Improve English Speaking Skills (Advanced words and phrases) English Conversation Practice

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good morning Mr Savala welcome to a  new program of Tangerine TV how are
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you I'm very happy Mike I'm happy to help all  our students with Advanced words and phrases  
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in English as I told you before we need  Advanced phrases for daily use probably at
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work that's a great idea I will teach you some  Advanced phrases you can use at the office at
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work pull it off or pull something off it  means to succeed in doing something difficult  
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or unexpected for example I can't believe I've  pulled it off and enter the final round of the
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competition another one I never thought  with ever stage display but somehow we  
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pulled it off on the same page it means to  be thinking in a similar fashion to have  
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the same amount of knowledge or to have  the same kind of understanding about a  
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situation as others do in other words agree  and understand what others do or suggest for
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example before I start with today's meeting  I hope we all are on the same page on this  
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project I don't think we are on the same  page regarding this I will explain it to  
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you exactly what I think another Advanced phrase  in English is up in the here do you know what it
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means if a matter is up in the earth it is  uncertain often because other matters have to  
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be decided first for example all the things  related to his new job are still up in the
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air to get someone up to speed  update someone about the current
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situation or to give someone all the  latest information about something for
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example I guess I should bring you up to  speed on what's happened since I came to  
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see you yesterday or I'd like to get you  up to speed before we go to the meeting
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flying high simple it means very happy for
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example she was flying high after winning  the first prize or I'm flying high I have  
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been promoted or the opposite grief is  stricken it means to be extremely sad
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for example she's been grief  stricken ever since she lost her
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father or the grief stricken Widow  refused to leave her dead husband's
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side another Advanced expression is be  on pins and needles what does it mean  
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to be very anxious or nervous because you're  waiting to see if something happens the way you  
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want it to example we Wen pins and needles  until we found out about the result of the
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contest it fit it simply means to love  to travel or to become I'm bored with  
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the place or situation that you are in and  want to move somewhere new or start doing  
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something new for example it seems he's got a  NY fit he hardly stays in one place for long  
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or I hated working there and I started  getting it to fit last year I decided I  
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really wanted to quit in your element it means  to be happy to do what you want or what's best
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suited or in an environment naturally  suited to or associated with one doing  
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what one enjoys for example he's  in his element when he's doing
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woodworking jeder stood up to sing in front of  his classmate and you could see he was in his
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element leave out of a suitcase it means to stay  
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very briefly in several places with only  the belongings in your suitcase example  
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he keeps traveling from one place to  another it seems he's living out of a
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suitcase I'm on the road for 3 months at a time of  work so I've gotten pretty used to living out of a
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suitcase now let's go with  some phrases for communication
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like Drop someone aign it is used when we  want someone to stay in touch or contact  
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with us for example whenever you're  free just drop me a line and then we'll
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plan heard from the grape vine getting  to know about information from one person  
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talking to another in other words  gossip not from reliable source for
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example just heard from the grape vine that the  new actor had a Fallout an argument with the  
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direct director of the movie on a need to know  basis to reveal information only when another  
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person needs to know it one example of this phrase  is sorry we can tell you only a need to know
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basis another common Advanced expression  is to dig your heels in what does it mean  
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well it means to refuse to do something  or change your mind I will give you one  
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example the shopkeeper duck his heels in  and didn't reduce the price at any cost or  
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it was really the British who by digging  their heels in prevented any last minute  
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deal I'm sure you have heard about the red  flags of course you want to know what it
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means if you see a red flag you see a  warning sign that this person might not  
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be a good employe or a good date it means watch  out or danger that's a red flag an example in a
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sentence a red flag might  be someone with a history  
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of domestic violence chronic cheating or substance
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abuse to have a way with someone or something it  means to have the talent to deal with someone or  
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something for example he has a way with his  customers convinces them into buying things
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easily and this is a phrase many people  don't know know how to use but it is very
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important to be worth it it means something is
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valuable the benefit outweighs the  cost if something is worth it for
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example it was a long climb to the top of  the hill but the view from the top was worth
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it or to be worth its weight in gold  this means it's extremely valuable for  
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example John's being extremely  helpful his worth his weight in
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gold or that tractors being worth its  weding go that's a very common phrase to
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use remember that it's important to use  these phrases not only watch the video  
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use them in your everyday life that's true  thank you very much for such useful phrases  
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