Ep 143 Natural British and Business English Phrases and Idioms Part 2

In this video I'll be reviewing some of the phrases and idioms in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sqxYGubJTc This video, just like yesterday's is also made by Izzy Sealey. This time I chose this short video (7 min) because I think it will be useful for many of you. It's titled: How to make time for language learning with a full time job. I hope you will go and watch this video, because she has some great ideas, hopefully today's episode will ensure you can understand everything she says in the video! Vocabulary There is no time to squeeze it in - used when we don't have time to do something, can also be used in the positive 'we just have time to squeeze it in' when we have a very small amount of time but it's enough. Finding, magnifying or protecting your time - using your time as effectively as possible This ties in closely with something - when things connect closely or easily Night owl - two part idiom, night owl and early bird - night owl means someone who is most effective working at the end of the day, early bird means someone who is most effective working in the morning. If you're absolutely knackered - British English Slang - very very tired To take a middle ground approach - when you're not sure which of two choices to make, do something halfway between the two. To do something ahead of time - to plan in advance to to do something before it needs to be done. To cancel it outright - to do something 'outright' means to do it completely Multitasking - to do more than one thing at a time Habit stacking - to add new habits to old habits to make them easier to do and remember https://mint.intuit.com/blog/how-to/habit-stacking/ Dead time - useless time that can't be effective or productive for some reason A game plan - just means a plan of how to proceed Mental friction - when you find something hard to do for some reason, such as not wanting to go to a party because your Ex will be there. The crux - the most important point