Learn the English Phrases THE BEST THINGS IN LIFE ARE FREE and FREE REIN

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- In this English lesson I wanted to help you
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learn the English phrase,
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"The best things in life are free."
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We use this phrase in English to remind ourselves
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that the best things in life are free,
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to remind ourselves that you can buy a lot of things
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with money, you can buy fancy cars,
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you can buy large homes.
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If you are really, really rich, you can buy a lot of things
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but the best things in life are actually free.
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Conversations with a friend are completely free.
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A hug from someone is completely free.
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If someone gives you a compliment and says,
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"You look really good today,"
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or "You're a really smart person
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and I think that that's really cool,"
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that compliment is free,
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and those are some of the best things in life.
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So in English, when we say the best things in life are free,
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we're simply reminding each other
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that money isn't everything.
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I mean, it's helpful, but I do agree
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the best things in life are free.
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The second phrase I wanted to help you learn today
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is the English phrase, "Free rein."
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When someone gives you free rein over something,
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it means you are in charge of it.
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So at my school, I am a teacher in my classroom,
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but I do have a boss, but my boss gives me free rein
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in my classroom to teach the way I think is best.
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My boss doesn't tell me that I must teach a certain way.
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My boss gives me free rein to teach in the way
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that I think works well with the students I have.
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So when someone gives you free rein,
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it means they've given you complete control
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over the situation.
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Maybe at your work you're in charge of a large project.
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And if your boss gives you free rein,
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it means you're in charge of how much you spend,
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you're in charge of hiring people to help on the project,
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it means that you are kind of a mini boss on that project.
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So anyways, once again, the saying,
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the best things in life are free
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is a saying we use just to remind ourselves
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that we should appreciate the beautiful trees,
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we should appreciate nature,
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we should appreciate the people around us
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because relationships and the beauty of nature
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are some of the best things, and they're totally free.
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Oh, and free rein of course means
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you are in complete control of the situation.
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Hey, let's look at a comment from a previous video.
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This comment is from Maz.
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And Maz says great video bob,
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"Staying up late in the long run kills off brain cells
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and that's fact, going to bed early prevents that."
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"So getting wiser is kind of a true statement,
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but I'm not sure about getting wealthier."
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And my response was, "Maz, that is very perceptive of you,
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I've never thought about it that way."
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So this is from the video where I taught the English phrase,
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early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy,
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wealthy, and wise.
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And what Maz is saying is that, if you do go to bed early,
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it could keep your brain cells alive longer,
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and you might actually be wiser,
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but it's hard to prove that going to bed earlier
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and getting up earlier makes you wealthier.
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I think that's true, I think you would need to do
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a large scale scientific study Maz,
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in order to figure that out.
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But anyways, Maz, thank you so much for the comment.
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I did want to remind all of you that
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even though I don't respond to all the comments,
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I do read them all.
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And if you leave a comment,
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it might be the comment that I choose
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for the very next video.
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So Hey, it is a crazy busy Monday night here.
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I barely have time to make this video,
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which you'll be watching on Tuesday, of course,
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because I have to finish editing my big video
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and I just got home from work and I had to go to the garage
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to look at a vehicle
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'cause we might buy a different vehicle, we're not sure.
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My life is super busy right now,
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but it's all very orderly.
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I have my day planned out really well.
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So it's not overwhelming.
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It's certainly a day where I have a lot to do,
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but it's all planned very well.
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Oh, and I did wanna go back to my response here,
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where I said, Maz, that is very perceptive of you.
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When you tell someone that they are very perceptive,
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it means that they understand things quickly and easily.
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Anyways, thank you so much for watching this little lesson.
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I hope you're having a great Tuesday
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and I'll see you in a couple of days
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with another small English lesson.
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