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Speaker 1: I first got my feet wet in the podcast world

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in twenty fourteen. In those days, everything was new to

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me and it took a while for me to get

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my act together. Thankfully, I got my ducks in a row,

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and nowadays I actually need to get my fix of

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doing this. Let's dive in.

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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: Alright, thank you John, and thanks everyone. It's Michael here

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from Happy English and I help people speak English better.

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And this is Happy English Podcast, Episode seven forty seven.

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Things you can get get is an interesting word in

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English because there are tons of idioms that use this

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versatile verb. For today's English lesson, we're going to look

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at things you can get seven get idioms. Let's start

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off with this conversation between Anna and Mike, two friends

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catching up over lunch.

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Speaker 3: Hey Mike, longtime no see. How's everything going with your

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new job?

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Speaker 4: Hey Anna, it's been a bit crazy. I'm trying to

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get my act together with all the new responsibilities.

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Speaker 3: Oh I can imagine. It's always tough to get your

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ducks in a row when you start something new. How's

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that going for you.

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Speaker 4: Yeah, it's definitely a challenge. The boss has been helping

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me get my feet wet by giving me a couple

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of small projects first. It's been helpful, but I still

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feel like I have a lot to learn.

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Speaker 3: That sounds like a good approach. Have you been able

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to get your hands on all the resources you need?

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Speaker 4: Mostly? Yes, But I still need to get my fix

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of coffee in the morning to understand it all.

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Speaker 3: Oh, that goes without saying I get my kicks from

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caffeine too. Has the boss ever talked about getting promoted

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in that company?

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Speaker 4: Only during the interview? But I'm trying not to get

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my hopes up too much and just focusing on doing

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my best.

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Speaker 3: Nice. It sounds like you're on the right track.

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Speaker 1: And now let's check out these idioms. When you get

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your act together, you become organized. At his new job,

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Mike is trying to get his act together with all

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his new responsibilities. I told David he needs to get

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his act together if he wants to finish the project

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on time. Jane told her lazy husband to get his

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act together, otherwise she's gonna kick him out. Another way

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to talk about getting organized is to get your ducks

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in a row, just like when you see a family

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of ducks walking across the street in an organized line.

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In the conversation, Anna mentioned that it's always tough to

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get your ducks in a row when you start something new.

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Lisa spent the whole weekend getting her ducks in a

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row before her presentation on Monday. When you take five

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classes in one semester in college, it's essential to get

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your ducks in a row. Speaking of new, when you

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first go swimming, you probably put your feet in the

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water first, just to see how the water feels well

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as an idiom. When you get your feet wet, you

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try something new for the first time. Mike said that

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the boss was helping him get his feet wet. What

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a nice boss, right. John decided to get his feet

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wet by joining a cooking class for the first time.

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I got my feet wet teaching English in Sendai, Japan

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in nineteen ninety four. When you get your hands on something,

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you obtain or acquire it, Anna asked Mike if he

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was able to get his hands on all the resources

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he needs. Tom was excited to finally get his hands

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on the latest iPhone. Jessica managed to get her hands

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on some tickets for the Taylor Swift concert next up.

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When you get your fix of something, you satisfy a

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craving or desire for that thing. Mike said he still

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needs to get his fix of coffee in the morning

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to keep happy. Maria needs to get her fix of

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chocolate every afternoon. I go to Chinatown once a month

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to get my fix of dim sum. And speaking of

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things you like and desire, when you get your kicks,

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you enjoy something or find pleasure in that activity. Anna

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told Mike that she gets her kicks from drinking coffee.

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Paul gets his kicks from riding his motorcycle on the weekends.

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Katie gets her kicks from watching old movies and reminiscing

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about the past. The last one for today is to

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get your hopes up, which means to become excited about

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something that has the risk of disappointment. I wouldn't get

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your hopes up about the promotion until it's officially announced.

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Lily got her hopes up when she heard about the

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job opportunity, but unfortunately it didn't work out. Try not

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to get your hopes up too much about the concert tickets.

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They tend to sell out quickly. Keep in mind the

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best way to remember this and any other word or

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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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did you know that you can get the chance to

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