1
00:00:02,359 --> 00:00:05,839
Speaker 1: Hey there, it's Michael here and welcome back to another

2
00:00:06,000 --> 00:00:11,439
happy English frasal verb Friday. I'm here every Friday with

3
00:00:11,560 --> 00:00:15,000
a quick one point English lesson to help you learn

4
00:00:15,039 --> 00:00:19,519
a new phrasal verb and sound more natural when you speak.

5
00:00:20,039 --> 00:00:25,120
Today's frasal verb is flake out. When you flake out,

6
00:00:25,399 --> 00:00:29,000
it means you agree to do something like meet up,

7
00:00:29,600 --> 00:00:33,880
help out, join an event, but then you don't show

8
00:00:34,000 --> 00:00:39,719
up or don't follow through. Basically, you cancel or disappear

9
00:00:39,799 --> 00:00:44,679
at the last minute, disappointing. Right like last weekend, my

10
00:00:44,880 --> 00:00:48,479
friend Jake said he'd help me move the piano, but

11
00:00:48,600 --> 00:00:53,079
he totally flaked out. And then the next day Jenny

12
00:00:53,159 --> 00:00:56,119
was supposed to come to dinner, but she flaked out

13
00:00:56,280 --> 00:01:00,200
and texted an hour before saying, oh, I'm too tird.

14
00:01:01,200 --> 00:01:05,799
Honestly I flaked out before too, totally not something I'm

15
00:01:05,840 --> 00:01:09,879
proud of at all. And here's a little pronunciation tip.

16
00:01:10,480 --> 00:01:16,159
Flake out is usually pronounced as flake out. The K

17
00:01:17,040 --> 00:01:20,799
at the end of flake connects right into out, so

18
00:01:21,439 --> 00:01:26,519
flake out flake out. How about you? Has a friend

19
00:01:26,560 --> 00:01:30,799
ever flaked out on you, or maybe you flaked out

20
00:01:30,840 --> 00:01:35,040
on someone recently. Leave a comment below and don't forget

21
00:01:35,040 --> 00:01:38,719
to follow or subscribe so you don't miss the next

22
00:01:38,760 --> 00:01:44,280
Happy English podcast and next week's phrasal Verb Friday. Thanks

23
00:01:44,280 --> 00:01:48,280
for listening, and until next time, keep learning and keep

24
00:01:48,319 --> 00:01:49,159
it cool.