Meaning of IN A RUT - A Really Short English Lesson with Subtitles
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So when you drive somewhere muddy it makes
ruts.
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There's a rut down here.
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It's not a very deep one, but in English we
have a phrase, "in a rut" and we use this
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to describe different parts of your life.
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You might feel like, at work, you're in a
rut.
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That means that you go to the same job every
day.
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You do the same thing every day and you're
feeling just a little bit stuck there.
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It's kind of boring.
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So we would say that you were in a rut.
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Maybe you're in a rut with your friends.
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Maybe you and your friends do the same thing
every week.
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Maybe you go to the same place every Friday
and maybe you're in a rut.
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Maybe you're stuck in a rut and you need to
try something new.
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So if you're "in a rut" it means you're doing
the same boring thing over and over again.
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