1 00:00:00,400 --> 00:00:03,399 Speaker 1: I hope you don't mind if I bend your ear 2 00:00:03,480 --> 00:00:06,919 a little bit today. This past week, I've been up 3 00:00:06,960 --> 00:00:10,400 to my ears in new ideas for English lessons, and 4 00:00:10,480 --> 00:00:14,599 today's podcast is going to be something that I hope 5 00:00:14,640 --> 00:00:19,480 won't go in one ear and out the other. Let's 6 00:00:19,559 --> 00:00:20,239 get going. 7 00:00:23,800 --> 00:00:27,480 Speaker 2: Welcome to another Happy English podcast, coming to you from 8 00:00:27,519 --> 00:00:32,640 New York City. And here's your English teacher, Michael all Rye. 9 00:00:32,840 --> 00:00:36,679 Speaker 1: Thank you John, and thanks everyone. It's Michael here from 10 00:00:36,719 --> 00:00:41,560 Happy English and I help people speak English better. This 11 00:00:42,079 --> 00:00:49,439 is Happy English Podcast, Episode seven forty nine. Ear idioms, Yeah, 12 00:00:50,119 --> 00:00:54,840 ear idioms. Today we're gonna look at six idioms that 13 00:00:54,960 --> 00:00:58,719 have to do with how you listen to something. Before 14 00:00:58,759 --> 00:01:02,520 we dive in, let's listen to a conversation between two 15 00:01:02,679 --> 00:01:07,439 college roommates. Be sure to listen for the ear idioms 16 00:01:08,000 --> 00:01:09,439 in their conversation. 17 00:01:10,640 --> 00:01:13,760 Speaker 3: Hey, Taylor, it's so good to see you. You know, 18 00:01:13,879 --> 00:01:16,400 I've been up to my ears in studying lately. It's 19 00:01:16,480 --> 00:01:18,599 like I never get a break. I need better time 20 00:01:18,640 --> 00:01:20,040 management skills. Yeah. 21 00:01:20,079 --> 00:01:23,200 Speaker 4: Same here. I had to bend my roommate's ear for 22 00:01:23,280 --> 00:01:26,719 advice on how to manage everything. They're always so organized. 23 00:01:26,920 --> 00:01:29,480 Speaker 3: Oh I hear you. I still feel a bit wet 24 00:01:29,480 --> 00:01:32,680 behind the ears when it comes to balancing everything. I'm 25 00:01:32,719 --> 00:01:33,599 just learning as I go. 26 00:01:33,840 --> 00:01:36,239 Speaker 4: Me too, you know, the other day I overheard a 27 00:01:36,239 --> 00:01:39,200 couple of classmates talking about our paper. My ears were 28 00:01:39,200 --> 00:01:43,040 burning because they were mentioning my ideas. I was so curious. 29 00:01:43,239 --> 00:01:46,000 Speaker 3: I hope what they were saying was positive. Sometimes I 30 00:01:46,040 --> 00:01:48,519 feel like my suggestions fall on deaf ears in our 31 00:01:48,560 --> 00:01:51,439 study group. It's frustrating when nobody listens. 32 00:01:51,760 --> 00:01:54,359 Speaker 4: Yeah, sometimes when I'm working with my study partner, it 33 00:01:54,400 --> 00:01:57,040 seems like my ideas go in one ear and out 34 00:01:57,079 --> 00:01:57,400 the other. 35 00:01:57,680 --> 00:01:59,319 Speaker 3: I guess all we can do is hang in there. 36 00:01:59,560 --> 00:01:59,920 Speaker 1: Anyway. 37 00:02:00,159 --> 00:02:02,719 Speaker 3: Thanks a lot for listening, and now. 38 00:02:02,719 --> 00:02:07,439 Speaker 1: Let's check out these ear idioms. First up, when you 39 00:02:07,480 --> 00:02:10,800 are up to your ears in something you have so 40 00:02:11,120 --> 00:02:16,560 much to do that you feel overwhelmed. Here are some examples. 41 00:02:17,199 --> 00:02:20,159 I am up to my ears in paperwork right now, 42 00:02:20,240 --> 00:02:24,319 so I can't meet you for lunch today. Now that 43 00:02:24,520 --> 00:02:28,599 school's started, the kids are up to their ears and homework. 44 00:02:29,800 --> 00:02:32,800 The first weekend I moved into my new apartment, I 45 00:02:33,000 --> 00:02:36,599 was up to my ears in cleaning. The next one 46 00:02:36,840 --> 00:02:41,479 is wet behind the ears. Someone who is wet behind 47 00:02:41,560 --> 00:02:46,439 the ears is inexperienced or new, it's something. Here are 48 00:02:46,439 --> 00:02:50,719 some examples. Casey said she still feels a bit wet 49 00:02:50,759 --> 00:02:54,960 behind the ears when it comes to balancing everything. I'm 50 00:02:55,000 --> 00:02:57,719 still wet behind the ears when it comes to managing 51 00:02:57,759 --> 00:03:02,439 a team, but I'm learning quickly. Do you feel like 52 00:03:02,560 --> 00:03:05,520 you're wet behind the ears when it comes to your English? 53 00:03:06,400 --> 00:03:11,919 Hang in there, It's gonna keep getting better for you. Next, 54 00:03:12,159 --> 00:03:15,680 when you bend someone's ear, you talk to them for 55 00:03:15,719 --> 00:03:21,479 a long time about something. For example, Taylor said she 56 00:03:21,680 --> 00:03:25,280 had to bend her roommate's ear for advice on how 57 00:03:25,280 --> 00:03:29,919 to manage everything. Thanks for letting me bend your ear today. 