Episode 142 Natural British and Business English Phrases and Idioms Part 1

In this episode I will review some vocabulary from the first six minutes of this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSQlQcJumME You don't need to watch the video to listen to this podcast episode. This video is by a YouTuber called Izzy Sealey. She is a doctor in the UK who is learning Chinese and speaks with an RP (or received pronunciation) accent. In this video we will cover some of the idioms and phrases she uses in the first six minutes, some of these you might hear in work or office situations and others are common with British English speakers. I hope you find it useful. Vocabulary If there's only one thing you take away from... - this is a phrase commonly used to start sentences when we want to emphasise our main point. Take the plunge - to do something for the first time Golden nuggets of advice - the really best bits of advice Blows my mind - when you're amazed or shocked by something Blowing up on YouTube - can be used for any internet thing that has suddenly become famous Going viral - As above, just describes something that has become famous. 'Blowing up' suggests something that's happening right now, but we can use 'went viral' or 'blew up' to talk about something that became famous in the past. Overarching principles - the umbrella points that everything else sits underneath, used to describe the most important principle or concept that is hierarchically above everything else. I can't even get my head around that - used when we struggle to understand something It's worth giving it a shot. - Similar to 'take the plunge' this means it's worth trying something, even if you don't think it will work. I'm a firm believer in... - Used before we state something that we think is a good idea or we use to organise our life. If you boil it down to the basics - Used before we state the simplified version of our point or it's main concept. Winner, winner, chicken dinner - a phrase coined in Las Vegas when someone won more than $2 in the casino. Is now used to highlight a victory. Cockney rhyming slang - This is a recognised dialect in London where illogical words are used to complete ideas because they rhyme with other unrelated words. For example someone might say 'I don't Adam and Eve it!' meaning 'I don't believe it!' (Like I said, not logical!)http://projectbritain.com/cockney.htm Gun for it - Just means 'go for it'. Gunning it - When you put your foot down hard on the accelerator in a car. Gaining traction - when something is starting to be noticed as important Fling the proverbial spaghetti at the wall and see what sticks - the idea that we should try something first and see what works and what doesn't so we know how to proceed. Having debunked the myth - when we show how a common myth is actually incorrect.