Idioms A to Z 001: Idioms with verbs 1

In this episode, Jack discusses five common English idioms and describes their meanings. https://atozenglishpodcast.com/idioms-01/ Share your answers to the discussion questions in our WhatsApp group chat! https://forms.gle/zKCS8y1t9jwv2KTn7 If you could take a minute and complete a short survey about the podcast, we would be very appreciative. You can find the survey here: https://forms.gle/HHNnnqU6U8W3DodK8 We would love to hear your feedback and suggestions for future episodes. Intro/Outro Music by Eaters: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/eaters/the-astronomers-office/agents-in-coffee-shops/ Listen to the episode and write the definitions of the idioms. Hit the books: Hit the sack: Twist someone's arm: Stab someone in the back: Lose your touch:   Discussion Questions: How often do you hit the books to study English?What time do you hit the sack?Have you ever twisted someone's arm to get what you want?Have you ever stabbed someone in the back? Have you ever been stabbed in the back?Have you lost your touch in regard to a skill or talent that you used to have?  Full Transcript: https://atozenglishpodcast.com/idioms-01/AtoZ_Idioms001.mp3Speaker1: You're listening to the A to Z English podcast. Hey there, A to Z. Listeners, this is Jack. I am flying solo today. Unfortunately, Kevin is not feeling well. He is under the weather and so he'll be back soon. But for today you are stuck with only me. So we are going to do a special episode today and today's special episode is called A to Z Idioms. And we are going to look at five different English idioms. And then I am going to give you some examples and I'm going to explain the meanings of the idioms. And so I will also put the idiom descriptions in the show notes, in the descriptions of the podcasts, so you can go right in there and see the idioms and then see what the definitions of those idioms are. So I will provide that for you. And as as usual, we will I will also provide a full transcript of today's podcast, which is just me. So anyway, let's go ahead and get started. So our first idiom is hit the books. So what does that mean to hit the books? Hit the books? Now I think everybody knows what the verb hit means. To hit something is to take make a fist and to punch it or hit it. You could also use an object to hit something or somebody. And but that's not what hit the books means, right? Because why would anybody want to hit a book? Right. When we say hit the books in English, what that means is it means to study hard to go and study your textbooks. Speaker1: And so if we're if I were to give you an example of a conversation between two people, you could imagine that one person is calling his or her friend and they call and say, Hey, are you busy? Would you like to go see a movie tonight? And then you say, Oh, I'm sorry, I can't. I have a test tomorrow. I really need to hit the books. And hit the books means I really need to study. And so hit the books is a very common expression in high school and university, especially in America. I've heard it many times, I've used it many times myself, and it's a very common expression for students. For students. Now, do you have to be a student to use this expression? No. You know, sometimes adults, people who have graduated from university, people like yourselves, you are studying English right now. And if you are studying English and you are taking an English class or something and you have a test coming up soon or a homework assignment or something that you need to prepare for, you could use this expression with your friend. You can say, I'm sorry, I'm really busy, I need to hit the books or I have to hit the books. I have to study. I really have to study. So there you go. That is idiom number one. Hit the books. Hit the books. And I've got another idiom which is also using the verb hit. Speaker1: So we use this. This is a common verb in several different expressions and idioms in English. And the second one is hit the sack.