We got some smooth and natural, real-life English expressions, phrases.
I want you to repeat after me and just practice speaking English as we move along.
Here we go.
Our first one is, I'm out.
I'm out.
Now, this means I'm done with this.
I'm done with this.
Let's imagine this.
You don't want to play a game anymore.
You're playing a game, maybe a video game, maybe a board game.
Who knows?
You don't want to play anymore.
So you say, I'm done playing this game.
I'm out.
I'm done playing this game.
I'm out.
Now, of course, you could not say, I'm done playing this game.
You can just say, I'm out.
I'm out.
I'm done.
I'm not playing anymore.
All right.
You beat me to it.
You beat me to it.
Now, this phrase means you did something first before I could do it.
You did it first.
So someone calls you. on the phone, just before you were going to call them.
You were just about to call them.
And what do you say to them?
I was about to call you.
You beat me to it.
You beat me to it.
You beat me to it.
I was about to call you.
I can't believe it.
Great minds think alike.
All right, let's play it by ear.
Let's play it by ear.
What does that mean?
It just means you have flexible plans.
Your plans are flexible.
Imagine this.
You don't have any plans and you just want to see what happens.
See what happens naturally.
You have flexible plans.
So what do you say?
I have no clear plans.
Let's play it by ear.
Let's play it by ear.
Let's just play it by ear.
I have no clear plans.
Let's play it by ear.
Okay.
So now, it's not over till it's over.
It's not over till it's over.
This means the outcome may change.
The outcome may change.
It's not over yet.
So let's imagine this.
Your favorite team is losing by 10 points.
And you could say, they're down by 10 points.
But it's not over till it's over.
They're down by 10 points.
But wait.
It's not over till it's over.
Yeah, that's how we use it.
Okay, no harm, no done.
I was about to say no harm, no foul, but this is different.
This is no harm done.
No harm done.
They're very similar, very similar, by the way, but this is no harm done.
And it just means no problem.
So let's say someone spills water, and then you say, you spilled water?
No harm done.
No harm done.
No harm, no foul.
Don't cry over spilled milk or spilled water.
All right, let's move on.
Take it with a grain of salt.
Take it with a grain of salt.
So this just means caution.
Caution.
So he, for example, someone, my brother, he overstates things.
So don't believe everything he says.
Don't believe everything he says.
Or take what he says with, he exaggerates.
So take it with a grain of salt.
That's what we're getting at.
Take it with a grain of salt.
Whatever he says, don't listen to him.
Take it with a grain of salt.
Why?
Because he exaggerates.
He's always exaggerating.
So whatever he says, just take it with a grain of salt.
That's how we use it.
Next one, you're one in a million.
That means you're special.
You are one in a million.
You're special.
So if you want to show appreciation to someone, you could say, you always help.
You're one in a million.
For example, you always help.
You're always so nice.
You're my best friend.
You're one in a million.
One in a million.
Keep it to yourself.
Keep it to yourself.
So you're asking for privacy.
You don't want them to tell other people.
It's a secret.
Don't tell anyone.
Or it's a secret, so keep it to yourself.
Keep it to yourself.
All right.
I'm game.
I'm game.
So that means you are willing.
You are willing to do it.
You say, I'm game.
So someone says, let's go to McDonald's and eat.
And how do you respond?
Maybe you just responded, ooh, I don't like McDonald's.
No, let's pretend you want to go to McDonald's.
And you say, go to McDonald's.
I'm game.
I'm game.
That means I like McDonald's.
I'm up for that.
I'm game.
The early bird catches the worm.
Worm, worm.
That one's weird, huh?
Worm, worm.
The early bird catches the worm.
Being early pays off.
Yeah, you are, pays off means you are rewarded.
You are rewarded for being early.
Being early pays off.
So you wake up and when the sun rises, that would be early, early, early bird.
Let's just move on.
Up at dawn, the early bird catches the worm.
So up at dawn, before the sun rises or as the sun rises, the early bird catches the worm.
Worm, worm, worm.
The more I think about it, the weirder it gets.
I'm not going to think about it.
Here we go again.
Here we go again.
All right, this just means a repeated event.
You can be annoyed.
Here we go again.
Or you can be surprised.
Here we go again.
Different ways you can say it.
It's just an event repeating over and over.
So how about this?
The bus is late.
You were late yesterday.
And today the bus is late.
And you say, Late bus.
Here we go again.
Here we go again.
All right.
Step up your game.
Step up your game.
What does that mean?
That is just encouragement.
It's encouragement to do better.
To win.
You've got to win.
To win, you've got to do better.
Step up your game.
Improve yourself.
It's words of encouragement.
If you want to win, step up your game.
Yeah, if you want to win, step up your game, boy.
All right.
It's now or never.
It's now or never.
Urgency.
Tell your friend to hurry and apply for that job.
I want you to do that.
Tell your friend to hurry and apply for that job.
Do you remember the word?
Try again.
Apply for that job.
It's now or never.
Apply for that job.
It's now or never.
So if you don't apply for that job now, you're never going to do it.
You're never going to get that job.
So you got to do it now.
It's now or never.
On the same wavelength, This means you are like-minded.
You have the same, you're connected on the same wavelength.
We agree on something.
We agree on something or we're on the same wavelength.
We're on the same wavelength.
You and I, we think alike.
We're on the same wavelength.
Don't jump to conclusions.
Okay, so this phrase means be cautious.
Don't just decide what's real or what's not.
Wait until we know the facts.
Wait until we know the facts or let's wait for the facts.
Don't jump to conclusions.
Don't jump to conclusions.
Don't jump to conclusions.
Don't jump to conclusions.
Wait.
Wait until we know the facts.
Wait for the facts.
Don't jump to conclusions.
I'm blown away.
I'm blown away.
This means I'm amazed.
So you saw an amazing performance and you say, that performance, I'm blown away.
That performance was amazing.
I'm blown away.
I don't buy it.
I don't buy it.
Okay, this expresses doubt.
You don't believe it.
You don't believe it.
I don't buy it.
So you hear someone tell a story to you and you think, I don't know if that's true.
His story seems fake to me.
I don't buy it.
His story seems fake.
I don't buy it.
I don't buy it.
Whatever works.
Whatever works.
So this means you're indifferent.
Whatever works.
Shall we meet at my place or your place?
Your house or my house?
Your apartment or my apartment?
Where shall we meet?
We can meet at your place or mine.
Whatever works.
I don't care.
Whatever works.
All right.
You nailed it.
You nailed it.
This means success.
Perfect answer.
Or... You nailed it.
Perfect answer.
You nailed it.
All right, keep your chin up.
Keep your chin up.
This means stay positive.
Keep your chin up.
Stay positive.
Things are tough right now.
So you tell your friend this word.
Keep your chin up.
It's tough now, but keep your chin up.
You can do it.
You can do it.
All right, it's tough now, but keep your chin up.
You can do it.
All right, and you did it.
Boom.
Good workout.
Way to go.
Keep moving forward, one step at a time, and I will see you in the next English speaking practice video.
