Learn the English Phrases TO MISS THE BOAT and TO BE IN THE SAME BOAT

In this English lesson I wanted to help you

learn the English phrase to miss the boat.

In English if we say that someone has missed the boat

it means that there was an opportunity

for them in life and somehow they missed out on it.

Here's a great example.

When I was younger, a friend of mine applied for a job.

And while he was waiting to hear back as to

whether he got the job or not, he decided to go on vacation.

While he was on vacation, they couldn't get ahold of him

and so they gave the job to someone else.

That is a perfect situation where I would say

that someone missed the boat.

There was an opportunity in his life

and he totally missed out on it.

It would have been a really good job too.

I always felt bad for him

but he ended up getting a better one later.

The second phrase I want to teach you today is

the phrase to be in the same boat.

When you are in the same boat as someone else

it means that you're experiencing the same thing.

You're in the same situation.

And it's usually not a good situation.

We usually use this term to describe a negative situation.

Here's a good example.

If I didn't take care of my car

eventually it would break down.

It would just not run anymore

because you need to take care of vehicles.

If you don't take care of your vehicles

you'll be in the same boat.

You'll be in the same boat

as me because your vehicles eventually will break as well.

It's always a good idea to take care of your vehicles

because if you don't, eventually they break down.

But it does cost a lot of money, doesn't it?

Anyways, to review.

When you say that someone has missed the boat,

when you use the English phrase to miss the boat,

it means that there was an opportunity

in life and somehow that person missed out on it.

And when you say that you are in the same boat

as someone else, it simply means that you're

in the same situation, maybe for the same reasons

and it's usually not a good situation.

Anyways, let's look at a comment from a previous video.

This comment is from Padma and Padma says this,

the environment in this community is so cordial

and relaxed that you always feel free to leave any comment

without any hesitation.

I love this community.

My response was this.

I really appreciate the community surrounding the lessons

on both my channels.

It's really nice to have regulars

that aren't only here to learn

but also to contribute and help others.

Thanks for being awesome people.

Thanks for the comment Padma.

And that thanks is to Padma as well

as everyone else who makes these YouTube videos even better

by being part of the community, by leaving comments below,

by joining in the live lessons on Fridays and Saturdays

on my other channel, all of you are just awesome.

I never dreamt that I would have lessons

on YouTube that would create a community of people

who just enjoy learning

and enjoy interacting with each other and with me.

So it's really nice.

So Padma, it's cool that you recognize that ,

it certainly is an awesome thing.

And I thank all of you for that, it's not me that made this.

I just make the silly lessons that you watch,

your the people who actually join in

and make the community a lot more fun by leaving comments

and by joining in, on the live lessons on the other channel.

So thanks for that.

Going back to the phrases I taught today though,

I used the word boat

because there's a boat stuck in a canal, in the Suez Canal.

And it's just, I'm just shocked

that they can't get the boat out of the canal

that it just kind of went sideways and it's stuck there.

I really hope they get it moving.

As of today, when I'm making this video

the boat is still stuck there.

And it's having an effect on world trade.

So many goods, so many products travel by ship

through that canal that it's causing a bit

of a headache around the world

for people who like to ship things via boat or on a ship.

So there's a huge container ship and it's stuck.

And when I saw the news

on that repeatedly over the last few days

I thought I should teach a few phrases

with the word boat in it.

Anyway, it's Bob the Canadian here.

Thanks for watching this little short English lesson.

I'll see you in a couple of days with another one.

Bye.