In this episode I was talking about questions from my lovely French learner who is reading an English novel. I felt that a lot of the vocabulary was common and useful so we did a whole episode on it.
Spoiler Alert: I definitely spoil the ending of the movie Thelma and Louise in this podcast. Also, it sounds a bit weird because I forgot the name for ages, so I was really excited to remember! 🤣
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2iBFmKlO4BY
Vocabulary
Idiom - to squeeze something out of someone - to make someone tell you or give you something
Idiom - to spill the beans - to tell the secret
an inappropriate story - something that you wouldn't share with everyone
Idiom - Her hopes were dashed. - hopes are destroyed
irrevocably - impossible to take back or fix, changed forever
Idiom - to have a send off - to have a party, usually when someone leaves to go somewhere but can be used for a life celebration at a funeral
Idiom - Lets have a knees up - to have a party ...people will probably get drunk
Idiom - scared out of my wits/scared witless - really scared of something
Idiom - two peas in a pod - to share interests or seem similar
stagger - 'he staggered home' - walked awkwardly or drunkenly
As I mentioned in the podcast there are two famous comedians who this makes me think of. The first is John Cleese doing the Monty Python sketch, The Ministry of Silly Walks.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCLp7zodUiI
The second is our very famous and hilarious comedian Billy Connolly and his 'drunk walks'. Billy is from Glasgow in Scotland, so you get extra points if you can understand everything he says.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SW3rDi0Ko6M
spotted - I spotted a bluebird. - to see
avidly - with lots of interest or excitement
fanatic - (route of 'fan') someone who is a big fan or really loves something
bird spotter (also 'bird watcher' is common)/train spotter - someone who really loves birds/trains and goes to look for them as a hobby.
twitcher - someone who watches birds as a hobby.
