{"id":48248,"date":"2017-12-13T06:01:13","date_gmt":"2017-12-13T11:01:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rachel-smith-live.prev21.rmkr.net\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=48248"},"modified":"2025-02-18T20:46:14","modified_gmt":"2025-02-18T20:46:14","slug":"23-conversations-recent-situation-crack-up","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/rachelsenglish.com\/podcast\/23-conversations-recent-situation-crack-up\/","title":{"rendered":"023:  Conversations:  Describe a Recent Situation that Made you Crack Up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>David and I ask each other questions to get the conversation going \u2013 then we stop when we use an idiom, phrasal verb, or challenging vocabulary word and explain it. You\u2019ll learn these words and phrases because you heard them in context! Some of the phrases we discuss this week: to roll with something, under your belt, to be caught off guard, amped, back pedal.<\/p>\n<p>\u21d2 \u21d2 \u21d2 Get a\u00a0<strong>free copy<\/strong>\u00a0of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/rachelsenglish.lpages.co\/podcast-transcript-requests\/\"><strong>transcript here<\/strong><\/a>!<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"border: none;\" title=\"Embed Player\" src=\"https:\/\/play.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/5989671\/height\/192\/theme\/modern\/size\/large\/thumbnail\/yes\/custom-color\/0e3327\/time-start\/00:00:00\/hide-playlist\/yes\/download\/yes\/font-color\/FFFFFF\" width=\"100%\" height=\"192\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-dashlane-rid=\"8e5e62e9a455d522\" data-form-type=\"other\" data-dashlane-frameid=\"426\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/conversation-pronunciation-learn-english-rachels-english\/id1260073690?mt=2\">SUBSCRIBE on iTunes<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/s?fid=144785&amp;refid=stpr\">Stitcher<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Show Notes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Describe a recent situation that made you crack up. (And meaning of the phrasal verb crack up)<\/li>\n<li>The idiom \u201ctrash talking\u201d, to have a blast, hanging out<\/li>\n<li>When have you felt uncomfortable because of your insufficient language skills in another country?<\/li>\n<li>Idiom to roll with, under your belt<\/li>\n<li>Lost opportunity, missed opportunity, to make the most of an opportunity<\/li>\n<li>Idiom\/phrasal verb to move forward<\/li>\n<li>How to say \u201chi\u201d in Amharic<\/li>\n<li>What\u2019s your second favorite color, and why?<\/li>\n<li>Idiom: off the top of your head, to be caught off guard<\/li>\n<li>Phrase: for lack of a better ______<\/li>\n<li>Describe a recent meal that you loved. Phrasal verb: to point something out Vocabulary word: nondescript, amped<\/li>\n<li>Idiom: to die for, went off without a hitch<\/li>\n<li>Name a guilty pleasure (what is a guilty pleasure?)<\/li>\n<li>To pedal backwards, to back pedal, back up<\/li>\n<li>Night owl vs. Early bird<\/li>\n<li>Binge watch<\/li>\n<li>Fair enough<\/li>\n<li>Name a role model. What is a role model?<\/li>\n<li>Phrasal verb look up.<\/li>\n<li>Fun-loving<\/li>\n<li>Idiom: to put too much weight on something<\/li>\n<li>Phrasal verb cop out.<\/li>\n<li>The phrase \u201cwhat\u2019s up with?\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Phrasal verb \u201cto chalk up\u201d. To chalk _____ up to ______.<\/li>\n<li>Phrasal verb wrap up<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":48249,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":""},"class_list":{"0":"post-48248","1":"podcast","2":"type-podcast","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"entry"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>023: Conversations: Describe a Recent Situation that Made you Crack Up - Rachel&#039;s English<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/rachelsenglish.com\/podcast\/23-conversations-recent-situation-crack-up\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"023: Conversations: Describe a Recent Situation that Made you Crack Up - Rachel&#039;s English\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"David and I ask each other questions to get the conversation going \u2013 then we stop when we use an idiom, phrasal verb, or challenging vocabulary word and explain it. 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