Let's learn some useful English phrases to help you sound like a proficient speaker.
This is advanced vocabulary that will help you be more precise or add emphasis in certain situations.
I will teach you the meaning, talk about how the phrases are used in context, provide any slight nuance, as well as give you a variety of examples.
Here are the phrases from the lesson.
1. put your thumb on the scale
2. let me put it this way
3. come to terms with
4. (to be) subject to change
5. pull out all the stops
6. weigh in on
7. keep (someone) at arm's length
8. in the wake of
9. call into question
10. fall by the wayside
11. bridge the gap
12. for all intents and purposes
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///LESSON CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro to Advanced Phrases
0:27 put your thumb on the scale
1:27 let me put it this way
2:30 come to terms with
3:29 (to be) subject to change
4:25 pull out all the stops
5:42 weigh in on
6:40 keep (someone) at arm's length
7:53 in the wake of
9:15 call into question
10:07 fall by the wayside
11:10 bridge the gap
12:08 for all intents and purposes
13:21 Review of the Phrases
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