1 00:00:00,520 --> 00:00:03,720 Speaker 1: I've been working all month long to bring you a 2 00:00:03,799 --> 00:00:09,119 variety of podcasts to learn English and American culture. All 3 00:00:09,160 --> 00:00:12,640 along I had an idea that these would be helpful, 4 00:00:13,039 --> 00:00:16,760 and all in all, I think I was right. So 5 00:00:17,320 --> 00:00:20,839 thanks a lot for being all ears when it comes 6 00:00:20,879 --> 00:00:21,839 to my lessons. 7 00:00:23,760 --> 00:00:27,480 Speaker 2: Welcome to another Happy English podcast coming to you from 8 00:00:27,519 --> 00:00:31,440 New York City. And here's your English teacher, Michael. 9 00:00:32,039 --> 00:00:36,399 Speaker 1: All right, thank you John, and thanks everyone. It's Michael 10 00:00:36,439 --> 00:00:40,799 here from Happy English and I help people speak English better. 11 00:00:41,320 --> 00:00:47,439 This is Happy English Podcast, Episode seven forty one Phrases 12 00:00:48,000 --> 00:00:54,840 with all. You know, English is wonderfully filled with colorful 13 00:00:54,920 --> 00:00:59,520 idioms and phrases, and today I'm so happy to present 14 00:00:59,640 --> 00:01:04,920 to you these eight idioms with all. And before we start, 15 00:01:05,439 --> 00:01:08,680 I do have to thank the students in my podcast 16 00:01:08,840 --> 00:01:12,799 Learners study group for giving me the idea for this lesson. 17 00:01:13,599 --> 00:01:16,840 Let's start off with a dialogue to see how these 18 00:01:16,959 --> 00:01:22,159 idioms are used in context. You know, context is king. 19 00:01:23,159 --> 00:01:24,840 Speaker 3: Hey Mark, how's your day going. 20 00:01:24,959 --> 00:01:27,239 Speaker 4: Honestly, I've been on my feet all day long with 21 00:01:27,359 --> 00:01:28,480 meetings and deadlines. 22 00:01:28,480 --> 00:01:32,000 Speaker 3: I'm exhausted, I can imagine. By the way, did you 23 00:01:32,040 --> 00:01:34,519 hear about the new project the boss said it's going 24 00:01:34,519 --> 00:01:36,200 to be all hands on deck to get it done 25 00:01:36,239 --> 00:01:36,640 on time. 26 00:01:36,879 --> 00:01:39,519 Speaker 4: Yeah, I heard all. In all, it seems like a 27 00:01:39,599 --> 00:01:42,400 challenging project, but I think we can handle it. 28 00:01:42,519 --> 00:01:45,000 Speaker 3: Oh and about that email you sent this morning, I 29 00:01:45,159 --> 00:01:48,040 was all ears when you mentioned a possible promotion. Do 30 00:01:48,079 --> 00:01:49,599 you really think it's going to happen. 31 00:01:49,760 --> 00:01:52,159 Speaker 4: I've had a feeling all along that it's coming soon. 32 00:01:52,640 --> 00:01:54,799 I've been working hard, so I hope it pays off. 33 00:01:54,840 --> 00:01:57,400 Speaker 3: I'm sure it will. By the way, the report you 34 00:01:57,480 --> 00:01:59,719 asked me to review, it's all done. I finished it 35 00:01:59,799 --> 00:02:00,480 during lunch. 36 00:02:00,599 --> 00:02:03,280 Speaker 4: Thanks Lisa, You're all heart for always helping out. My 37 00:02:03,400 --> 00:02:05,920 laptop is still not working. I tried fixing it, but 38 00:02:06,120 --> 00:02:08,120 I'm all thumbs when it comes to technology. 39 00:02:08,159 --> 00:02:09,639 Speaker 3: You should get Teddy to look at it. 40 00:02:09,759 --> 00:02:12,560 Speaker 1: Good call, and now let's have a look at the 41 00:02:12,639 --> 00:02:17,680 idioms from this conversation. First of all, we have all 42 00:02:17,800 --> 00:02:22,439 day long, all day long means throughout the entire day, 43 00:02:22,919 --> 00:02:28,199 the entire work day, and so on. Here are some examples. 44 00:02:28,840 --> 00:02:32,520 Tom was on his feet all day long at work. 45 00:02:33,199 --> 00:02:38,039 The kids played outside all day long, enjoying the sunshine. 