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Speaker 1: Man, I'd give anything to have a day off. Have

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you ever felt this way? I know that learning another

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language is not easy and requires daily practice. I'm pretty

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sure that since you listen to this podcast, you must

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give it your best shot when it comes to learning English.

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I give you a lot of credit trying to learn

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this crazy language.

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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 sixteen, Conversational Idioms

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with Give. Hello and welcome. Thanks for joining me for

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another episode of the Happy English Podcast. I'm your English teacher, Michael,

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and I'm so glad you've decided to tune in and

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check it out. Today, we're going to look at some

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super useful and natural expressions all built around the verb give. Now,

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usually when we think of give, we think of handing

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something over, like give me the pen. But in real

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everyday English, give pops up in a bunch of phrases

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that don't always involve well giving anything at all. So

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let's break them down and look at how we use

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them in conversation, and let's start with this one. I'd

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give anything. This one's all about desire. When you really

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want something, not just want it, you'd give anything for it.

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Like after a long week, you might say I'd give

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anything to be on a beach right now. This sounds

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pretty good, right, Or if someone's talking about a concert

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or a vacation, they might say I would give anything

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to see my favorite band live, and personally, on some

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Monday mornings, I'd give anything to sleep in just one

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more hour. I'd give anything. It's a great phrase when

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you're dreaming about something you don't have but really really want.

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Next up is give it your best shot, which means

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try your hardest, even if you're not sure how it'll go.

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Just do your best, give it your best shot. Like

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if someone's nervous about taking a test, you might tell

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them don't worry, just give it your best shot. Or

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maybe you're trying something new, like applying for a job

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that feels a bit out of reach. You still want

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to give it your best shot and see what happens.

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Even when things don't go your way, you can say, well,

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I gave it my best shot. That kind of attitude

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really helps when you're learning a crazy language like this one,

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don't you think. Now, let's talk about something a little

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more positive. Give someone credit. When you give someone credit,

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you're recognizing what they did right. You're showing appreciation. For example,

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if your teammate helped finish a project, you might say,

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you've got to give her credit. She really saved the

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day and helped us out. Or maybe someone didn't succeed,

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but they tried hard. You might say, even though he

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didn't win, I give him credit for putting in the effort.

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Sometimes people do amazing things behind the scenes and they

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deserve recognition and praise. That's when you say, let's give

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them some credit. They really helped us out. Okay, now

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buckle up, because it's time for a stronger one. Give

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hell to someone. This one means to scold someone harshly

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or really let them have it when they've messed up.

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Like my parents gave me hell for coming home late.

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You can imagine how that conversation went. Or at work,

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the boss gave us hell when we lost the Johnson

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account ouch even between roommates, he gave me hell for

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leaving dishes in the sink for three days. This phrase

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is intense but super common when people are angry or frustrated,

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and now here's a softer one. Give something a shot.

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This is a great go to phrase when you're trying

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something out, maybe for the first time, maybe not. Like

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if your friend says, hey, you want to try salsa dancing,

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you might say, sure, I'll give it a shot. Or

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if you're not so sure about that new tie restaurant

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around the corner, Hey, you know what, I've never been there,

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but let's give it a shot. Even in bigger life decisions,

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like Johnny gave online dating a shot, but it wasn't

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for him. It's casual and shows you're open to trying.

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Next up, let's talk about give it a rest. This

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one's a little sarcastic. You use it when someone won't

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stop talking about something and you're done hearing it, like, Okay,

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we get it. You love your new phone, Give it

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a rest already, Or when your friend keeps complaining about

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the same thing over and over. You know you've been

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talking about breaking up with that guy for two months.

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Give it a rest. Sometimes it's playful and sometimes it's

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a little annoyed, but always useful when someone is just

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going on and on and on. If that happens to you,

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just tell them, hey, give it a rest. The last

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one today is give notice. This one's a bit more formal,

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but it's really important. If you're working in an English

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speaking job. To give notice means to officially tell your

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boss or company that you're quitting. Usually it's two weeks

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in advance, so you might say I gave notice yesterday,

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I'm starting a new job next month, or Jenny gave

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notice but offered to help train the new person before

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she leaves. Give notice. Well, it's a professional way to

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leave a job, not just walking out the door. Okay,

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keep in mind the best way to remember English like

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sentence that's true for you or true in your world,

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