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Today we've got a tough one here listen carefully to put a dent into something to put a dent into something what does it mean to put a dent into something well first of all we need to know dent D E M T a dent is usually not good so do you have a car good if you have a car you like to keep Keep your car nice, right?
But what if somebody hits your car?
Maybe it's a little a kid on a bicycle they're riding their bike and their bike boom hits the side of your car and the car of course is made of metal, m -e -t -a -l, metal.
but when the bike hits the car The metal goes in and doesn't come out That is a dent So the bicycle put a dent into the car, right?
Yeah, yeah, is that good or bad?
That's bad. That's bad Um, now we can also use it.
For example, you are saving money.
You have saved $1 ,000.
You're rich, but suddenly you have a tooth ache.
You go to the dentist and the dentist says we have to pull out your tooth and you need to put in a false tooth.
It's going to cost you $500.
Oh, you had $1 ,000 in your savings account.
But because of the dentist, because of your bad tooth, that bad tooth is going to put a dent into your savings.
So you had $1 ,000 and then that bad tooth...
It goes in and takes out a $1 ,000.
That's not good. So to put a dent into something, to put a dent into a car, to put a dent into your savings, these are not good things but sometimes putting a dent into something can be good.
Check out the dialogue.
I made this cake for my mom yesterday But she didn't even put a dent into it.
Whoa awesome. Let's dig in Don't you want a plate?
No need Yeah to put a dent into Food I like putting a dent into food that means eating food And it can mean eating a lot even eating like a pig like the guy in the dialogue He's there's a big cake Mom didn't eat anything.
She didn't put a dent into it.
In that situation you want to put a dent into it.
I like cake. If you don't like cake, well then, I guess you don't want to put a dent into it.
If you're on a diet, perhaps you don't want to put a dent into some cake.
But I do. I'd be happy to put a dent into some cake.
A nice, delicious chocolate cake.
Mm -mmm -mmm. All right, that is today's expression.
question, this to put a dent into something is usually used in a somewhat negative situation.
Can you come up with an example?
Go to Google and search.
He put a dent into, put a dent into and see what kind of results you find.
Okay, go check it out.
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Check out the dialogue a couple more times, and together, let's master English.
I made this cake for my mom yesterday, but she didn't even put a dent into it.
Awesome. Let's dig in.
Don't you want a plate?
No need. I made this cake for my mom yesterday, but she didn't even put a dent into it.
Awesome, let's dig in.
Don't you want a plate?
No need.