46 00:02:39,360 --> 00:02:43,479 English comes from England, which is an island having a 47 00:02:43,520 --> 00:02:48,759 long cultural relationship to the sea and ships. Culture and 48 00:02:48,919 --> 00:02:53,960 language go hand in hand, and this next idiom, all 49 00:02:54,080 --> 00:02:58,080 hands on deck, is a good example of this. The 50 00:02:58,240 --> 00:03:01,800 deck is the work area of a ship, and the 51 00:03:01,879 --> 00:03:06,639 sailors are called deck hands. When the captain calls out 52 00:03:07,199 --> 00:03:12,120 all hands on deck, he means that everyone must start 53 00:03:12,240 --> 00:03:17,599 working these days on the land. All hands on deck 54 00:03:17,719 --> 00:03:22,560 means that everyone in the office, in the group, on 55 00:03:22,639 --> 00:03:26,439 the team, and so on needs to work together in 56 00:03:26,560 --> 00:03:31,120 order to get something done. Let's look at some examples. 57 00:03:31,639 --> 00:03:35,560 We have a big project deadline tomorrow, so we need 58 00:03:35,680 --> 00:03:39,280 all hands on deck to get it done. When the 59 00:03:39,319 --> 00:03:42,879 storm hit, it was all hands on deck to make 60 00:03:42,960 --> 00:03:47,439 sure that the house was secure. Next is to be 61 00:03:47,879 --> 00:03:51,439 all ears. Can you imagine if you had more than 62 00:03:51,560 --> 00:03:57,360 two ears, or if you were all ears. With all 63 00:03:57,520 --> 00:04:01,120 those ears, you would certainly be able to give someone 64 00:04:01,199 --> 00:04:05,680 your full attention. Well with that image, when you say 65 00:04:05,719 --> 00:04:09,120 that you are all ears, it means that you are 66 00:04:09,240 --> 00:04:13,599 fully listening and ready to hear what someone has to say. 67 00:04:14,400 --> 00:04:19,959 For example, Marty, I'm all ears. Tell me about your 68 00:04:20,040 --> 00:04:25,439 new business idea. Whenever Karen talks about her travels, I 69 00:04:25,519 --> 00:04:31,600 am all ears. The next one is all along, all 70 00:04:31,639 --> 00:04:36,399 along means the whole time, from the beginning, while something 71 00:04:36,560 --> 00:04:42,319 was happening. Here are some examples. Megan suspected all along 72 00:04:42,439 --> 00:04:46,519 that her boyfriend was cheating on her. We thought the 73 00:04:46,639 --> 00:04:50,040 keys were lost, and we looked everywhere for them, but 74 00:04:50,199 --> 00:04:54,920 they were in the drawer all along. Let's continue with 75 00:04:55,120 --> 00:05:01,519 two similar phrases, all gone and all done. All gone 76 00:05:02,000 --> 00:05:07,079 means that something is completely finished or used up. Like this, 77 00:05:08,199 --> 00:05:11,839 The cookies are all done. James must have eaten them 78 00:05:12,959 --> 00:05:17,160 by the time Linda arrived. The pizza was all gone. 79 00:05:17,800 --> 00:05:24,240 All done means totally finished. For example, I'm glad we're 80 00:05:24,399 --> 00:05:29,360 all done with that project. Hey are you still using 81 00:05:29,399 --> 00:05:36,519 my calculator? Oh noah, I'm all done. Here you go next. 82 00:05:36,800 --> 00:05:41,279 We have all in all. All in all is used 83 00:05:41,279 --> 00:05:44,800 to mean that you are considering every part of a situation. 84 00:05:45,759 --> 00:05:51,439 All in all has the meaning of basically, For example, 85 00:05:52,240 --> 00:05:55,560 all in all, Jessica thought the trip was a success, 86 00:05:56,079 --> 00:06:00,720 even with the bad weather. Brian was nervous about the presentation, 87 00:06:01,040 --> 00:06:06,560 but all in all it went well. We use all 88 00:06:06,720 --> 00:06:11,079 heart when we talk about someone who is very kind, generous, 89 00:06:11,360 --> 00:06:15,279 or loving. John may be tough on the outside, but 90 00:06:15,439 --> 00:06:21,000 he's all heart. Melissa is all heart. She volunteers at 91 00:06:21,040 --> 00:06:25,879 the animal shelter every weekend. The last one for today 92 00:06:26,120 --> 00:06:31,920 is all thumbs. Someone who is all thumbs is clumsy, 93 00:06:32,639 --> 00:06:38,519 especially with their hands. For example, Frank tried to fix 94 00:06:38,600 --> 00:06:42,240 the car, but he's all thumbs when it comes to tools. 95 00:06:43,439 --> 00:06:46,959 Diana is all thumbs. When she's in the kitchen, she's 96 00:06:47,000 --> 00:06:51,120 always dropping something. 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