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Speaker 1: I almost hit the wall when I backed up my car.

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I was in the middle of talking to Jack when

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he suddenly cut me off to tell me that I

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should slow down anyway, Why don't you pull up so

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we can get through this lesson.

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Speaker 2: Welcome to another Happy English podcast, coming to you from

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New York City. And here's your English teacher, Michael.

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Speaker 1: All right, thank you John, and thanks everyone. It's Michael

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here from Happy English and I help people speak English better.

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This is Happy English Podcast, Episode eight forty four. Phrasal

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verbs related to driving. Hello and welcome. Thanks for joining

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me for another episode of the Happy English Podcast. I'm

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your English teacher Michael, and I'm so glad you're listening.

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If you've ever driven in the US, or you're just

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curious about how we talk about driving in everyday English,

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than today's episode is for you. We're gonna talk about

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frasal verbs that we use when driving, and trust me,

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there are a lot of them. Let's start with something

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simple parking. So here's the thing. When I park in

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my driveway, I usually back in. That means I drive

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in reverse into the driveway, so the back of the

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car goes in first. That way, it's easier to pull

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out later. Some people prefer to pull in, meaning the

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front of the car goes in first. Either way is fine,

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but personally I like backing in. It just makes getting

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out smoother. The next day. I remember my friend Kevin.

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He backed into this tiny parking spot like a pro.

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I was seriously impressed. Now, depending on how you parked,

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you're either going to pull out or back out. So

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if you backed in, then you'll pull out when you leave,

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but if you pulled in, you'll have to back out.

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Makes sense right. Speaking of backing up, here's another one

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back up. This one is all about moving the car

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just a little bit in reverse. Like one time I

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was parked in front of a garage and this guy

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asked me, Hey, can you back up a little you're

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blocking the door. Or when a big delivery truck was

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coming through my street, everyone had to back up just

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a bit so it could squeeze by. Yeah, backing up

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is usually just a small move, not full on reverse.

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When you're parking. The opposite of that pull up. That's

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when you move forward a little, like when you're at

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a drive through and the car in front moves, you

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pull up to the window or your friend says, just

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pull up to the curb and I'll hop in. Super common. Now,

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if you've ever been driving and had to suddenly stop

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on the side of the road, maybe because of car

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trouble or because you're lost, you probably had to pull over.

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That's what we say. When you move your car to

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the side of the road and stop and yep, sometimes

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times the police will ask you to pull over. I've

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been pulled over for speeding oops. And one time I

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had to pull over because I got a flat tire.

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Not fun. And speaking of getting back on the road,

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there's pull out again, but this time in a slightly

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different context. If you're parked or stopped on the side

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of the road, you'll pull out when it's time to

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rejoin traffic. Just make sure it's safe first. I've seen

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people pull out without even checking their mirrors. Scary stuff.

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One guy pulled out right in front of a delivery truck. Yikes.

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Now let's talk about speed. When you're in a hurry,

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you might have to speed up. I've definitely had to

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speed up to catch a green light or pass a

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slow truck on the highway. And yeah, I've sped up

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more than one When I was running late for a movie.

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On the flip side, when the road is slick or

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there's traffic up ahead, you should slow down, like slow

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down there's a speed camera coming up. Or when I

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was in Upstate New York last winter, I slowed down

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big time. Those icy roads were no joke. Now here's

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a driving move that everyone hates, cutting someone off. That's

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when a driver suddenly pulls in front of you without signaling.

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It's dangerous and rude. Just the other day, I was

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driving on the highway and this guy totally cut me off.

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No blinker, nothing, He just swerved in in front of me,

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and that almost caused an accident. So yeah, don't cut

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people off. And by the way, cut off isn't just

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for driving. You can also use it in a conversation,

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like when I'm explaining something and someone interrupts me, I

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might say, hey, don't cut me off. Or worse, some

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people just talk over you like they don't even hear

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you talking. So yeah, cutting someone off works in more

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than one situation. Let's move to run over. I almost

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ran over a squirrel the other day. Poor guy darted

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right out into the street. Luckily I missed him. My

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friend Dan wasn't so lucky. He ran over a nail

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and got a flat tire and kind of like cut off.

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Runover has another meaning too. If something takes longer than scheduled,

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like a meeting or a class, you can say it

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ran over like sorry, I'm late, the meeting ran over.

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In other words, it went longer than scheduled. That's super

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useful in business settings. So there you have it. Tons

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of driving phrasal verbs that we use all the time

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in everyday English. These phrases are supernatural and easy to

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use once you get the hang of them. And the

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cool thing is a lot of them have meanings outside

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of driving too. All right, that's it for today. Thanks

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for riding along with me, and I'll catch you next time,

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hopefully not stuck on the side of the road. Drive

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safe and keep learning and keep in mind the best

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