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In this episode, Kevin and Jack talk about three idioms using prepositions:
to be up in the air
to be on the ball
to get over something
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A to Z Idioms 3
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Kevin:
You're listening to the A. to Z. English podcast.
Kevin:
Welcome to eight is the English and today we're going to be doing and idioms eight is the episode where we're gonna talk about a couple idioms in context and explain how you can use them as well remember to check our website for study guide vocabulary discussion questions and some practice with the idioms as well as links to our website Facebook page where you can join in the conversation and practice along with us.
Kevin:
So Jack before we get into the idioms we did a couple of listener interviews recently who are we gonna talk to next.
Jack:
Well actually Kevin I'm not really sure our next interview is kind of up in the air.
Kevin:
Oh really you know Jack you really need to be on the ball for this if we don't talk to people we won't have anything planned.
Jack:
Well you know Kevin you need to just like get over it okay.
Kevin:
All right Jack alright we'll figure it out.
Jack:
There you go.
Kevin:
For everyone listening did you catch the idioms we had three different idioms in there let's go ahead and talk about them together so in the first one I asked Jack who were going to talk to and Jack what did you say.
Jack:
I said the next interview was up in the air all up in the air yeah.
Kevin:
So.
Jack:
Up in the air engine and.
Kevin:
That is I mean this is what's fun about idioms is it's hard to guess what they mean up in the air so does that mean it's like a balloon like it's up in the air something looking to pull out of the year that the cloud.
Jack:
Yeah I mean it literally up in the air would mean in the in the sky or in the air right but that's not the meaning of this the stadium.
Kevin:
Right.
Jack:
Yes so how what would you say the actual meaning is up if something is up in the air what is it.
Kevin:
If it's up in the air it means you're not really sure about it yeah that we don't really know like we've got some ideas but it's not a full plan yet it's still up in the air.
Jack:
And it's usually when we're talking about making plans yeah I know that's true.
Kevin:
Yeah so usually about plans is where we're most commonly using it.
Jack:
Yeah what are you doing on Friday well it's up in the air I'm not sure it could be I could go to a movie I could go to dinner I could stay home I haven't decided yet I haven't made any what we're gonna do yeah well we're gonna thing yeah.
Kevin:
Yeah our we talked recently in the a quick chat about you know summer camps and things and maybe if you're making plans for your summer camps like what are we gonna do on day two for the kids that's still up in the air you know maybe we'll do a movie or maybe we'll go for a hike and still up in the air.
Jack:
Yeah nothing here usually I don't know if I'm if you would agree with this but usually there's two or three choices that you have you know and so you.
Kevin:
Kind of.
Jack:
You see it's not just it's not that you don't know it all it's right you know that did you know that you're going to do something but you haven't really decided which of the three or four or five activities that you want to do and so you said you would use this in that context you say oh well it's still up in the air.
Kevin:
That's true it's not usually used when you ha
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