Hello everybody, my name is Coach Shane and welcome to Easy English Expressions.
Come on, let's master English.
Hello everybody, welcome back to DailyEasyEnglishExpressionsThePodcast.
This is number 982. Getting close to a thousand.
Today's expression is very good.
An axe to grind. I have an axe to grind with you.
It's not true, I don't. An axe.
So an an, the article n, the axe, n axe, an axe.
And we also spell it a-x-e.
I think most Americans simply spell it a-x.
You know what an axe is? It's that really sharp tool that we use to cut down a tree or to split firewood.
Yeah, an axe. Firemen, firemen have one.
If the building is burning and they need to, you know, get into the door, they might use an axe to cut apart and break down the door.
An axe to teo, infinitive to grind is our verb, gr-i-n-d.
Now, if you have an axe or if you have a knife, if you use it a lot, eventually the axe becomes dull.
The knife becomes dull.
It's not sharp anymore and we need to sharpen the knife or the axe.
So when we sharpen a knife or an axe, we use the verb gr-i-n-d.
I need to grind the axe. I need to grind my knife, okay?
And it means to sharpen.
But if I say I have an axe to grind with you, well that means something completely different.
This is an idiom and it means I have a problem with you.
I am angry at you. You did something or you said something that is making me very angry and I am not happy.
I have an axe to grind with you.
But once again, I don't.
I like you. Well, actually, I want you to like this podcast and share it with your friends.
Then I will like you. If you say this podcast is terrible, then I have an axe to grind with you.
Check out the dialogue.
Why did Bob suddenly say mean things about Sally?
He has an axe to grind. Why?
That happened. Well, someone told me that Sally was saying that Bob has bad breath.
Oh, yeah, bad breath. That can make people angry.
Bad breath is embarrassing.
Ooh, it stinks. That can be embarrassing.
So if somebody is walking around the company and saying, oh, you know, coach Shane has bad breath, coach Shane has bad breath.
Why are you doing that? Why are you embarrassing me?
I'm angry now. Now I have an axe to grind with you.
Don't say mean things about me.
Talk to me. Give me some gum.
Right? Give me some listerine.
Uh, tell me to brush my teeth.
Right? Don't be telling everybody I have bad breath.
If you do that, I'm going to be angry.
And then I will have an axe to grind with you.
Don't do that. And that's the idea.
It's a great expression.
It's a terrible expression, but it's a common expression, right?
People do mean things to other people.
And if you do mean things to other people, they are going to have an axe to grind with you.
So be nice. Okay? That's my message for today.
Be nice. Be nice. Be nice.
Have some whiskey and ice.
I have no idea. Okay. So that's it for the expression.
I hope you enjoyed it. You guys were closing down free lessons unless you send me an email.
So if you would like some free listening lessons, free speaking lessons, send me an email.
www.letz. Oh no, no, that's the website.
Send me an email daily. And I'm not going to spell it.
This is all about listening.
So if you're spelling is that bad and then too bad, maybe I'll spell it.
Not this time, next time.
Daily dictation members at gmail.com.
Daily dictation members at gmail.com.
I'll send you a couple of DTM lessons, a perf lesson.
They're great. And then you can decide if you want to join.
Now for me, I'm recording this.
What's the date? November 16th.
Good day for learning. November 16th of 2020, we have a sale.
Black Friday sale coming up.
That's huge. And about a week and a half.
Yeah, I think it starts on November 27th.
So that would be a great time to join us.
If you join during the sale, lessons begin in January.
But yeah, you can attend my AMA classes.
That's for sure. In December.
So it's a great time to try the lessons.
Try them. Try a couple lessons for free.
I will send them to you. I think you will like them.
Yeah, do that. Get our newsletter.
So if you want to join us, if you want to join the sale, right, you need our newsletter.
Okay. That's the only way I'm putting that information out this year, just on the newsletter.
Maybe on Facebook too. But anyway, newsletter.
And so go here. Sign up for the newsletter.
www.letsmasterenglish.com.
Slash free. Okay. Go there.
Confirm your email. And I'll be sending out emails.
I might send one out today.
But I'll send out a couple during the month of November, especially during the sale.
Of course, I'll send you the links and everything.
And it'll be great. I'd love to see you in class.
And also one more bit of information in the last week.
I actually produced two.
Let's master English podcasts.
And I did them live. The first one was a lot of fun.
The second one was even more fun and coach.
I'm sorry. Country Shane actually came back on the last podcast.
Let's master English podcast.
The date, I think, is November 15th.
So that was really great.
And I would love for you to listen to those podcasts.
You can get them on iTunes.
iTunes is the easiest place.
I don't know where else.
I think on Twitter, there's a link.
So if you follow me on Twitter, you can find that link.
Twitter.com slash coach Shane, C-O-A-C-H-S-H-A-N-E.
So check that stuff out.
Lots of stuff. And thank you very much for listening to this podcast.
And we're going to check out the dialogue two more times.
Together, let's master English.
Why did Bob suddenly say mean things about Sally?
He has an axe to grind. Why?
What happened? Well, someone told me that Sally was saying that Bob has bad breath.
Oh, why did Bob suddenly say mean things about Sally?
He has an axe to grind. Why?
What happened? Someone told me that Sally was saying that Bob has bad breath.
