Easy English Expression, rehashed!
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Ready for another useful expression?
Today's one is all about laughter.
To crack someone up.
If something is extremely funny, native speakers love using this expression.
This is E-cubed number 416.
Let's begin.
Let's go back in time.
Today, a nice phrasal verb.
So many of you like phrasal verbs.
Today it is to crack someone up.
To crack somebody up.
You crack me up.
I crack you up.
What does this mean?
Crack C-R-A-C-K up, U-P.
To crack somebody up.
Well, this is the idea.
Some people, they never smile.
Even when you tell them a really funny joke, their lips don't change.
You know, when somebody smiles, usually they show their teeth.
Their mouth opens and they go.
They smile and you see their teeth.
That way, you know, they're smiling, they're laughing, they're enjoying your joke.
But some people, they never smile.
Their lips never separate.
They never crack.
That's the idea of crack, to separate, to break.
So we can think of an earthquake.
That's pretty scary.
But what happens in an earthquake?
Well, the idea is the ground cracks.
It separates.
There's a space.
So in daily English, to crack somebody up means to make the person smile, to make the person laugh.
That's the idea.
So tell me the truth.
Sometimes do I crack you up?
Do you laugh at my silly jokes, at my silly conversations?
Well, I hope so.
I try to do that.
Let's check out the dialogue.
George cracks me up.
He's such a selfish person.
I know.
That's what's so funny.
Well, I think he's a jerk.
Oh, we studied jerk yesterday.
Yeah, I think it was yesterday.
Crack me up.
It's a great expression.
George is a character from the television series. situation comedy called Seinfeld.
And I know that many of my DDM students like George because he cracks them up.
He makes them laugh.
He's funny.
Yes, he's a terribly selfish person.
But anyway, even though he's a jerk...
He cracks us up.
He's very funny.
Kramer cracks us up too.
So does Elaine.
So does Jerry.
But yeah, what's your favorite situation comedy?
Is there a character that really cracks you up?
What about your favorite movie?
What movie really cracked you up?
Or are you somebody who never cracks up, who's always very serious, who never smiles?
Tell us if you're one of those people.
If you are, then I'm going to do my best to make you smile.
No, I'm not.
I give up.
Yeah.
Does anybody crack you up?
I'm so curious.
It's a great expression.
And you can use it like this.
Your friend says something funny, something silly.
You can say, oh, you crack me up.
It's a compliment.
You make me laugh.
You crack me up.
Hey, don't make me crack up in church.
Don't make me crack up in the meeting.
Don't make me crack up at school.
Of course, some places if you crack up, you're going to get in trouble.
Don't laugh.
Don't smile too much in a very serious place.
Okay?
Be careful.
I hope I never crack you up when you need to be serious.
That's today's expression.
I want you to practice.
Think about who cracks you up.
Think about how you could maybe crack up one of your friends.
Okay?
Have a great day.
Listen to the dialogue two more times.
George cracks me up.
He's such a selfish person.
I know.
That's what's so funny.
Well, I think he's a jerk.
George cracks me up.
He's such a selfish person.
I know.
That's what's so funny.
Well, I think he's a jerk.
Thanks so much for listening.
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