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English Idiom Lesson “Get with the Program” Happy English NY
Mar 31st
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“Get with the program” or “get with it” has few possible meanings and uses. Let’s look at this popular English expression!
The first meaning we will look at is “pay attention to what’s happening now” in the news or pop culture. If you know someone who is a little behind the times, they need to get with the program or get with it!
- Didn’t you know Happy English has YouTube lessons? Come one, get with the program!
- Mark’s band has been playing the same music for 15 years. The need to get with it and play some newer songs.
Another way to use this idiom is when someone is not following the rules or procedures, like in the office or in school. In the office, the boss might say something like this to her employee:
- Terry, I’ve told you several times to be careful about completing your weekly reports. I need you to get with the program and make sure you hand in your reports on time every week!
In school, the teacher might say something like this to his class:
- Well, only 50% of the students here passed the test. The rest of you need to get with it and start studying.
Do you know someone who needs to get with it?
Idiom Lesson “Call it a day” From Happy English NY!
Mar 24th
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Sometimes you’ll work hard on a project, and even though it’s not finished, you are finished working on it for the day. You plan to continue working another time. In this case, you can “call it a day.” How do we use this idiom?
First of all, please use all four words exactly like this: “call it a day.” The only exception is you can change the tense of the verb “call” like this:
-We called it a day at 3:00pm
-Shall we call it a day now?
You can’t change the pronoun “it” – this idiom is a fixed expression. In general, we would make a statement about our work and then after that we will use “call it a day.” Here are some more examples:
-We’ve repainted 3 rooms so far. Let’s call it a day and do the rest tomorrow.
-The construction workers always call it a day around 4pm.
-This was a long meeting. Let’s call it a day and go have lunch.
What time will you call it a day today?
Idiom Lesson “Eager Beaver” From Happy English New York!
Mar 18th
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When you see a beaver building a dam or a nest, they seem to be very enthusiastic about doing the task. When a person is very eager to work on something, or on the job, we say he or she is an eager beaver.
-Frank is always the first person in the office in the morning and the last one out in the evening. He is such an eager beaver he will probably get a promotion.
-Alice was an always an eager beaver in school. Her teachers loved her for her hard work and enthusiasm.
Do you know someone who is an eager beaver?
