Walk The Talk - English Expressions and Idioms with CELS

Expressions with ’turn’ - Part 3

Expressions with ‘turn’ - Part III
I had an editing contract that had a two-week turn-around
Seeing him dressed up in a suit like that really kind of turned me on.
He burped at the dinner table after he finished eating. That turned me right off.
It always turns me on when she smiles at me.
It always turns me off when I see someone with long, dirty fingernails.
Oh, the weather’s turning ugly. It’s going to dump a half a foot of snow this weekend.
Your son turned 10 years old?! OMG!
It’s like she turned into a totally different person!
Buy yourself a new suit and see if you can turn some heads.
I decided to turn over a new leaf and cut out my bad habits.
I started off just walking, but then turned up the heat a bit by doing weights.
Don’t fight back. Instead, just turn the other cheek and ignore him.
He turned the tables on his unappreciative boss and started his own business.
He’s at a turning point in his career. I told him not to turn his nose up at any offers.
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Expressions With ’Turn’ - Pt. 2

Expressions With ‘Turn’ - Part 2
It turns out that idiomatic language is critical to improving one’s colloquial skills in their second language.
What about that job interview you’ve got your fingers crossed for? You certainly don’t want to get turned down for the job just because you don’t understand what was discussed in the interview!
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I heard class was cancelled, but I walked by anyway, and guess what...lots of other students had turned up as well!
He always turns up when something comes out of the oven…It’s like he can hear the oven door. He just appears out of nowhere!
You probably threw away the sticky note with the phone number on it, but you never know…it might turn up yet.
It turns out that there are a lot of phrasal verb idioms that we need to learn to be really good with holding a conversation.
They had only studied grammar and formal stuff when they passed the TOEFL test, so everything they heard in classes just went over their heads.
His grandmother would probably turn over in her grave if she knew how much slang he uses. She was strict about using good grammar!
I’m not saying to turn a blind eye to the importance of grammatical rules. But, it turns out that you need to speak colloquially and listen to colloquial English to do well on the CELPIP test.
How many people turned out on Friday night for the Edmonton Folk Music Festival?
Oh, it was a really good turn out with almost a full house.
If we want to win this tournament, we’ve got to really turn up the heat out there!
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Expressions with ’Turn’ - Part 1

English Expressions With ‘Turn’ (Pt. 1)  - "Hey, wait your turn! You have to wait your turn!"  - “Hey, no talking out of turn. You have to put your hand up and wait your turn.”  - “Just wait for your turn.  Just wait your turn.”   -  “Things got turned upside down a bit for me.”   -  "It really turned my plans upside down; I had to accommodate that situation.”  - "Her sudden change of plans kind of got mine all turned around."
   -  “Turn the light on/off. Turn on/off the light."
  -  “Hey, can you turn off the stereo and come for dinner please?”
  -  “Do me a favour please and turn on the TV so that I can watch the news while I’m making our lunches for tomorrow."   -  "It’s time for me to turn in. I’ve got a big day ahead of me tomorrow, so it’s time for me to turn in for the night."
Learning phrasal verbs and idioms is critical for English for Academic Purposes (EAP). In order to understand lectures and presentations, you need to know and understand many expressions. Similarly, you need many at your disposal in order to communicate well as a presenter. Learn as many as possible!
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Expressions with ’Catch’ - Part 2

Expressions with Catch (Pt. 2)
    - I couldn’t decide what to do…it was a real catch 22!    - They might just catch you off guard!   - I’m going to try to catch a few winks between classes. (Or, ‘catch some Zs)   - Why don’t we go outside for a walk and catch some rays?    - I know I shouldn’t have been looking…but I caught a glimpse of the test key.    - You ought to just catch a lift with me. There’s no point in us both driving.    - I hope I haven’t caught you at a bad time.    - I caught him red handed going through my cell phone call log.     - He should have been on his toes, but the opponent caught him flat footed. 
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Expressions with ’Catch’ - Part 1

Colloquialisms with ‘Catch’ (Part 1)
- Don’t worry, you can easily catch up.
- I hope you caught that phrasal verb I just used!
- I’m sure I’ll catch up with you on the hill later on
- Get it? Does that make sense? I hope you catch my drift.
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- Somehow, I caught a terrible cold.
- I finally got all caught up with my homework.
- He just got caught up with a bad crowd.
- If the boss catches wind of this, you’ll be fired!
- I’ll catch ya on the rebound!
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Expressions with ’Beef’ - Part 2

Colloquialisms with ‘Beef’ (Pt. 2)
- You have to beef your résumé up a bit.- I’ve got a serious beef with those guys!- If you’ve got a beef with something I’ve done,…. - Oooh…he really beefed hard on that trick.- That was a serious beef!
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Expressions with ’Beef’ - Part 1

Colloquialisms with ‘Beef’ (Pt. 1)
- Oh, just look at all those muscles. He’s such a beefcake! - Jimmy’s got a really beefy truck….- Put some beef into it!- He’s pretty beefed up now!Copyright © 2022 – Canadian English Language Services Inc. – All Rights Reserved https://www.CanadianEnglish.com

Introduction (What it’s all about.)

Walk the Tallk is a podcast for English language learners and teachers. It aims to provide some insight into colloquial English, along with a lot of expressions, phrasal verbs, idioms, sayings, etc. and information about their meanings and etymologies.So, tune in and pick up some new colloquialisms! An idiom is a powerful way of communicating. Learn a new phrasal verb and put it to use in your next conversation!