Easy English Expression Rehashed!
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Oh it's a sleepy Sunday for many of you but not for all of you, right?
You might be really, really busy and today's expression is perfect for that.
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Enjoy today's expression especially if you are busy.
Let's go back in time.
Today's expression, oh it's a good one, I'm all tied up.
Uh huh huh, I'm all tied up, uh huh huh, oh yeah, I'm all tied up.
Sounds like an old Elvis song, but no, I'm all tied up.
That means, I'm busy.
I'm very, very, very, very, very, very busy.
I am, I'm all, A -L -L.
It means completely, I'm completely tied up.
That's a phrasal verb, T -I -E -D, tied up.
In this case, it's a past participle like an adjective.
I am busy, I am all tied up.
So why do we say tied up?
Well imagine that your hands are are tied to your desk, to your computer, and you must keep working, keep working, keep working.
I'm all tied up." That's the idea.
You are a slave to your work.
You're all tied up.
Now many of you know I teach a lot of English classes online and we've got the podcasts.
We now have three podcasts, isn't that amazing?
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What else do we have we have the pronunciation channel, the Daily Dictation channel, the Korean channel and then we have the DDM classes and the Perfect English classes.
So basically I'm working every day.
Yeah the only day that is somewhat relaxed is Monday so on Monday I'm not all tied up but on Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday next weekend oh my goodness I will be completely tied up.
What about you? What is your busy day?
What is your busiest time of the week?
For me without a doubt Fridays Fridays are my busiest time of the week.
On Fridays I don't have time for anything I'm all tied up let's check out the dialogue can you come to my little party on Friday I'm sorry John I'm tied up this weekend but you have to come John I told you I'm getting married on Saturday oh boy for some reason I think John likes that woman yes that was a woman that was John talking to a woman The woman's name?
Yeah, she does have a name.
Her name is Chanette.
And Chanette is busy this week, and she's getting married.
Yeah, that's a pretty good excuse.
She's tied up this weekend.
She's getting married.
John obviously is not that busy.
So once again, I want you to think about it and tell me when is your busiest time of the week.
The busiest day of the week.
Which day of the week are you all tied up?
leave me a message.
I'll tell you how after you listen to that short dialogue two more times.
Can you come to my little party on Friday?
I'm sorry John. I'm tied up this weekend.
But you have to come.
John, I told you, I'm getting married on Saturday.
Can you come to my little party on Friday?
I'm sorry John, I'm tied up this weekend.
But you have to come!
John I told you. I'm getting married on Saturday.
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