English Idiom Lesson “Hook up” From Happy English NY


  

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Today we’re going to look at getting hooked up!  Hook up is an interesting expression with a few different uses and meanings.

  1. The most common use and meaning is “to meet” or “get together:”
        -Let’s hook up after work and go for a drink.
        -Tom hooked up with a bunch of guys who play baseball on the weekends.
  2. You can also hook [someone] up or ask someone to hook [you] up with someone, which means two people get connected. For example:
         -I needed to get my car fixed, so can you hook me up with your brother, the mechanic?
         -Brad hooked Johnny up with Angelina, and now they are dating!
  3. Hook up can also have a slang meaning of connecting for dating, romance, or a sexual relationship:
         -Tony and his buddies went to the club to see who they can hook up with.
         -Eddie hooked up with some girl at the party and went home with her.
  4. Lastly, we use hook up to mean connect electronic equipment

    5.      -I can’t wait to hook up my new XBOX and play!
         -Can you hook an iPod up to a TV?

 

Generally, the structure used for hook up is:

  1. Hook up with someone: I hooked up with Tommy.
  2. Hook someone up with someone: I hooked Tina up with Fred.

Who have you hooked up with recently?

English Idiom Lesson “Get a Kick Out Of” @HappyEnglishNY

  

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When you really enjoy something or someone, you can say that you get a kick out of it or them.

-I get a kick out of watching my dog eat an oreo
-I got a kick out of that comedian on TV. You should check him out.

You can also say get a bang out of [something]
-Keep telling those funny stories. Everyone gets a bang out of you.

What do you get a kick out of?

Idiom Lesson “Run Into” From Happy English NY


  


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When you’re out somewhere and you unexpectedly see somone you know, you can say that you ran into them. To run into somone means you meet somone you know by chance. The structure is run into + [someone]:

- I ran into my cousin Tom at the mall.
- We ran into Lucy’s mom yesterday. It’s been years since we have seen her.

Who have you run into lately?

Idiom Lesson “feel no pain” From Happy English NY

  

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T.G.I.F! Since it’s Friday, and this is the day when many people tend to go out and party, I thought we can look at another drinking-related expression. If you are feeling no pain, it means you are drunk.

Pay attention to the structure. We use [to be] + feeling no pain:

     – After a few beers, Tommy was feeling no pain last night.
     – Are you ok? You look like you are feeling no pain!

When was the last time you were feeling no pain?