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Now, today's expression is a good one.
Actually it's a bad one.
to feel boxed in, to feel boxed in, to feel, F -E -E -L, boxed, B -O -X -E -D, in, okay?
So, to feel boxed in means basically to feel trapped, to feel like you're in a prison you have no freedom so maybe you're in a relationship and you feel boxed in you can't breathe you have no freedom you don't like it if you feel that way then you should probably get out of that relationship or maybe you You have a job and you feel boxed in.
You can't be creative.
You can't give your opinion.
Oh boy, that's terrible.
If you feel boxed in at your job, going to work every day.
That'll be pure misery.
No fun. No fun at all.
Maybe in your family, you've got a couple brothers and sisters, your mom and dad, but you feel boxed in.
Well all kids feel that way.
Don't don't feel too bad.
One day you'll be old enough to be free to get out of that box and be careful when you get out of the box.
Sometimes the box is very safe.
Let's check out a dialogue.
Sue wants to break up with me.
Why? You guys seem happy.
She says she feels boxed in.
You are a bit intense.
Oh yeah! We studied intense yesterday and yes that guy sounds a little bit intense.
And I can imagine if you are in a relationship with somebody who's very intense, you might feel boxed in.
Now I'll be honest, I feel boxed in.
I do. Why? Because of where I live.
I live in in the middle of a desert and it's so hot and I can't go out in the daytime.
I feel like a prisoner in my house.
I want to enjoy nature and get outside but the sun, the UV rays, are too high the temperature is just too hot yesterday it was 43 degrees I'm dying so my goal if I can if it's possible maybe at the end of this year is to move up north where it's much colder and then hopefully I'll be able to enjoy the outdoors to go hiking and maybe fishing in the wintertime maybe some skiing cross -country skiing maybe even some hunting, oh if I could do that I would not feel boxed in that's for sure.
How about you? Do you ever feel boxed in suffocated like you can't breathe?
Trapped like you're in a prison?
Tell us in which Which situation do you feel boxed in?
And maybe by talking about it, it will help you make a plan to break free.
Let's check out that dialogue 2 more times.
Sue wants to break up with me.
Why? You guys seem happy.
She says she feels boxed in.
You are a bit intense.
Sue wants to break up with me why you guys seem happy she says she feels boxed in you are a bit intense that's it everybody would you like to be a sponsor of me this podcast my videos our lessons that would be so great we need more we need lots more we have so many plans for teaching English to people all around the world and the more support we have the more we can provide.
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