Daily Easy English Expression Podcast

Today’s expression and dialog: to dump on someone Shane, you’re NOT gonna believe what happened to me. Sorry. Don’t dump on me now, I’m busy. What? But you’re my boyfriend. Right. I’m your boyfriend, not your psychiatrist. I try to be a good friend...but one thing that I am NOT very good at is listening to my friends cry and complain and worry and hate... Listening to another person's drama...it's...

Today’s expression and dialog: a slow jam What’s your favorite slow jam? Oh…so many. Um, Let’s Stay Together. By who? Al Green. It’s a classic. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-M_s0C_ID5w Jam is something we put on bread...strawberry jam! I love it^^ What's your favorite jam? But what about..."to jam"? A verb! Well, one meaning of "to jam" is "to make music". When I hear "to jam", I think of rock...

Today’s expression and dialog: put your best foot forward My first day is tomorrow. Well, put your best foot forward! I’ll do my best. I’m sure you’ll do just fine! Do you like to start new things? As I get older, I do NOT like to start new things until I am COMPLETELY ready! When I was young, I was always eager to start something new! That's not always a good thing. There are actually MANY things...

Today’s expression and dialog: to crack someone up 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. Do you smile a lot? Do you laugh a lot? If so, then people are probably very comfortable around you! But...if you smile too much or laugh too loud...people might not like that!! Then there is the person who NEVER smiles and NEVER laughs. Did...

Today’s expression and dialog: jerk So, did you get his autograph? No! What a jerk! What happened? He said he only gives autographs at movie screenings. Sorry!! Wrong text!! The previous text was for my YouTube video~~~ I'm SORRY!! Today we learn a word to describe a guy that is being TOO selfish and/or stupid!! We all know one of these guys...or two!! Please subscribe on iTunes and get this podca...

Today’s expression and dialog: savvy Do you use coupons when you shop? No. Do you look for sales? No. I just go and buy. You are NOT a savvy shopper! Today's expression is SAVVY! It is a SUPER common word that you NEED TO KNOW! I give you several examples in this podcast...but remember, if you REALLY want to learn English, you need to use it. You have to use the expressions that we learn and pract...

Today’s expression and dialog: to take a dump Where’s Pete? He’s taking a dump. Excuse me? Erm, excuse me~ He’ll be back in a few minutes. There are SO many English expressions--some are nice, some are not. But...if you want to master the language, we should know as many as possible!! Why learn "bad" expressions? So that we know NOT to use them^^ Today we will learn an expression that I do NOT rec...

Today’s expression and dialog: writer’s block I’ve got writer’s block. What are you writing? Dialogs for E-cubed. Why don’t you… When was the last time you wrote a letter? I mean, a letter to your grandma or your parents or your children? Texting and phone calls are so easy and so inexpensive, but...don't you think letters are so much nicer?! The last time I wrote a big letter was YEARS ago--I nee...

Today’s expression and dialog: a can-do attitude English is so hard~ Come on! It’s not that bad. It is. I don’t wanna study English~ Hey! You need to have a can-do attitude. Do have any goals? Any dreams? I hope you do. Are your dreams "realistic" or are the a bit "crazy"?!! If one of your dreams is to get a perfect score on the TOEFL or IELTS...well, it's not very realistic. It's possible--but to...

Today’s expression and dialog: to bail on somebody Is Jim helping you with your English? He bailed on me. What happened? As soon as we started, his girlfriend called. Did you ever make a promise to help someone, but at the last minute CANCEL? It happens. We're human! Can you remember a time when YOUR friend canceled on you? I can. My friend Eric promised he would pick me up at 7 on Friday night an...

Today’s expression and dialog: no strings attached Did you sign up for the free DDM lessons? No. He’s just trying to sell his classes. Well, yeah, but the 8 lessons are free! No strings attached? None! A few days ago I signed up for an online course--it said: Sign up for 5 free video classes on "how to improve your internet marketing". Well, I signed up and they sent me one free video and it was o...

Today’s expression and dialog: to put it bluntly Have some of this! What’s this tea in a bowl? It’s soup! How is it? Be honest. Well, to put it bluntly…it’s flavorless. Does your mom cook? Is she good? My mom makes some really tasty dishes. My favorites are her spaghetti, goulash, beef stew, turkey and chicken...hmm-mm! Delicious. But...there have been meals that were not "really delicious"...but....

Today’s expression and dialog: (place) is a dump Let’s go eat at Earl’s Restaurant. No way. The place is a dump! But their hamburgers are SO good. Wha… Yeah, they really are tasty! Do you like moving? I do NOT like moving, but EVERY year I end up moving. No joke. Since 2008, I have lived in 6 different places. And...my guess, I will move again at the end of this year or the beginning of next year....

