This episode is for B2 level speakers and above, or brave & adventurous B1s!
The hosts discuss some handy English expressions and idioms, such as beating around the bush and keeping someone in the loop, and translate some others from French. They also share their thoughts on the film Auberge Espagnole, which highlights the mixing of different cultures.
Takeaways:
1. Little and often is key when learning a language.
2. ‘Acquisition’ can be used as a fancy way to say ‘buy’.
3. ‘Glory hunting’ refers to someone who only cares about their own success and not the team's.
4. ‘Stretching the truth’ means exaggerating or telling a half-truth.
5. ‘Barking up the wrong tree’ means being completely wrong about something.
6. ‘Bite the bullet’ means go for it.