Today’s episode is for Monday, June 1, 2020. Our Idiom is ‘lead you down the garden path.’ If you let someone lead you down the garden path, you allow yourself to be misled or deceived, but not in a malicious or illegal way. You can read along as you listen by clicking HERE or by copying and pasting this link into your preferred browser: https://links.artisanenglish.jp/LeadYouDownTheGardenPath
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Here are some other terms in today’s episode that may have been new for you today:
Buyer's remorse: Buyer's remorse is a feeling of regret after buying something too expensive, or unnecessary. It's the low after a shopping high. https://links.artisanenglish.jp/BuyersRemorse
Leave a bad taste in your mouth: Whenever an experience leaves you with a bad impression, you can say that it left a bad taste in your mouth. https://links.artisanenglish.jp/LeaveBadTasteInMouth
Sweet talk: Sweet talk is to praise someone insincerely to get something you want or achieve some aim. Salespeople use sweet talk all the time. https://links.artisanenglish.jp/SweetTalk
Have your wits about you: When in a strange or dangerous situation, you must have your wits about you - be alert and ready to take action at a moment's notice. https://links.artisanenglish.jp/HaveYourWitsAboutYou
