This is an All Ears English podcast, episode 2527.
You'll be crazy about this vocabulary.
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In this part two of a two-part series, we come back to the word crazy, but this time we see how it can be used in idioms and expressions.
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Hello, Aubrey.
How's it going?
I'm great, Lindsay.
How are you?
Good.
Aubrey, do you have any new TV shows that you're just crazy about?
Yeah, I started watching.
Now I can't think what it's called.
Kristen Bell, where she's like dating a rabbi.
Have you heard about that?
Oh, nobody wants this.
Have you heard of nobody wants this?
I've heard of the name of the show.
I like it.
It's on Netflix.
I think it's funny.
I think she's funny.
It's a comedy.
But it's also a really interesting idea, right?
About interfaith marriage relationships and trying to make that work and when families aren't always supportive and right.
Yeah, so i recommend it.
You might like it.
Okay, good to know, it's always good to get new netflix recommendations, good stuff, and i noticed you used crazy about.
I did right, we had.
Part one of this series was six different meanings for the adjective crazy and how we use it as an intensifier.
Today we're covering expressions and idioms that we use with the word crazy.
Yeah, we'd be missing half of this word if we just talked about it as an intensifier.
So we are back today for our part two.
Really excited, Aubrey.
And what else should our listeners know?
We'll stay to the end because we'll share details about part one.
If you missed it, you can definitely listen to these out of order.
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It's the best way to track new vocabulary you're learning.
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All right.
Good stuff.
Aubrey, let's dive into it.
Where do we start today?
All right.
Our first expression is the one you used asking me if there are any TV shows I'm crazy about.
So crazy about someone or something just means you are very enthusiastic about it, maybe deeply in love.
We also talk about this with people, right?
So for example, just he's crazy about her.
Yep.
She's crazy about her.
Or again, you can be crazy about a sport, right?
So for example, she's crazy about basketball.
She plays every day.
Yeah, this is my daughter, Georgia.
We signed her up for basketball.
She had always played soccer, but she wanted to try something new.
And she's crazy about it.
She goes to the park and shoots hoops almost every day.
I love it.
Very cool.
Very cool.
Yeah, it's fun.
When you're a kid, you discover a sport you love, and then you just want to do it repetitively.
Yes, it's the best.
And it's nice because it is easy for her to do it by herself or with one or two other kids.
Which volleyball is hard for that soccer.
Some sports you need more people.
So that's kind of one real benefit.
That's so true.
All right.
So to be crazy about something or someone is our first one that our listeners should be writing down or, if they're in the app, they can of course save it.
Next one is like crazy.
Now, how does this work?
Yeah.
So it means very much or intensely.
For example, she studied like crazy for the exam.
So it's just an interesting way to say she studied a lot.
Yeah.
Or I miss him like crazy.
When you really miss someone.
It's just a way of again, it's kind of a way of intensifying what you're saying, right?
That's true because it is more intense than just saying, I really miss him.
I miss him like crazy is definitely more intense.
Yeah, for sure.
And then drive someone crazy.
Does anyone drive you crazy, Aubrey?
Absolutely.
But what's interesting, this has two meanings.
It first means To make someone very annoyed, right?
That noise is driving me crazy or a person might be driving you crazy.
But it also has another meaning, right, Lindsay?
Yeah.
So to be attractive.
So, for example, his smile drives me crazy.
Like it just attracts you.
Right?
Yeah.
So it's really weird that these two very opposite meanings are for the exact same expression, right?
That something can really be annoying or that you really like it.
Either way, you can say it drives you crazy.
We got to really check the context there, guys.
Pay close attention to listen really closely when this word comes out, right?
All right.
And our next one here is go crazy, which means to become excited.
We often hear this for sports, right?
The fans went crazy when the Dodgers won the World Series, for example.
Yes.
Yep.
Just to maybe you stand up and you scream and you're so happy and you celebrate.
It's that kind of thing.
Yes.
And you know, the other way I hear this a lot is if someone is maybe being a little too excited about something like maybe someone beats you at a game and they're celebrating you'd be like okay, let's not go crazy.
It's kind of a way of saying like, you don't need to be so excited.
Yeah, I love that.
And then taking crazy pills.
This is to be confused or to be surprised.
I feel like I'm taking crazy pills.
Right.
Maybe you're misunderstanding something or something just doesn't make sense.
Someone's behavior is odd.
You'd be like, am I taking crazy pills?
We actually covered this recent in Allers English episode 2396.
So you could go for a deeper dive into that and some related expressions.
It was called What Gives English Vocabulary for Expressing Surprise?
And Speaking of the app, that's the best way to look up old episodes.
If you type 2396 into the search bar, then it'll pull that right up for you.
Love that.
Good stuff.
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Okay, Aubrey, let's put this all into a role play.
We love our listeners love role plays.
So let's do it.
You and I are friends chatting the night before I'm leaving for a trip.
