Daily Easy English Expression Podcast

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 you ever try to tell that person a joke? It's no fun! Did you ever try to tickle that person...it can be dangerous! That person's face is SOLID. It doesn't move. It would take an EARTHQUAKE to break apart their lips into a smile!!! For a person like me, it doesn't take any effort to break apart my lips into a smile! What does it take to "CRACK YOU UP"? That's today's English expression--a great phrasal verb!   Have a day full of smiles ^^   Coach Shane   Please subscribe on iTunes and get this podcast EVERY DAY! Support Coach Shane by giving $1 a month! Our sponsors: Click on JOIN CLASSES and get ALL the

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 podcast EVERY DAY! Support Coach Shane by giving $1 a month! Our sponsors: Click on JOIN CLASSES and get ALL the information! (Get a free AUDIO BOOK!) Our YouTube channel:     Today's Daily Easy English Expression PODCAST is UP and READY for YOU!! #LearnEnglish #ESL #Twinglish

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 practice every day. English is like a muscle, if you exercise it, you will be strong and get stronger. If you don't you will lose it! That's why you need me, Coach Shane!! So, after you listen to today's podcast, leave me a message on Twitter (@coachshane) or on Facebook (eslcoachshane) or on our Let's Master English Google Community OR on our website (www.letsmasterenglish.com).  I want you to SHARE your learning!!!   Have a super week,   Coach Shane   Please subscribe on iTunes and get this podcast EVERY DAY! Support Coach Shane by giving $1 a month! Our sponsors: Click on JOIN CLASSES and get ALL the infor

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 recommend you use~ This is an expression that you will hear IF you watch American movies, if you read American novels...but it is not a "nice" expression. It is "to take a dump". We use it for people and pets. I tell you HOW to use it and WHY we use the word "dump"!    Have a very nice day!   Coach Shane   Please subscribe on iTunes and get this podcast EVERY DAY! Support Coach Shane by giving $1 a month! Our sponsors: Click on JOIN CLASSES and get ALL the information! (Get a free AUDIO BOOK!) Our YouTube channel:     Today's Daily Easy English Expression PODCAST is UP and READY for YOU!! #LearnEnglish

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 need to do that. However, I do write shorter letters--especially on birthdays or Mother's Day or Father's Day. Today I was thinking about what to write on the card I bought for my father--Father's Day is coming up soon. And as I was thinking...I couldn't think of ANYTHING smart to say! This happens--you WANT to write something good or nice or smart, but your BRAIN FREEZES!! Learn about this in today's podcast!     Coach Shane   Please subscribe on iTunes and get this podcast EVERY DAY! Support Coach Shane by giving $1 a month! Our sponsors: Click on JOIN CLASSES and get ALL the information! (Get a free AUDIO BOOK!)

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 be honest, most native English speakers wouldn't be able to get a perfect score! We need to have "realistic" goals. If your goal is to "be able to watch American TV shows without subtitles"...THAT is a very realistic goal! You can do it. Will it be easy? NO! Will you have difficult days/weeks/months? YES! Will you give up? You had better not. You need to have something important...what is it? I will teach you in today's podcast!   Have a super FRIDAY,   Coach Shane   Please subscribe on iTunes and get this podcast EVERY DAY! Support Coach Shane by giving $1 a month! Our sponsors: Click on JOIN CLASSES and

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 and take me to a local football game. I was excited. I didn't know the local players and he was going to be able to tell me who was good and who was bad. I was REALLY excited. He arrived at my house at about 6pm. And then...his girlfriend called. "Do you want to go watch a movie with me? I'm bored. I miss you. I want to be with you~" Ugh~ He believed her! He went to her! He left me! All alone. No football. Nothing... Yeah, he BAILED ON me!! Learn that expression in today's podcast!!     Coach Shane   Please subscribe on iTunes and get this podcast EVERY DAY! Support Coach Shane by giving $1 a month! Our sponsors: C

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 okay...problem, it didn't really teach me anything. It was exciting, but...no real lesson. In order to get the next video, I had to answer three easy questions~~~  I did. The video, a little less okay. In order to get the third video, I needed to give my opinion on something...and SO ON and SO ON! It was ridiculous. I gave up. It wasn't worth my time. There were TOO MANY requirements. Yes, it was free, but not really! UGH~ What can we say in this situation? I'll tell you!     Coach Shane   Please subscribe on iTunes and get this podcast EVERY DAY! Support Coach Shane by giving $1 a month! Our sponsors: C

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...am I allowed to tell her? Do I always have to say only nice things...can I be REALLY HONEST and explain what I didn't like about a particular meal that she made? Help me! What should I do?!! And...being REALLY HONEST...what is the expression that Americans would commonly use in this situation? I'll tell you in today's podcast! I hope you listen and use it! Use it on me!!   Have a super day,   Coach Shane   Please subscribe on iTunes and get this podcast EVERY DAY! Support Coach Shane by giving $1 a month! Our sponsors: Click on JOIN CLASSES and get ALL the information! (Get a free AUDIO BOOK!) Our YouTu

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. Money has been the biggest reason--working online only is NOT an easy place to make money!! But my next move will be because I need to escape the desert!! I need snow^^ My biggest fear of moving...hmm...finding a place that is a disaster. The plumbing doesn't work good, the heater/air conditioner doesn't work good. Loud neighbors. Too much traffic. CRIME... That is a major worry. If you find a place with TOO many bad things--what WORD can we use? I'll teach you today!   Stay safe and clean^^Coach Shane   Please subscribe on iTunes and get this podcast EVERY DAY! Support Coach Shane by giving $1 a month! Ou

