Meaning of CHECK IT OUT and TO CHECK SOMEONE OUT - A Short English Lesson with Subtitles

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So in English, when we say, "Check it out,"
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we are saying, "Hey, look at this."
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I could say, "Check it out, I'm wearing a jacket today
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"because it's just a little bit warmer out
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"than it was yesterday."
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I could say, "Check it out, I'm not sure
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"if you can see them, check it out,
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"there are geese across the river."
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Can you see them?
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Just by that tree there, there are some geese, check it out.
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So in English, when you say, "Check it out,"
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you're basically saying to the person,
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"Look at this," or, "Look here."
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If I was to get a new haircut,
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I could go to work the next day, if I was going to work,
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and I could say, "Hey check it out, I got a new haircut."
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So basically, any time you say, "Check it out," in English,
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you are asking people to look at stuff.
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I could say, "Check it out, the lawn is nice and green.
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"Check it out, the river is flowing by
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"really nicely right now."
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So, when you say, "Check it out,"
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you are saying to a person, "Hey, look at this,"
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or, "Look over here."
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Now, you need to be a little bit careful though.
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When you check somebody out, or when you check someone out,
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it means that you are looking at them
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because you find them attractive.
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So if you are out and you see a person
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who you think is very, very attractive,
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you could check them out.
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When you check someone out, it means you look at them
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because you find them attractive.
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I don't wanna explain too much more
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because I'm starting to get embarrassed,
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but when you check someone out
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it means that you look at them from head to toe
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because you find them very, very attractive.
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So, when you say, "Check it out," you are merely saying
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to someone that they should look at something
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that you find interesting
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and when you check someone out it means you look at them
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because you find them very, very attractive.
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Anyways, it's Friday, I'm Bob the Canadian,
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you're learning English with me here
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and I hope you're having a good day.
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I'm gonna take a couple days off
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and I will see you Monday with a new little English lesson.
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Have a good weekend.
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