Yeah.
Okay, I'll start us.
Okay.
Have fun on your trip.
I'm sure it will go well.
You've been planning like crazy all month.
It's true.
I just want everything to be perfect.
Did you hear about the new boarding policy?
I bet that is going to drive you crazy.
Probably.
It's just a free for all now, right?
Yeah.
So as soon as they announce boarding, everyone's going to go crazy and rush the gate.
I just can't wait to get there.
I'm going to try every ramen place I see.
Oh, I'm so jealous.
I am crazy about ramen.
Nice.
Are you a ramen fan?
I love ramen.
Yes.
It's delicious.
There are a lot of new ramen places popping up around here and it's delicious every time.
Do you go for the miso ramen or what is it?
Yeah.
Shouju ramen?
Soy sauce ramen?
I needed to have pork and eggs when it has both of those, but I'm trying to remember now.
There's a couple different styles.
I like ramen too.
I love it.
I love it.
Then I get kind of sick because it's kind of greasy, you know, like it's greasy.
So my body's like, oh, too much grease.
I probably eat greasier food.
So my body's like, yep, this is what we're used to.
Bring it on.
This is normal.
This is normal.
It's probably not a good thing.
Yeah.
But anyway, so we used all four here.
Um, the first one I said, you've been planning like crazy.
So that just means very intensely.
You've been planning a lot.
This is not one of those trips where you're super spontaneous.
The whole time you've been putting in the planning.
Exactly.
And then you're asking me, did you hear about the new boarding policy?
And what do you mean by boarding policy?
Okay.
So this is interesting because we fly most often with Southwest Airlines and they recently changed their boarding policy.
So this is when you board a plane.
When you first get on a plane, for the longest time it was a free for all, like this
And they've now just changed it to where they call like group one, group two, group three, whatever.
So that's like the boarding policy, however that works.
And every airline is different, right?
How you line up and if it's assigned or not.
Yeah, yeah.
Southwest used to be the one where you could choose your seats, but they changed that now.
Yeah.
Right.
Exactly.
Everyone was talking about it when that happened, because a lot of people we know who travel a lot for work fly Southwest.
Yeah, that's true.
That's true.
But I don't mind that they're going back because that's kind of the traditional way to do it.
It's the way most airlines do it, right?
They just they have a boarding group like you're in group four and then you have a seat.
Yeah, it makes the most sense, really.
It makes the most sense.
Yeah, totally.
And then and then you said, I bet that's going to drive you crazy.
The fact that they've changed the policy.
Right.
Yeah.
Meaning like annoy.
This is going to irritate you, just because when it's different than what you're used to, then it would be annoying maybe.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, for sure.
And then I said, like, did you make the right choice of the seed and could I get something better?
And then everyone's in the aisles and it's like, oh, no, just sit down.
Yeah.
Or when they're all like hovering right by the gate.
You're like, can we sit until it's our time?
I'm not a big Southwest person.
So yeah, I'm not used to that so much.
Anyways.
All right.
Coming back to the role play.
Go ahead.
So then I said, as soon as they announced boarding, everyone's going to go crazy and rush the gate.
So that would be similar to at a sporting event, right?
A lot of energy and excitement.
People like hurrying to get to the gate first you love, or enthusiastic about ramen.
Yes, and we use this to exaggerate, right?
Even if we just really like something, we'll say crazy about it, right?
Food, a movie, a book.
Oh, I'm crazy about it.
Yeah, really good stuff.
So Aubrey, is there another, what is the part one of this series then?
Where should we go?
Yes, scroll up.
It was called Crazy Good or Crazy Bad.
You can definitely listen to these out of order.
But this was more about crazy as an intensifier.
Oh, it was 2524.
We changed the title.
It was how crazy adds color to your English.
Oh, that was a better title because it really does add color to what you're saying.
Yeah.
I like that title.
It's a good one.
Um, yeah, go check that one out guys.
And then, you know, come back here, review this episode again.
Maybe check out the app again at allersenglishcom slash app because remember, you can save your keywords there.
Okay.
And this is such great vocabulary for connecting to share what drives you crazy.
Maybe that you find really irritating or what you're crazy about, what you really love.
That's the best way to connect with people.
And I think in American culture, we have a tradition of exaggeration, right?
So, like with the ramen, maybe ramen's in my top 20 favorite foods, but it might not be number one, but I'm still going to say I'm crazy about ramen.
So to be able to have words to do that, to be able to exaggerate culturally helps you fit in.
It might not work as much in the UK because I don't think they exaggerate as much, but here in the US it would work.
That's true.
Really good point.
Yes, use it.
If you're in the States, no one's going to think that means it's your number one favorite food, because we love to exaggerate.
We love to exaggerate.
Yeah, good stuff.
Okay, Aubrey, thanks for being on the show today.
We'll see you very soon.
Awesome.
See you next time.
Bye, guys.
Bye.
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