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044 - Wedding | ESL Podcast

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A: I’m hoping the wedding will be fun on Saturday.

B: The wedding is a no-go . Shirley apparently called the whole thing

off last night.

A: What happened?

B: No one really knows. Her decision seemed to come right out of the

blue . Scott thinks she might just be having cold feet .

A: I hope her girlfriends will be able to talk her out of this . I just

forked out a lot of dough for my tux . I wouldn’t mind meeting an

available bride’s maid either.

Phrases and Vocabulary used:

No-go – This is a slang term used to describe some event that was

supposed to happen but got canceled. The boss is sick so today’s meeting

is a no-go.

Called the whole thing off – “calling something off” means to cancel an

event like a date or a wedding. How was your date last night? We didn’t

go, Clare got sick and called it off.

Out of the blue – This expression refers to something that comes as a

surprise and with no warning. It also means you don’t know why

something happened. Steve seemed like he was happy with his job but

he just quit right out of the blue. Where did you get the idea to write a

book? I have no idea. It seemed to come right out of the blue.

Cold feet – This is a special phrase that is used to describe someone who

is nervous about getting married. Many people get cold feet the night

before their wedding day.

Talk her out of this – “talking someone out of something” means you

persuade or convince them not to do something. Michelle wanted to quit

the basketball team but the coach talked her out of it.

Forked – This is a little bit slang and can be used as a verb to describe

paying a lot of money for something. The idea is that you are using so

much money that you need a big fork to help you pick up all the money.

Dough – This is a slang term that means “money”. He’s making a lot of

dough at his new job.

Tux – This is short for “tuxedo”. A tuxedo is a special men’s suit that

they often wear to a wedding. They are very expensive so a lot of people

rent tuxedos when they need them.

Available – This is a way to describe someone who is single, ie. They are

not in a relationship. It means “available to date”. “Hey, remember that

girl you introduced me to at the party? Is she available?”

Your heart is in the right place – This phrase means that the person

intends to do something kind or helpful, but actually causes more harm

than good with their actions. For example, imagine a mother keeps giving

her needy son money because she feels sorry for him, but actually this

money is causing the son to be lazy and not look for a job. You could say

her heart is in the right place because she actually wants to help. In our

dialogue we were being sarcastic when we used this phrase because the

person was actually being selfish.

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