New Things - Learn idioms and common sayings in English - Expressions with 'new'

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Take a look.
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Do you think this set of spoons is new?
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Actually, it's well over 30 years old.
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But the spoons look like new, right?
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That's because they're in their original wrappers.
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In this lesson I'd like to talk about new things
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or things that look like new.
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I thought it was a good time to study such expressions
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since we're getting ready to start a new year.
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So these spoons have been in my family for a long time,
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and they were passed on to me.
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I think if I hadn't told you that they were over thirty years old
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and instead I said they were brand-new, you would have believed me.
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We could also use this word with people.
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For example:
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So in that case the person is completely new and different.
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Perhaps they've just introduced the coach
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or just made this announcement.
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And you will see this written with and without a hyphen.
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Now these other spoons I got in Russia
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maybe 10 years ago.
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I love them.
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I've used these at tea parties.
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Unfortunately, one of them broke.
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But with the help of some really strong glue,
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I was able to fix it.
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And I bet you can't tell which was the broken one.
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It's as good as new.
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And it looks perfect.
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For example:
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Do you know I did almost all of my holiday shopping online this year?
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I remember as a teenager and as a young woman
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I went to stores and carried large, heavy shopping bags
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as I found presents for family and friends.
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But today it's a whole new ballgame.
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Thankfully, for busy parents
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we can shop online and have everything delivered
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often for free.
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We can use it in a variety of situations,
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from politics to business.
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As long as there has been a radical change
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in the way things are done
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or in the circumstances,
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then you can say, "It's a whole new ballgame."
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And you'll see "ballgame" written as one word or two.
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Here's an example.
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It's a whole new ballgame is a baseball idiom.
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If a team was doing badly
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and then starts winning,
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well, it's a whole new ballgame for the players.
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Have you ever been the new person?
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You may think that being new is scary or somehow stressful.
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But actually being new to a group can be a good thing.
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Sometimes especially in a work situation
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people are looking for fresh ideas
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or a new source of energy or excitement.
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For that reason, companies try to attract new blood.
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"New blood" refers to new people or just new members of a group.
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They bring in new ideas and new energy that positively affects others.
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For example:
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Finally, I'd like to go over an expression
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that could be confused with common greetings.
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You've probably heard friends say,
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"Hi. What's new?" or "Hey! What's new with you?"
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It's the same as asking, "How have you been?"
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or "How's it going?"
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But now consider a different situation.
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You and I are standing here, and we're waiting for our friend, Justin.
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But Justin is late. Ah, what else is new?
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Justin is always late.
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Again our example:
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We use this expression as a complaint
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or even as a joking complaint,
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so we may not be really mad when we say,
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"Yeah. What else is new?"
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All we're saying is that you're not telling me anything surprising
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or anything I don't already know.
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Let's try an exercise to review our expressions with the word "new."
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First, I'll tell you a little story,
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and then you'll help me complete five sentences.
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Take a look and then I'll tell you the answer.
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That's all for now.
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Thanks for watching and happy studies.
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And Happy New Year! I wish you all the best.
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