Name: 【Ecom Englisch】 Englisch Lernen leicht gemacht 12/100: Just about
Uploaded: 2014-07-17T01:30:58.000Z
Duration: 2 min 44 s
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Welcome to Idiom 100, where we learn 100   commonly used idioms by native English speakers.

All of the explanations are in English, so it might be challenging for you,

but just try to imagine the meanings in your head and study hard and soon you'll be able to use these idioms in your conversations.

Can you imagine the meaning of this idiom?

Well, let's imagine you're at a darts board, okay?

And you're throwing darts at the bull's eye,

Maybe almost hitting, here, here, here, you're just about   hitting the bull's eye, but not quite, almost.

Alright, so let's listen to 2 examples and   think about the meaning of this idiom.

Hey, we are supposed to meet Sally in 5 minutes.  Are you done with work?

Okay, so maybe she's not finished, but almost finished, just about.

Hey, are we supposed to meet Sally in 5 minutes?

Well, it’s just about finished raining, so I think we’ll be fine.

Okay, so just about finished raining means maybe it's   still raining a little, but almost stopped.

So, just about means almost, the same meaning.

Alright, and you can use it with 'just about finished',   'just about ready', those kind of things work well.

So, let's try to use it in a situation where you're almost finished

or maybe your friend calls you, 'Are you ready to come to the movie?'

Okay, so let's try to use 'just about' in your next conversation.