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 that person's fault...GOOD! Good for you and good for them. If they did something bad in your relationship and they left you like "garbage", then they will have REAL garbage in their future^^ Revenge^^   You, however, just keep being a good person. And one day, when you see another "good person", be ready. Grab that person and make a happy life together^^   Together we learn ANOTHER usage of "dump". Enjoy^^     Coach Shane   Please subscribe on iTunes and get this podcast EVERY DAY! Support Coach Shane by giving $1 a month! Our sponsors: Click on JOIN CLASSES and get ALL the information! (Get a free AUDIO

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 then I give you an easy way to find more example online! With a little practice, you should become comfortable with the expression!!    Have a SUPER weekend^^   Coach Shane   Please subscribe on iTunes and get this podcast EVERY DAY! Support Coach Shane by giving $1 a month! Our sponsors: Click on JOIN CLASSES and get ALL the information! (Get a free AUDIO BOOK!) Our YouTube channel:     Today's Daily Easy English Expression PODCAST is UP and READY for YOU!! #LearnEnglish #ESL #Twinglish

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 street a FULL SET OF FURNITURE for a living room! A sofa, chairs, tables, lamps, rugs...I asked my friend why it was outside--were they selling it? My friend told me that it was trash. I couldn't believe it! The furniture was in PERFECT condition! I told my friend to stop so I could check it out...he hit me. He said--Dumpster diving in my neighborhood? NO WAY!! Find out about "dumpsters" today!     Coach Shane   Please subscribe on iTunes and get this podcast EVERY DAY! Support Coach Shane by giving $1 a month! Our sponsors: Click on JOIN CLASSES and get ALL the information! (Get a free AUDIO BOOK!) Our You

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. My radio put me to sleep at night, woke me up in the morning, played along as I studied--it was my constant companion. Then, in my 20s and 30s, when I lived in Korea, I didn't listen to the radio anymore...but, strangely, I was a radio DJ!!! However, for the past few years I have started to listen again--especially to podcasts which is like talk radio! I LOVE IT! Why? Because I can choose the programs I want to listen to and the DJs always DIG DEEP--"to dig deep" is our expression today!   Enjoy!   Coach Shane   Please subscribe on iTunes and get this podcast EVERY DAY! Support Coach Shane by giving $1 a mo

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...and I don't have the URGE to cause chaos anymore!!! I'm very happy with a nice, quiet and calm environment. No noise, no fast movement (unless I'm on my bike), no unexpected plans, no emergencies...NO PROBLEM!! How would you describe how I live now?  What? Did you say BORING?!!!! Well, maybe^^ But there's another way to describe it and THAT is what you'll learn in today's podcast! Learning English is fun, isn't it?!!     Coach Shane   Please subscribe on iTunes and get this podcast EVERY DAY! Support Coach Shane by giving $1 a month! Our sponsors: Click on JOIN CLASSES and get ALL the information! (Get 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, then you are like me! I ALWAYS want to be ready in case of an emergency. Right now, in my desk drawer, I have two chocolate bars. Actually, I don't really like that brand...but I know, if my good chocolate were to disappear (into my stomach) then I would have an EMERGENCY SUPPLY ready to keep me alive until I go to the store!! Yeah...that's my life. Really. And today I will teach you the expression YOU need to know if you are like me!     Coach Shane   Please subscribe on iTunes and get this podcast EVERY DAY! Support Coach Shane by giving $1 a month! Our sponsors: Click on JOIN CLASSES and get ALL the info

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 get to today's podcast...   Can you think of a TERRIBLE place to be? What about...in the dump? Remember, yesterday we studied what "the dump" was. Going to the dump for a few minutes is okay, but can you imagine STAYING there? And in some countries, people live there or right next to the dump. Oh, it's SO sad, isn't it? It's very depressing. We are SO lucky that we are not "in the dump".  Well, emotionally, we can still be "in the dump". But we say it like this, "I feel down in the dumps". Yes, with an S on dump. But it refers to "the dump" and it means "super sad" or "super depressed".    I hope YOU have a

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 Ford called the F-150 Raptor. Oh...I LOVE that truck so much. It's my dream to own it. I hope, one day, I will make that dream come true. When I see that truck...it's like I'm on drugs or I'm drunk or ... I don't know. It's as if my head is spinning up and down and all around!!! Aha! We have an expression to describe that feeling of when you are COMPLETELY IN LOVE!! And I will teach it to you in today's podcast!    Have a super Sunday! My day off!! YAY^^     Coach Shane   Please subscribe on iTunes and get this podcast EVERY DAY! Support Coach Shane by giving $1 a month! Our sponsors: Click on JOIN CLASSES

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. But now I am in America...and the recycling system is really bad! Fortunately where I live, we do recycle a little--plastic, paper and glass. That's better than nothing! But the amount of "garbage" is much more than what I used to have. And all of that garbage goes...where? Into the earth! But, where IS that place--what's it called? That's what we'll learn today! Check out today's podcast and have a CLEAN day!   Coach Shane   Please subscribe on iTunes and get this podcast EVERY DAY! Support Coach Shane by giving $1 a month! Our sponsors: Click on JOIN CLASSES and get ALL the information! (Get a free AUD

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 the dog to see and smell its mistake. It doesn't sound nice, but it is effective. Of course, there are other methods, too, but that is a very common method in the US. We can use the SAME method to teach people! No...NOT teach them about going to the bathroom!! Teaching them about other things--especially about stupid mistakes! And there is ONE expression that refers to this "teaching method". What is it? You'll have to listen to the podcast!   TGIF!!   Coach Shane   Please subscribe on iTunes and get this podcast EVERY DAY! Support Coach Shane by giving $1 a month! Our sponsors: Click on JOIN CLASSES and