58 00:03:30,319 --> 00:03:34,240 I really needed to vent about my boss. You know. 59 00:03:34,319 --> 00:03:37,039 I got a lot of good advice about going to 60 00:03:37,199 --> 00:03:41,039 Peru from Carlos. I'm glad he let me bend his 61 00:03:41,120 --> 00:03:45,120 ear about my trip. And here's something that I want 62 00:03:45,120 --> 00:03:50,840 to bend your ears about. It's the All Ears English podcast. 63 00:03:51,479 --> 00:03:56,159 All Ears English. That's the place where my friends Lindsey, 64 00:03:56,280 --> 00:04:02,439 Michelle and Aubrey focus on connection, not perfection, with real 65 00:04:02,560 --> 00:04:08,800 and natural English conversations. The All Ears English podcast has 66 00:04:08,840 --> 00:04:12,879 four point two million all time listeners and two hundred 67 00:04:12,919 --> 00:04:18,000 million all time downloads. They have even been ranked number 68 00:04:18,040 --> 00:04:23,839 one in US education language courses in Apple, and they've 69 00:04:23,879 --> 00:04:29,079 got five new episodes a week. This week's topics include 70 00:04:29,079 --> 00:04:33,800 the difference between we made it and we did It 71 00:04:34,560 --> 00:04:39,879 and six new language trends that native speakers are using today. 72 00:04:40,519 --> 00:04:44,519 Sounds awesome right. All you need to do is open 73 00:04:44,560 --> 00:04:48,759 your search bar right now, type in all ears English 74 00:04:48,839 --> 00:04:53,639 and hit follow. They'll have you using and speaking better 75 00:04:53,720 --> 00:04:58,399 English in no time. I got a feeling that Lindsey's 76 00:04:58,439 --> 00:05:02,759 ears were burning there. When your ears are burning, it 77 00:05:02,920 --> 00:05:06,199 means you are aware that people are talking about you, 78 00:05:06,600 --> 00:05:11,720 but you don't know exactly what they're saying. For example, 79 00:05:12,160 --> 00:05:15,519 Taylor said that his ears were burning because it seemed 80 00:05:15,600 --> 00:05:20,399 like his classmates were talking about his ideas. I could 81 00:05:20,439 --> 00:05:23,879 tell my ears were burning when everyone started looking at 82 00:05:23,920 --> 00:05:28,319 me during the meeting. Tom said his ears were burning 83 00:05:28,360 --> 00:05:34,000 when we mentioned his new project at lunch. Next, when 84 00:05:34,040 --> 00:05:38,199 something you say falls on deaf ears, it gets ignored 85 00:05:38,360 --> 00:05:44,360 or not paid attention to. For example, Casey said she 86 00:05:44,560 --> 00:05:49,240 feels like sometimes her suggestions fall on deaf ears in 87 00:05:49,319 --> 00:05:53,680 her study group. Whenever I complain to my neighbor about 88 00:05:53,680 --> 00:05:58,959 his loud music it just falls on deaf ears. Despite 89 00:05:59,160 --> 00:06:04,079 asking several times, the request for a budget increase fell 90 00:06:04,199 --> 00:06:08,959 on deaf years. In a similar way, we say that 91 00:06:09,040 --> 00:06:13,600 something goes in one ear and out the other. Think 92 00:06:13,639 --> 00:06:16,319 about that image for a moment. If you talk to 93 00:06:16,360 --> 00:06:20,639 someone and what you say goes in one ear and 94 00:06:20,920 --> 00:06:24,800 out the other, then what you said didn't spend much 95 00:06:24,879 --> 00:06:28,639 time in their head. In other words, they ignored you 96 00:06:28,920 --> 00:06:34,040 or didn't pay attention to what you said. For example, 97 00:06:34,680 --> 00:06:38,600 in the conversation, Taylor said that sometimes when he's working 98 00:06:38,639 --> 00:06:42,439 with his study partner, his ideas go in one ear 99 00:06:42,519 --> 00:06:46,800 and out the other. Whenever Jane talks to her teenagers, 100 00:06:47,160 --> 00:06:49,879 it seems that her advice goes in one ear and 101 00:06:49,920 --> 00:06:53,839 out the other. I told Mark about the changes to 102 00:06:53,879 --> 00:06:57,040 the schedule, but it went in one ear and out 103 00:06:57,079 --> 00:07:02,360 the other. He seemed so distracted today, keep in mind 104 00:07:02,600 --> 00:07:05,480 the best way to remember this and any other word 105 00:07:05,600 --> 00:07:08,839 or phrase in English is to take that word or phrase, 106 00:07:09,319 --> 00:07:11,959 write it in a sentence that's true for you or 107 00:07:12,560 --> 00:07:16,800 true in your world, and then memorize your sentences. Hey, 108 00:07:16,839 --> 00:07:18,879 did you know that you can get the chance to 109 00:07:19,000 --> 00:07:22,920 practice this kind of English with me directly? You can 110 00:07:22,959 --> 00:07:26,120 get more practice using your English when you join my 111 00:07:26,360 --> 00:07:31,399 podcast Learner's study Group. There you can make new friends, 112 00:07:31,879 --> 00:07:35,199 join us for live group lessons every week where we 113 00:07:35,319 --> 00:07:40,279 practice these podcast lessons together. 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