Today’s expression and dialog: to dump someone You look down in the dumps. Oh, man… I’m so sad. What happened? She dumped me. She dumped me for another man~ Have you ever had a girlfriend or a boyfriend that LEFT you? They broke up with you? Maybe it was your husband or your wife?!! Well...was it your fault? Did you do something wrong? Yes?? Good! But if it really wasn't your fault...if it was tha...

Today’s expression and dialog: … per se Should I throw this away? Don’t touch that T-shirt. Why not? It’s not worth anything! It’s a rag! It may not be valuable per se, but it means a lot to me. Oh boy...today we will learn how to use a difficult, but surprising common, Latin expression. It is "per se". The way I explain this expression is...I think, pretty good! I will give you FOUR examples and...

Today’s expression and dialog: dumpster Mom, where are my comics? I put them away~ Where? In the dumpster! What? No~~ I used to have a friend that lived in a VERY rich part of town. All the houses were huge, they had swimming pools, they had people who worked there and cars with drivers...it was a different world from what I knew~ I remember one time as we were going to his house I saw on the stre...

Today’s expression and dialog: to dig deep So, how was DDM100? It was great! We dug deep into sandwiches. Sandwiches? Yeah! Coach Shane and his mom showed us how to make four different kinds of typical, American sandwiches! Do you ever listen to the radio? When I was young, I was ADDICTED! Every night. I'd listen to anything--rock music, country music, new wave music, talk radio, sports--anything....

Today’s expression and dialog: keep your nose clean Where’s the seminar? In Las Vegas! That’s the City of Sin! Yeah!! Keep your nose clean~ When I was a kid...I got into trouble a lot. Nothing serious. But always in trouble. My teachers yelled at me, my mom, my principle... I never had a problem with the police, though!! I was smart enough to stay out of BIG trouble. But now I'm a little older...a...

Today’s expression and dialog: better safe than sorry Oh, the weather looks great! Yeah, it does. Got your umbrella? What for? It’s sunny! Better safe than sorry~ Do you have extra batteries in your home? Extra light bulbs? If you are a smoker, do you have extra lighters? Extra cigarettes somewhere? If you like sweets, do you have some extra cookies or chocolate bars hidden somewhere? If you do, t...

Today’s expression and dialog: down in the dumps Shane’s really down in the dumps. Why? He got yelled at by his mom. What for? He forgot to help her clean on Saturday. Happy JUNE and happy Monday, everyone!! Actually, Monday is kind of a "day off" for me, so I like it! But June...oh...it will soon be summer. And summer is NOT my favorite month~~ I love WINTER!!! But, I will survive. Okay, let's ge...

Today’s expression and dialog: head over heels What do you think? Oh, I’m head over heels! You like it? It’s the perfect car! I’ll take it! ------------------------------------------- Hello!! How are you today? Are you in love? I mean REALLY in love? If not, when was the last time? With whom were/are you in love? Or...with what? Me? I'm in love RIGHT now. TOTALLY in love. There's a truck made by F...

Today’s expression and dialog: the dump Where you going? The dump. You got room for some magazines? No! You need to recycle those! Do you recycle? When I lived in Korea, I was really good at recycling. The country had a good system. Plastic, glass, paper, plastic bags, light bulbs and even batteries. People even recycled their food waste. The actual amount of "garbage" was pretty small. Very good....

Today’s expression and dialog: to rub someone’s nose in it I heard Eric broke up with you. Yeah. I heard he has a new girlfriend. Uh-huh. I heard she’s really rich. Quit rubbing my nose in it! How do you teach a dog NOT to go to the bathroom INSIDE a house? Well, it's not easy, but one method is...SHOW the dog it's mistake. If it pees or poos in the house, take the dog--grab its head--and FORCE th...

Today’s expression and dialog: ~ never delivers Are you going to vote? What for? Politicians never deliver. They never keep their promises, do they? They’re almost all the same. Happy Thursday, everyone. Today's expression is SERIOUS. Here's a true story to get you thinking before you listen... Many years ago I was the manager of a language school. One of my teachers was a really nice guy. He was...

Today’s expression and dialog: to call dibs Hey, do you guys wanna go to the lake? Yeah!! Dibs on the front seat! Aw~ You always get the front seat. You need to call dibs! Hi everyone!! Do you know what jelly beans are? If not, GOOGLE jelly beans right now! They're a small (like a bean) chewy candy. You chew them and they taste great. When I was young, there were only a few flavors. There was oran...