Easy English Expression, rehashed!
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Hey everybody, Coach Shane here, long time no see if you've been listening to The Rehash.
I have been gone for almost a month and a half, maybe a little bit more.
Yeah, it's been a rough six, seven weeks, really busy, and I was pretty sick in the middle there.
I had a fantastic trip to China, but I am back, and I promise for English to keep you on your toes.
Let's go back in time.
Today's expression is excellent.
It is to keep me, or somebody, on my toes.
You keep me on my toes.
What does this mean?
To keep means to continue doing something.
To continue having something be done.
He keeps calling me.
He continues to call me.
I keep sneezing. I continue to sneeze.
On my toes, well, you know, you have your legs, and then your feet, and then your toes.
Most people have five toes.
I have ten toes. Yeah, five toes on each foot.
So, think about this.
Think about the Summer Olympics and imagine the 100 meter race.
Okay? So, before the race, all the guys, and of course the ladies too, but in the men's race, all the guys are standing around.
And then the organizer says, on your marks, get set.
And they start running.
So on your marks means go to your position, get into your proper position.
On your marks, get set.
Get set. Now this is where the runners get on their toes.
They're on the front part of their foot, their toes, and actually right behind the toes too.
And the idea is when they're standing like that, they are ready to go.
They are very alert.
They're paying attention.
They're ready to move.
So if you are on your toes, you are ready to move.
You are paying attention.
Do you understand? It's a great expression.
So for example, at the office, if your boss is really angry, You better keep on your toes.
You better stay on your toes.
Be alert, be careful, be sharp.
Don't make any mistakes or your boss might be angry at you.
Do you understand? Okay, so let's check out a dialogue.
Your spelling is wrong.
Where? Here, you wrote practice, PRS.
If your boss is really angry, you better keep on your toes.
You better stay on your toes.
Be alert, be careful, be sharp.
Don't make any mistakes or your boss might be angry at you.
Do you understand? Okay, so let's check out a dialogue.
Your spelling is wrong.
Where? Here. You wrote practice, P -R -A -C -T -I -S -E, but it should be P -R -A -C -T -I -C -E.
Oh, thanks for keeping me on my toes.
There you go. So this guy was being kept on his toes.
His friend or co -worker was showing him that he made a mistake, So, he must be very careful in the future.
He's going to be alert.
He's not going to make that mistake again.
Now, you guys keep me on my toes.
Sometimes I get some really difficult questions.
Can you explain this or explain the pronunciation here?
So, I need to do some research.
I need to study. Just because I'm a native English speaker, does not mean I know the answer to everything.
Of course not. So thanks to you guys, you keep me on my toes.
I'm always alert. I'm always ready.
I'm always paying attention and I'm ready to go.
I hope you understand the expression, it's a good one.
Go to Google. Do a search.
Keep me on my toes.
Keep him on his toes.
Keep her on her toes.
And see what kinds of examples you can find.
Let's listen two more times.
Your spelling is wrong.
Where? Here. You wrote practice.
P -R -A -C -T -I -S -E. But it should be P -R -A -C -T -I -C -E.
Oh. Thanks for keeping me on my toes.
And your spelling is me on my toes.
And your spelling is wrong.
Where? Here, you wrote practice, P -R -A -C -T -I -S -E, but it should be P -R -A -C -T -I -C -E.
Oh, thanks for keeping me on my toes.
Thanks so much for listening.
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