly' — it's 'shout-out'.
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'Shout-out'. What's the context, Neil?
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Well, I've had a really tough year, but I want to give a shout-out to my parents
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for all the support they've given me with my new home.
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It means I'm praising them publicly.
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That's a great example of a shout-out.
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It's a way of saying thank you to someone.
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Your parents deserve your thanks
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for being amazing when they helped you decorate your house.
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Last week, I called up my local radio station to give a shout-out
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to the people in my area who helped me repair my garden fence.
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Yes, I know your fence got damaged in the storm.
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Did you neighbours help you with it?
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Yes, which is why I gave them a shout-out. Let's hear some more examples.
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My teacher gave me a shout-out in the classroom
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because I got a high mark in the exam.
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I want to give a shout-out to the volunteers
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who raised over £1,000 for the children's charity.
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We will use the money to take the children on a day out in London.
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My uncle gave a big shout-out on the radio
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to the doctor who saved my aunt's life
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when she choked on her food in the restaurant.
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You're listening to The English We Speak from BBC Learning English,
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and we are learning 'shout-out',
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which means 'mention a person's name to express praise or thank them'.
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Yes, and I said earlier that it's commonly done publicly
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or in front of a group of people.
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It's often used in award ceremonies.
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People mention someone's name to give thanks for helping them win an award.
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Exactly. We often we often say, 'a big shout-out',
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and it's used with the verb 'give', 'give a shout-out'.
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Hope you've learned how to use 'shout-out'.
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— See you next time! — Bye!
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