DEAL WITH When you deal with something, you handle it or work on it. Deal with gives us the nuance that the thing we are handling or doing is difficult or unpleasant. Jen has a leak in her bathroom and she has been dealing with it all day. I have several reports I need to deal with today. How about …
You Can Say That Again – One Point Vocabulary Lesson
YOU CAN SAY THAT AGAIN! We use the phrase “You can say that again!” in a conversation to mean, “I agree” or “I think so too!” Jen: Studying English here is fun! Kay: You can say that again! How about you? Have you used this in your English conversations? Leave a comment below and let us know!
Cut Out (Eliminate) – English Phrasal Verb One Point Lesson
CUT OUT The phrasal verb CUT OUT has a number of meanings, but for this one-point lesson, the meaning we will focus on is “to eliminate” or “stop doing.” It’s impossible for me to cut out drinking coffee 😅 Jack’s doctor told him to cut out smoking. How about you? Is there anything that you want to cut out? Have …
Pick Up The Tab – One Point American Idiom Lesson
PICK UP THE TAB Pick up the tab means to pay for a meal in a restaurant. The boss always picks up the tab when we have dinner after a meeting. It’s your birthday, so I’ll pick up the tab! How about you? When was the last time you picked up the tab or someone picked up the tab for …
Talk Into – English Phrasal Verb One Point Lesson
TALK INTO When you talk someone into something you convince them to do that thing. I talked my mom into baking an apple pie! Jack said that it was impossible to talk his wife into going to Las Vegas. How about you? Have you talked anyone into anything recently? Has anyone talked you into doing anything recently? Leave a comment …
Sooner or Later – One Point Vocabulary Lesson
SOONER OR LATER Sooner or later is a conversational phrase and it means eventually or someday. Jack comes to work late too often. Sooner or later, he’s going to get fired. Sooner or later, I’m gonna buy my dream house. How about you? What are you gonna do, sooner or later? Leave a comment below and let us know!
Rack Up – English Phrasal Verb One Point Lesson
What are you racking up these days RACK UP Rack up means to collect or gather something, like points in a game, frequent flier miles, and so on. Jen racked up 10 points in the first 5 minutes of the game. I rack up a lot of frequent flyer miles. How about you? What are you racking up these days? …
Wuh-Duh-Yuh – Natural American English Pronunciation
How To Pronounce What Do You In this one point lesson, let’s look at the natural way that we pronounce the phrase “What do you” in American English. How about you? Whu-Duh-Yuh think? Leave a comment below and let us know!
Run Something By Someone – English Phrasal Verb One Point Lesson
RUN BY When you run something by someone, you tell them something in order to get their opinion or feedback. Let’s run this meeting schedule by the boss before we send it out. Can I run something by you? I’m thinking of… How about you? What have you run by someone recently? Leave a comment below and let us know!
The Early Bird – One Point American Idiom Lesson
What does The Early Bird mean? Here is a one-point lesson to help you learn this English! The Early Bird is an idiom that a person who likes to wake up early. You can also use early bird to mean a person who wakes up early because they have to for work or school, even if they don’t like to …