Learn the English Phrases TO STEAL THE SHOW and TO SHOW OFF

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In this English lesson,
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I wanted to help you learn the English phrase,
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to steal the show.
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If someone steals the show,
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it means that they do something that makes you look at them,
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instead of the person you're supposed to be looking at,
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if you're watching a video or a show
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or a play or something like that.
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Here's a really good example.
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In my last English lesson, Oscar stole the show.
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Oscar was in the background
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and he was rolling around on the ground.
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And many of you in the comments said
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that you were watching Oscar, instead of listening to me
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and paying attention during the lesson.
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So sometimes when I make videos, I have to be careful
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because I don't want Oscar to steal the show.
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So again, to steal the show means,
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to draw your attention to a different person
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than the person that you're supposed to be watching
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or listening to.
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Oscar is around here somewhere.
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Maybe he'll come back and steal the show later.
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The other phrase I wanted to teach you today
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is the phrase, to show off.
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And this goes along with the phrase,
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to steal the show, a little bit.
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When someone shows off, it means they do something
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so people will look at them.
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Sometimes young people,
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when they get their driver's license,
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they'll buy a really fancy car
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and they'll drive around
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and they'll take off really fast at a stoplight
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or they'll turn their music really loud in their car
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because they want to show off.
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They want people to look at them.
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Sometimes when someone is playing a sport like basketball,
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they do really fancy moves on the court
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because they want to show off a little bit.
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They want people to look at them while they do something
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that makes people want to look at them.
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So to review.
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To steal the show,
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if you could imagine a play
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where there's a really famous actor,
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but then someone in a minor role in the play
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does such a good job
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that you're more interested in watching them,
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we would say that they are stealing the show.
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And when you show off,
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it means you do something so that people will look at you.
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Let's look at a comment though, from a previous video.
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This comment is from Aleksey, and Aleksey says, "Thanks, Bob.
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Experience shows
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that if you don't eat chips and ice cream after supper,
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your face will become thinner but sadder."
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And this is paraphrased quote.
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This is a paraphrased quote from a famous Russian actress.
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"Enjoy your meal, everyone."
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And my response was, "I like that thought.
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I think food makes people happy, especially in the winter.
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I find it easier to eat healthy food in the summer
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because we have a lot of fresh fruits and vegetables
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available to us."
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So thanks, Aleksey, for that comment.
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That was a good comment, and I do agree with that.
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I think that the less food you eat after supper,
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it probably will make your face thinner
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and you probably will look a little sad.
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I do like food.
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That's kind of why I agree with that.
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But right now, I'm trying to exercise every day
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and make it a point to eat healthier every day.
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Because I feel like winter has allowed me
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to put on a few pounds and I need to get back in shape
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because we will be farming again soon.
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And what I mentioned earlier about, in the summer,
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it's easier for us to eat fresh fruits and vegetables
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because there are more available to us.
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In this part of Ontario, Canada, we do actually grow fruit.
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We can buy apples and peaches and pears and plums
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and nectarines in season, of course.
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That means the time of year when they are ripe.
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So that's a great time of year for me because I eat a lot,
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a lot of healthy food throughout the summer.
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And we also, of course,
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grow all of the common vegetables in this area,
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but certainly not right now, of course.
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right now, there is no one growing anything
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but believe it or not, in our basement,
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Jen is starting all little plants from seeds,
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and in a few months,
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we will actually have flowers in the field
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and we will be harvesting them again.
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Anyways, have a good day.
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I'll see you tomorrow with another short English lesson.
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