1 00:00:00,440 --> 00:00:04,679 Speaker 1: Listen. I'm not trying to butter you up, but I 2 00:00:04,719 --> 00:00:07,599 do want to say that I appreciate you listening to 3 00:00:07,679 --> 00:00:12,480 this podcast each week. Maybe you can learn something or 4 00:00:12,839 --> 00:00:17,160 just crack up from what I'm saying. In any case, 5 00:00:18,000 --> 00:00:23,800 buckle up, because here comes another podcast English lesson just 6 00:00:24,000 --> 00:00:24,519 for you. 7 00:00:28,679 --> 00:00:32,399 Speaker 2: Welcome to another Happy English podcast coming to you from 8 00:00:32,439 --> 00:00:36,200 New York City. And here's your English teacher, Michael. 9 00:00:37,240 --> 00:00:41,840 Speaker 1: All right, thank you John, and thanks everyone. It's Michael 10 00:00:41,880 --> 00:00:46,560 here from Happy English and I help people speak English better. 11 00:00:47,079 --> 00:00:53,799 And this is Happy English Podcast Episode eight fifteen. Casual 12 00:00:54,000 --> 00:00:59,479 Phrasal Verbs with Up. Thanks for joining me for another 13 00:00:59,560 --> 00:01:03,479 episode out of the Happy English Podcast. I'm your English 14 00:01:03,479 --> 00:01:07,519 teacher Michael, and I'm so glad you've decided to tune in. 15 00:01:08,079 --> 00:01:12,519 Today we're looking at some casual phrasal verbs that use 16 00:01:12,560 --> 00:01:17,359 the word up. Now, up is a small word, but 17 00:01:17,439 --> 00:01:19,920 when you put it in a phrasal verb, it can 18 00:01:20,040 --> 00:01:24,719 totally change the meaning. And the phrasal verbs we're talking 19 00:01:24,760 --> 00:01:29,879 about today. These are casual phrases that you'll hear in 20 00:01:30,040 --> 00:01:36,680 everyday conversations, especially with friends or coworkers. So grab a coffee, 21 00:01:37,439 --> 00:01:42,079 buckle up, and let's get into it. Let's start with 22 00:01:42,239 --> 00:01:48,079 a pretty rough one. Bang up. To bang something up 23 00:01:48,239 --> 00:01:53,120 means to hurt someone or damage something pretty badly. You 24 00:01:53,159 --> 00:01:56,200 can bang up a part of your body or get 25 00:01:56,359 --> 00:02:00,920 banged up, Like if I say Jason really got banged 26 00:02:01,000 --> 00:02:05,200 up in that car accident, that means he got hurt, 27 00:02:05,439 --> 00:02:11,159 maybe cuts, bruises, maybe worse. Or if you're hiking and fall, 28 00:02:11,520 --> 00:02:17,159 you might say I banged up my knee. Even stuff 29 00:02:17,360 --> 00:02:21,800 can get banged up. Hey, your bicycle looks banged up. 30 00:02:22,159 --> 00:02:27,520 Did you crash it? It's like saying it's in bad shape. 31 00:02:27,800 --> 00:02:33,599 Now here's one for party people. Booze it up. You know, 32 00:02:33,919 --> 00:02:39,159 booze is a slang word for alcoholic drinks, So booze 33 00:02:39,280 --> 00:02:42,800 it up means to drink a lot of alcohol, usually 34 00:02:42,840 --> 00:02:48,000 when you're out celebrating or having fun, like we really 35 00:02:48,199 --> 00:02:52,199 boozed it up at the wedding last night, sounds like 36 00:02:52,280 --> 00:02:57,560 the open bar was popular, or it's Friday night. Time 37 00:02:57,639 --> 00:03:02,159 to booze it up a little, be careful, Okay, too 38 00:03:02,280 --> 00:03:05,919 much boozing it up and you might end up banged 39 00:03:06,039 --> 00:03:11,000 up too. Next up is one you've definitely heard before. 40 00:03:11,719 --> 00:03:16,199 Buckle up. It literally means to fasten your seatbelt, like 41 00:03:17,000 --> 00:03:20,120 don't forget to buckle up before we hit the road. 42 00:03:20,879 --> 00:03:25,439 But buckle up can also mean get ready for something 43 00:03:25,520 --> 00:03:31,000 intense or challenging, like buckle up. It's gonna be a 44 00:03:31,240 --> 00:03:36,120 crazy week at work. If you're a student, this might 45 00:03:36,159 --> 00:03:40,919 sound familiar. Final exam start next week, so buckle up 46 00:03:41,000 --> 00:03:45,599 and hit the books and in the office, the boss 47 00:03:45,680 --> 00:03:50,280 just scheduled back to back meetings all day. Buckle up, 48 00:03:50,599 --> 00:03:54,919 it's gonna be non stop. In other words, hold on tight. 