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Easy English expression rehashed.
Hello everybody, my name is Coach Shane and welcome to Easy English Expressions.
Come on, let's master English.
Hello everybody, E-Cube number 340.
Oh, boy.
This is unfortunately a useful expression.
Do you know somebody who easily gets mad?
Well, then you need today's expression.
EQ number 340, Coach Shane.
See ya.
Let's go back in time.
Today's expression is very good.
Listen up carefully.
He is a loose cannon.
He's a loose cannon.
He is a loose, L-O-O-S-E, cannon, C-A-N-N-O-N.
So first of all, we need to understand the word cannon, C-A-N-N-O-N, cannon.
A cannon is like a very, very large gun.
But, you know, a gun we can hold in our hand.
And shoot, right?
Well, a cannon is so big, a cannon we cannot hold in our hand.
It needs wheels.
And we need to pull it with a truck.
Or a long time ago, they pulled it with horses, perhaps even slaves.
And it shoots not a bullet.
It shoots a cannonball.
So a gun is deadly, but a gun would only kill one person.
A cannon is very deadly.
A cannon could kill many people.
A gun cannot break down the wall of a building, but a cannon absolutely can break down the wall of a building.
So a cannon is just a really super large gun.
Okay, so he is a loose cannon, loose, L-O-O-S-E.
What does loose mean?
Well, the opposite is tight.
So look at the clothes that you are wearing right now.
Now, if I look at my clothes, my shirt, I'm wearing a blue shirt today, and it's very loose.
It's not tight, right?
In fact, you cannot tell if I'm skinny or fat.
You cannot tell if my arms have huge muscles or if they're skinny, like spaghetti noodles.
I guess spaghetti noodles is redundant.
Just spaghetti.
Anyway, loose.
So right now my shirt is very loose.
But some people like to wear a tight shirt.
And you can see every muscle in their arm or, you know, whatever.
Yeah, tight.
I do not like tight clothing.
Except for underwear.
But that's too much information.
So anyway, loose is the opposite.
Very loose.
So what is a loose cannon?
It's somebody who easily shooms, explodes in anger, especially in anger, and it makes sense loose tight, tight not very easy, not much space.
Loose loose very easy cannon explodes.
He's a loose cannon, he easily gets angry.
Be careful with him.
If you say something the wrong way, boom, he will explode.
So some people are loose cannons, but we could say that some countries are loose cannons.
Yeah, I know.
Some countries, it's very easy for them to be angered.
Can I think of any countries right now?
No.
Can I think of people?
Oh, yes.
Oh, yes.
In fact, I have a few students who seem to be loose cannons.
And I will not tell you who.
Do you think Coach Shane is a loose cannon?
Hmm.
Well, let's check out this dialogue, and then I'll tell you.
Heck.
Shane's videos are so stupid.
Oh, don't tell him that.
Why?
What's he gonna do?
He'll punch you.
He's a loose cannon.
Ooh, I'm so scared.
Bet a loose cannon.
Not only will they get really angry and yell at you, but they might hit you, they might take your computer and break it, they might take your cell phone and throw it.
Yeah, loose cannons are dangerous.
Loose cannons, they're scary.
Do you think coach Shane is a loose cannon?
Of course not.
I am so nice, gentle Calm, relaxed.
Nothing ever ever, ever gets me angry.
Never.
The last time I was angry, I... What the heck?
Who the heck is calling me right now?
Oh my God.
Hello?
I'm in the middle of a recording.
I don't care, Mom.
I'll call you back later.
God, hate it when my mom calls me, in the middle of my recordings anyway, a loose cannon.
Yes, don't be a loose cannon, especially to your family, especially to your mom.
No, i was joking, that wasn't my mom.
So tell me, are you a loose cannon?
Is somebody in your family a loose cannon?
What about your boss?
That's scary.
If your boss is a loose cannon, you need to be scared.
Check out that dialogue two more times.
Shane's videos are so stupid.
Oh, don't tell him that.
Why?
What's he going to do?
He'll punch you.
He's a loose cannon.
Oh, I'm so scared.
Shane's videos are so stupid.
Oh, don't tell him that.
Why?
What's he going to do?
He'll punch you.
He's a loose cannon.
Oh, I'm so scared.
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