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Speaker 1: Have you ever noticed how spring feels like a fresh start.

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The weather gets warmer, the days get longer, and suddenly

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you feel like doing something new. Maybe you want to

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start exercising, clean your house, or even change your habits.

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That feeling of new energy and new beginnings is something

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we often connect with spring, and in English we actually

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have a lot of idioms and expressions that reflect this

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idea of growth, change in starting over. So for today's

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podcast English Lesson, we're going to look at several very

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useful idioms related to spring that you can use in

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everyday conversation.

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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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And this is Happy English Podcast, Episode one, thy seventeen

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Spring Idioms for every day English. Have you ever looked

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at the spring like the one inside a pen, When

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you press it down, it compresses and then suddenly it

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pops back up with energy. That quick, sudden movement is

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exactly where we get the expression spring into action. It

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describes the moment when someone reacts quickly and energetically to

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do something like imagine there's a problem at work and

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everyone is waiting to see what will happen then, and

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one coworker immediately starts organizing things and taking control. You

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might say, Wow, Jenny really sprang into action and handled

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the situation. Here's another example. Maybe there's a big sale

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at a store, and as soon as the door's open,

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shoppers rush in. You could say, as soon as the

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door's opened, people sprang into action. And here's another example.

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Imagine your home and someone says, hey, I think there's

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ice cream in the freezer. Suddenly everyone jumps up and

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runs into the kitchen. You might say, as soon as

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they heard about ice cream, everyone sprang into action. So

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when you spring into action, you react quickly and energetically. Next,

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let's look at fresh start. The spring season is a

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time of fresh growth. New leaves start growing on trees,

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plants and flowers start blooming. It's a fresh start for

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mother nature. We use this idea in the idiom a

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fresh start, which means a new beginning, especially after a

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change or something difficult, like someone who decides to move

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to a new city. They might say I decided to

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move because I needed a fresh start. Or imagine a

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friend who changes jobs after a stressful experience. They might say,

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this new job feels like a fresh start. And here's

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another example. At the beginning of the year, people often say,

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this year, I'm going to make a fresh start and

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focus on my goals. So a fresh start is all

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about beginning again in a positive way. In a similar way,

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we have a breath of fresh air. We use a

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breath of fresh air when something feels new, different, and refreshing,

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especially after something boring or stressful or difficult. Like imagine

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you've been in long, boring meetings all week and then

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a new coworker joins the team with a positive attitude

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and great ideas. You might say, wow, alice is such

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a breath of fresh air. Or maybe after a long,

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stressful week you take a short trip to the countryside.

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You could say that weekend getaway was a breath of

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fresh air. So a breath of fresh air is not

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about starting over, but about how something feels light, positive

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and refreshing. Next up, in spring, plants start growing out

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from their seeds. With this image, we have the idiom

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come out of your shell. When someone comes out of

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their shell, they become more confident, more social, and more

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comfortable around other people. Like imagine a student who is

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very quiet at the beginning of a course, but after

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a few weeks they start talking more, joining conversations. You

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might say, he really came out of his shell. Or

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maybe a child is shy at a party, but after

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a while they start playing with the other kids. You

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could say she came out of her shell after a

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few minutes. So come out of your shell is all

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about becoming more open and confident. And finally, let's look

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at turn over a new leaf. This is a very

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common idiom that means to start fresh and change your behavior,

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usually in a positive way. Like you might have a

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friend who wants to improve their habits. They could say,

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you know, I've decided to turn over a new leaf

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and start exercising every day. Or imagine a coworker who's

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usually laid all the time, but now they're trying to

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be more responsible. You might say, you know, these days,

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Jack has really turned over a new leaf. He was

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actually on time for work today. Turnover a new leaf

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is perfect for talking about personal change and self improvement.

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So let's recap today. We looked at several idioms related

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to spring and new beginnings. When you spring into action,

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you start something quickly and with energy. Afresh start means

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a new beginning. When something is a breath of fresh air,

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it feels new, different, and refreshing. If someone comes out

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of their shell, they become more confident and social. And

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when you turn over a new leaf, you make a

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positive change and start fresh. So here's your challenge this week.

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Try using one of these idioms in your English. Maybe

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you can talk about making a fresh start, or say

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that someone has come out of their shell, or even

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describe something that is a breath of fresh air. These

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phrases are not only useful, but they also make your

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English sound more colorful. And keep in mind, the best

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way to remember English like this and any other word

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or phrase in English, is to take that word or phrase,

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write it in a sentence that's true for you or

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true in your world, and then memorize your sentences. Hey,

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thanks for listening, and remember learning in other language is

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not easy, but it's not impossible, and I'm here to

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help you on your journey.

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