![]() It’s often used with “living on borrowed time”, which means the person is not expected to live much longer. To live on borrowed time means, when someone or something is on borrowed time, it means that they are not likely to be alive or active for much longer. I hear this one often in movies, but it’s a bit dark. I think this is the last expression in this episode. The second expressions is: to live on borrowed time. Basically, one way or another, I am going to get those shoes. To beg, to borrow or steal > in Spanish, suplicar, prestar o robar.Īccording to Weon Inteligente, – well hello there, weon – you are back – So according to weon inteligente, What this means is: to do whatever is necessary to get something.įor example, I am going to get those Jimmy Choo shoes, whether I have to beg, borrow or steal them. I know a couple of expressions with Borrow…as a matter of fact, I only use one of them, which is: The next expression using the word Borrow. To come in handy, is to be convenient or practical. I have heard them before from native speakers, I also use them myself, and these expressions will come in pretty handy. I really want you to practise these expressions with Lend, the ones you hear in this episode. ![]() My husband is always willing to lend a helping hand around the house… but only after I nag him to clean it and wash the dishes. Another way to say it is, to lend a helping hand. ![]() To lend a hand is to be of assistance to be helpful. If your friends are moving houses, you can say Can I lend you a hand. That’s when you can use, give someone a hand. Imagine you are crossing a street and there is an old lady struggling with her bags, you can say to her: Excuse Ma’m let me give you a hand? Let me help you. I recommend you use this one as often as possible, it will make you sound more fluent. You can say, can you give me a hand? You can also say can you lend me a hand? Can you lend Carlos a hand with those boxes? In other words, Can you help Carlos with those boxes? To lend a hand… To lend someone a hand – means to be helpful. To lend someone a hand – now this is what I hear a lot of people say, a lot of native people use as well. Great, that’s your first expression, now the second expression. I think equivalent expression in Spanish is Oreja pestaña y ceja, to lend an ear to someone. Lend me your ears synonym full#To Lend an Ear to someone or something – it’s a figure of speech, a metaphor if you like > which means I want your full attention, I want you to listen carefully to what I am saying, I want your ears to only listen to me blabbing nothing else.īlabbing, just you know, talking nonsense. Well as far as I know, anyway!Īre we ready amigos? For this episode I want you to “lend me your ears” – lend me your ears and listen carefully to what I am about to say…your first expression for today is… So amigos, in today’s show I would like us to learn some expressions with the words we learnt in the last episode, the words were: lend and borrow.Īctually, there are more expressions with LEND than there are with BORROW. My name is Milena from Īnd Kia Ora is actually a greeting in Maori, it’s actually Hello in Maori.įor those of you who live in New Zealand, who are from New Zealand, you might have heard of this expression before, it’s a greeting actually, it’s Maori for Hello. Nah, ain’t working, still Wednesday, damn it. So, happy Wednesday everybody, not! How about, we close our eyes and pretend it’s Friday. Hello amigos, welcome to today’s Short and Sweet episode, where we will learn some English expressions and hopefully expand your English vocabulary. Kia Ora muchachos – You are listening to English Made Simple, this is episode number 75, numero setenta y cinco. Hope you enjoy today’s short and sweet :) Our monthly reading list includes a mix of bestsellers and top new releases and evergreen books that will help enhance a child’s reading life.In today’s episode I want you to lend me your ears, listen carefully and learn some new expressions using the words Lend and Borrow. These are editorial recommendations made by our team of experts. A Children’s Bookshelf Selection: Each month our editor’s pick the best books for children and young adults by age to be a part of the children’s bookshelf. ![]() Kennedy to our very ownMahatma Gandhi * Speaking is good, speaking effectively is even better—and Terry brings you its secrets, tips and tricks. Speeches that changed the world: from John F.Impressive dramatic excerpts: think ShakespeareÂ.Eloquent prose pieces: from Twain's razor-sharp wit to the insights of BaconÂ.Delightful poems that impart wisdom: from Kipling's classic If, to charmingverses by the beloved Ruskin BondÂ.And this collection of assortedelocution pieces is designed to do just that: unleash the orator within you.Handpicked by master speaker Terry O'Brien, it includes: ![]()
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