49 00:03:55,520 --> 00:04:01,439 Things are about to get really intense. Now let's talk 50 00:04:01,479 --> 00:04:06,960 about butter up and nope, it's not about toast. To 51 00:04:07,159 --> 00:04:12,000 butter someone up means to flatter them, you know, like 52 00:04:12,439 --> 00:04:18,240 say nice things because you want something. Little kids often 53 00:04:18,319 --> 00:04:23,839 try to butter up their parents when they want something. Ge, Mom, 54 00:04:24,120 --> 00:04:29,040 you sure look pretty today. Is that a new dress? 55 00:04:29,759 --> 00:04:33,040 Do they really think mom doesn't know what they're doing? 56 00:04:33,839 --> 00:04:37,519 Or like one of your coworkers is always telling the 57 00:04:37,560 --> 00:04:42,759 boss his ideas are amazing. He's just trying to butter 58 00:04:42,920 --> 00:04:47,079 up the boss to get a promotion. Or if someone 59 00:04:47,160 --> 00:04:53,680 says something unusually kind to you, you might say, you're 60 00:04:53,680 --> 00:05:00,360 buttering me up? What do you want? Teachers, bosses, yeah, 61 00:05:00,439 --> 00:05:05,720 even parents we've all been buttered up before. All right, 62 00:05:06,360 --> 00:05:08,920 let's switch it up with something a little more fun 63 00:05:09,519 --> 00:05:14,279 crack up. To crack up means to laugh really hard, 64 00:05:14,959 --> 00:05:21,439 usually suddenly or without control. Like that movie was hilarious. 65 00:05:21,879 --> 00:05:27,199 I cracked up the whole time, or I always crack 66 00:05:27,319 --> 00:05:31,720 up when Kevin tells stories about his cat. It's the 67 00:05:31,879 --> 00:05:36,480 kind of laughter you can't hold back. She cracked up 68 00:05:36,519 --> 00:05:40,439 when she saw the meme I sent her. Yeah, memes 69 00:05:40,480 --> 00:05:44,759 tend to do that, don't they. All Right, now here's 70 00:05:44,839 --> 00:05:50,000 one that sounds kind of funny, but it isn't go 71 00:05:50,360 --> 00:05:54,439 belly up. If you see a fish in a lake 72 00:05:55,079 --> 00:06:01,439 floating with its belly facing up, well it's probably dead right. Well, 73 00:06:01,839 --> 00:06:05,920 with this image, we use belly up or go belly 74 00:06:06,040 --> 00:06:11,240 up to mean to fail completely, especially when a business 75 00:06:11,240 --> 00:06:16,560 goes bankrupt or a project totally fails. That new coffee 76 00:06:16,560 --> 00:06:22,399 shop went belly up after just six months ooh, or 77 00:06:23,319 --> 00:06:28,800 Donna's startup almost went belly up during the pandemic. And 78 00:06:28,920 --> 00:06:32,759 if things don't change, you might hear someone say this 79 00:06:32,959 --> 00:06:37,360 business is going belly up. It's a bit dramatic, but 80 00:06:37,600 --> 00:06:42,360 it's very common in business talk. So there you go. 81 00:06:42,920 --> 00:06:46,480 I hope some of this lesson helped you crack up. 82 00:06:47,360 --> 00:06:50,480 Keep in mind, the best way to remember English like 83 00:06:50,560 --> 00:06:54,240 this and any other word or phrase in English, is 84 00:06:54,279 --> 00:06:57,160 to take that word or phrase, write it in a 85 00:06:57,240 --> 00:07:01,160 sentence that's true for you or true in your world, 86 00:07:01,199 --> 00:07:05,560 and then memorize your sentences. Hey, did you know you 87 00:07:05,600 --> 00:07:08,519 can get more practice using your English when you join 88 00:07:08,639 --> 00:07:13,920 my podcast Learner's Study Group. There you can make new 89 00:07:13,959 --> 00:07:18,360 international friends join us for live group lessons every week 90 00:07:18,399 --> 00:07:24,480 where we practice these podcast lessons together. It's a fun group. 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