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  • Hello everyone!

  • 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.

  • Is everyone ready? Let's begin.

  • Hello everyone!

  • Today's idiom is: runs in the family.

  • Runs in the family.

  • Can you imagine what this idiom might mean?

  • Well, let's picture your family and let's say that everyone in your family has red hair, okay?

  • So, then we have red hair running around the family. Red hair runs in the family.

  • Okay, so let's listen to 2 examples and think more about the meaning.

  • Biting your thumb is a bad habit, you know!

  • I know, but I think it runs in my family. My grandma and mom do it too.

  • Okay, so maybe he bites his thumb and so does his grandmother and his mother.

  • So, biting his thumb runs in the family. Many people in his family bite their thumbs.

  • Alright, let's listen to another example.

  • You have really nice curly hair, is that natural?

  • Yes, it runs in the family, everybody has curly hair except for my dad!

  • Okay, so curly hair runs in the family. Many members of his family have curly hair.

  • So, 'run in the family' means something that's inherited or passed along in your family.

  • Maybe it's something physical, such as blue eyes, a big nose, curly hair, or it could be something from your character.

  • Maybe good sense of humor, very passionate or aggressive people can say that that runs in the family.

  • Alright, so let's try using this phrase next time you want to describe something that you and your family members all share,

  • something physical or a character aspect, okay?

  • So, let's see if you can use this again in your next conversation and I'll see you next time. Good-bye!

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【Ecom Englisch】 Englisch Lernen leicht gemacht 17/100: Runs in the family

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    陳素惠 posted on 2014/07/17
Video vocabulary

Keywords

time

US /taɪm/

UK /taɪm/

  • noun
  • Speed at which music is played; tempo
  • Point as shown on a clock, e.g. 3 p.m
  • Number of hours, minutes needed to do something
  • Occasion when something happens
  • Period or occasion that something occurred
  • Period in history or the past
  • Something measured in minutes, hours, days, etc.
  • How long an event takes; duration
  • verb
  • To check speed at which music is performed
  • To choose a specific moment to do something
  • To measure how long an event takes, e.g. a race
  • To schedule something to occur at a specific moment
sense

US /sɛns/

UK /sens/

  • noun
  • Certain mental feeling or emotion
  • Normal or clear state of mind
  • Meaning of a particular word, phrase or text
  • verb
  • To perceive using sight, sound, taste touch etc.
  • To recognize the presence of something
native

US /ˈnetɪv/

UK /ˈneɪtɪv/

  • noun
  • Someone from or born in a specific country
  • Original inhabitant, e.g. before others
  • Person speaking a language from birth
  • adjective
  • Caused by natural ability; innate
physical

US /ˈfɪzɪkəl/

UK /ˈfɪzɪkl/

  • adjective
  • Relating to the body as opposed to the mind.
  • Relating to things that can be seen or touched.
  • Concerning the body of a person
  • Concerning things that can be seen or touched
  • Involving bodily contact or the use of force.
  • Relating to things you can see or touch.
  • Relating to physics.
  • noun
  • Health check at the doctors' or hospital
  • A medical examination to check a person's overall health.
  • other
  • Education in sports and exercise.
character

US /ˈkærəktɚ/

UK /'kærəktə(r)/

  • noun
  • Person in a story, movie or play
  • The distinctive nature or features of something.
  • The quality of being individual in a marked way.
  • An interesting or unusual person.
  • Writing symbols, e.g. alphabet or Chinese writing
  • Your personality or nature
  • A person or other being in a narrative.
  • Person who is interesting in amusing way
  • The mental and moral qualities distinctive to an individual
  • The quality of being individual in a marked way
  • A person or other being in a narrative
  • A printed or written letter or symbol
  • other
  • The distinctive nature or features of something
  • The distinctive nature or features of something.
  • The mental and moral qualities distinctive to an individual.
imagine

US /ɪˈmædʒɪn/

UK /ɪ'mædʒɪn/

  • verb
  • To think creatively about; form mental picture of
  • Form a mental image or concept of something.
  • Suppose or assume something.
  • other
  • To form a mental image or concept of something.
  • To suppose or assume something.
good

US /ɡʊd/

UK /ɡʊd/

  • adjective
  • Proper, appropriate or right
  • (Of an amount) enough; plenty
  • Excellent; high quality
  • Acting well or properly; of moral character
  • In a positive or happy emotional state
  • noun
  • Advantage or benefit
passionate

US /ˈpæʃənɪt/

UK /ˈpæʃənət/

  • adjective
  • Being easily excited to strong emotions
  • Having or expressing strong emotions.
  • Having strong sexual desires
  • Having or expressing a strong enthusiasm or interest.
  • Having or expressing strong emotions.
  • Having or expressing strong emotions.
  • Having or expressing strong emotions.
  • Characterized by intense emotion; ardent.
  • Having or expressing strong sexual desires.
aggressive

US /əˈɡrɛsɪv/

UK /əˈgresɪv/

  • adjective
  • Characterized by or displaying initiative and forcefulness.
  • (of a disease or harmful substance) rapidly developing or advancing.
  • Using energy and determination to achieve a goal
  • Ready or likely to attack or confront; characterized by or resulting from aggression.
  • Ready or likely to attack or confront; characterized by or resulting from aggression.
  • Vigorous and energetic, especially in business or marketing.
  • (of a disease or harmful substance) rapidly growing or spreading; invasive.
  • Behaving in a hostile and threatening way
English

US /ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/

UK /ˈɪŋglɪʃ/

  • adjective
  • Relating to England, its people, or its language.
  • Relating to England or its people or language.
  • Of or relating to England, its people, or their language.
  • Concerning the culture and people of England
  • noun
  • A course of study focusing on the English language and literature.
  • Language of the UK, USA, Nigeria and elsewhere
  • A person from England.
  • A style or manner characteristic of England.
  • A version of something translated into the English language.
  • Person's name
  • other
  • The English language.
  • other
  • The English language.
  • other
  • To translate into English.