EVERYDAY AMERICAN IDIOMS, pay through the nose, get it over with, It reeks./comprehensible input

[00:00:00]Hello. Welcome to English for Everyone, where we practice real life American English. Today we're learning an important expression. So, let's get started. Today, we're learning this expression, get it over with, or you can say just. Just get it over with. To give more emphasis, use just. Just get it over with. It means do it quickly. So, it's over. So, you can put it in the past. Stop talking about it. Stop anticipating it. Just do it. So, we can put it in the past.

[00:00:30]Get it over with. Just get it over with.

[00:00:33]Let's look at the pronunciation. The T in get is pronounced with a fast D sound. Get it. Get it. Get it. And the T in it is pronounced with the same sound.

[00:00:43]Get it. Get it. Get it over with. Get it over with. When you say just, just get it over with. You don't hear the T and just because it's between consonants.

[00:00:53]You don't hear it. Listen. Just get it over with. Just get it over with.

[00:00:59]Let's hear some examples.

[00:01:01]>> Why don't you take your dive and get it over with?

[00:01:04]>> Just do it and get it over with.

[00:01:06]>> Just get it over with.

[00:01:07]>> Just get it over with.

[00:01:09]>> Example, he's at the dentist office and he wants it to be over. He wants the dentist to finish quickly so he can put this experience in the past. So, he wants to get it over with. You can use emphasis and say just. He just wants to get it over with. Remember, the placement of just is always before the verb. Just wants. Just needs to be before the verb wants. He just wants to get it over with. Let's practice. Does he want to get it over with?

[00:01:41]That's right. He just wants to get it over with. Today, we're learning this expression. It reeks. It reeks means it smells bad or it stinks.

[00:01:51]Pronunciation reeks. I use the long e sound like green beans. E reeks. It reeks in here. It means it stinks or it smells bad. Let's hear some examples.

[00:02:05]>> It reeks of marijuana. What are the customers supposed to think?

[00:02:09]>> If my dinner reeks, let me know. I'll put it in the trunk.

[00:02:12]>> Dude, your cab reeks.

[00:02:14]>> Oh man, it reeks in here.

[00:02:16]>> That's excellent. Now it totally reeks in here.

[00:02:19]>> When I say it reeks, I can just say it reeks in here. Or I can use the preposition of. It reeks of old cheese.

[00:02:27]It reeks of old cheese. That means it smells bad like old cheese. Let's practice. Does it in here?

[00:02:38]That's right. It reeks in here. Does it reek of old cheese?

[00:02:44]That's right. It reeks of old cheese. It stinks. It smells bad.

[00:02:50]Hello. Welcome to English for Everyone, where we practice real life American English. Today, we're learning an important expression. So, let's get started. This expression has two forms.

[00:02:59]I can use the negative form and say don't. Don't sell yourself short. When you hear it al together, don't sell yourself short. Don't sell yourself short. But what does it mean? It's a way to encourage someone. If someone says they can't do it, they think they're not good enough or they don't have the ability to do something and you think they do have the ability, you want to encourage them and tell them they can do it. You can use this expression, don't sell yourself short, you can do it.

[00:03:28]Let's hear some examples.

[00:03:29]>> Don't sell yourself short.

[00:03:30]>> Don't sell yourself short, Britney.

[00:03:32]>> Don't sell yourself short.

[00:03:33]>> Don't sell the program short.

[00:03:35]>> Don't sell yourself short, judge. You're a tremendous slouch.

[00:03:39]>> Or I can say it this way. I can say you're selling yourself short. It means the same thing. You can do it. You can do more than you think. So if your friend says, "I can't do it. I'm not good enough." You can say, "You're selling yourself short. You can do it."

[00:03:53]Let's hear some examples.

[00:03:55]>> Sweetheart, you're selling yourself short.

[00:03:57]>> Rick, you're selling yourself short.

[00:03:59]>> No, you're selling yourself short.

[00:04:00]>> I think you're selling yourself short, Mom.

[00:04:02]>> So remember, we have two forms of this expression. don't sell yourself short.

[00:04:07]Or you can say you're selling yourself short. It's the same idea. You're encouraging someone, telling them they can do it because they think they can't.

[00:04:16]You tell them yes, you can. Don't sell yourself short. Today, we're learning a great expression. So, let's get started.

[00:04:23]We're learning this expression to be in it for the long haul. Use the verb to be. Example, I am. I'm in it for the long haul. It means you're involved in something and you're going to continue until you finish. You're not going to quit early. You're going to continue doing something until you finish.

[00:04:41]Usually for a long time. You can use this expression when talking about relationships. For example, he's in it for the long haul. That means he's going to stay in a relationship forever, for a long, long time. Let's hear some examples. I just I'm looking for the right person to share it with. Someone who's going to be in it for the long haul.

[00:05:04]>> It's part of the package and I'm in it for the long haul.

[00:05:09]>> So few of them are in it for the long haul.

[00:05:11]>> Surfer dude here is not a guy who's in it for the long haul.

[00:05:14]>> Neither am I cuz I am in it for the long haul. Jack, >> let's talk about pronunciation. When I say he's in it for the long haul.

[00:05:24]In it, the T is a stop T in it linked to for, not for, but for because for is not stressed in this expression, we pronounce it for in it for the f for the pronounce thethe with a short uh sound.

[00:05:40]Uh uh for the in it for the long hall.

[00:05:44]So, example, he just proposed to his girlfriend. They're going to get married. So, he's in it for the long haul. He is committed to the relationship. He's in it for the long haul. Let's practice. Is he in it for the long haul?

[00:06:01]That's right. He's in it for the long haul. Let's talk about the word haul.

[00:06:06]Hall is a verb. It means to carry something heavy. Like furniture. You can haul the furniture up the stairs or you can haul the furniture in a truck. Hall means to carry something heavy, but in this case, it's a noun.

[00:06:19]Why do we say this? I have no idea. You can Google it. But it means he's in the relationship. He's committed to the relationship and he's going to be in it for a long time. He's in it for the long haul. You can use this expression for other situations. It's not only about relationships, but that's the most common example. Today, we're learning this expression, pay through the nose.

[00:06:40]Let's look at the pronunciation.

[00:06:42]Pay through the nose. We see the th and through makes air with no voice. Link it together with the R. S. Through through pay through the nose. And the th in the has a voice. The pay through the nose.

[00:06:59]Through the nose.

[00:07:01]What does it mean? It means when you pay a lot of money. I mean really, really a lot of money. You pay through the nose.

[00:07:09]Let's hear some examples.

[00:07:11]>> That guy must pay through the nose to keep this place up. So guilty people will pay through the nose to get their names cleared.

[00:07:18]>> Paid through the nose for it.

[00:07:20]>> One thing we've learned, >> fact, they'll pay through the nose for it.

[00:07:23]>> Example, he wants to buy tickets to the concert. He wants to buy front row tickets to the concert. The tickets are really, really expensive. So, he's going to pay through the nose for those tickets. Let's practice. Is he going to pay through the nose for those concert tickets?

[00:07:42]That's right. He's going to pay through the nose for those concert tickets.

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