Speaker 1: Hey there, it's Michael here and welcome back to another
happy English frasal verb Friday. I'm here every Friday with
a quick one point English lesson to help you learn
a new phrasal verb and sound more natural when you speak.
Today's frasal verb is flake out. When you flake out,
it means you agree to do something like meet up,
help out, join an event, but then you don't show
up or don't follow through. Basically, you cancel or disappear
at the last minute, disappointing. Right like last weekend, my
friend Jake said he'd help me move the piano, but
he totally flaked out. And then the next day Jenny
was supposed to come to dinner, but she flaked out
and texted an hour before saying, oh, I'm too tird.
Honestly I flaked out before too, totally not something I'm
proud of at all. And here's a little pronunciation tip.
Flake out is usually pronounced as flake out. The K
at the end of flake connects right into out, so
flake out flake out. How about you? Has a friend
ever flaked out on you, or maybe you flaked out
on someone recently. Leave a comment below and don't forget
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