Soforexample, vegetable, I thinkeverybodyknowsthiswordvegetable, it's somethingyoueat, right?
Likefruitsandvegetables.
Soyouhavelike a lettuce, forexample, is a vegetableorcucumber.
Butdidyouknowthatvegetablecanalsomeanwhenwetalkaboutsomething, beingin a vegetativestate, when a person, forexample, let's saysomeonegotinto a caraccidentandhithisorherheadandthey'reinthehospitalandthey'rein a stateof a coma, they'rein a vegetativestate.
He's a bodywithnobrain, butandanotherwaytouseittovegoutokayas a verbandweuseveglikeitsoundslike a J.
Tovegoutmeanstorelaxanddonothing.
Whatareyoudoingthisweekend?
I think I'm gonnavegoutathome.
OkaySoas a nonnativeenglishspeakeryou'rethinkingvegveg.
I don't knowthisword.
Whatdoesvegmean?
Ohyouknowlikevegetable?
You'regonnagohomeandeatvegetablesallweekend.
No I'm gonnalieonmycouchlike a vegetabledoingnothingrelaxing.
Okaysotovegoutfromvegetableorifsomeoneis a vegetablenotdoinganythingornotnottoomuchbrainpowertheirbeef.
Andagainyou'rethinkingokayagainfoodyoueatbeefyouknowcowcookedbeefbeefcanalsomeancomplaintor a problem.
Soyougotoyourbossandyousayyouknow I have a beefwithyou, I have a beefwithyoumeans I have a problemwithyou.
I have a complaintaboutyouandthebosssayswelltakeyourbeeftoHR.
Means I don't wanttohearyourbeef.
I don't wannahearyourcomplaintcomplaint.
TakeyourbeeftoHR.
Soverycommonlyused.
What's yourbeef?
I have a beefwithyou, takeyourbeefelsewhere, takeyourcomplaints, takeyourproblemsomewhereelseokaydeaddeadmeansdeadnotalivebutweuseitnotonlyforlivingthings.
Ithasn't beenaroundverylong, butnowit's just a partofcommonspeech.
Itmeansamazing, amazingorawesome.
We'reverygood.
Right?
Howwasthemovie?
I wassick.
Soifsomebodysayssomethingwassickandtheysaidlikethat I wassick.
I meanitwassoamazing.
Itwassogood.
Somethingveryspectacular.
Like a bandor a movieorsomethingcreative, somethingyouseeordoorpersonyoumeetetceterabust.
A bustcanhavetwomeanings.
Whenyoutalkaboutsculpture, likewhenyouhave a littlesculptureof a person's head, somebodyfamous, somebodymade a sculptureoftheheadthat's called a bustoftheheadbustalsomeansbreak.
Soifyouhave a vaseofflowersandyoudroppedit, itbusts, itbreaks.
I wasbustedbymyparentswhen I waswhen I triedtoborrowthecarand I toldthem I wassleepingat a friend's houseorsomebody, somekidsaresmokingcigarettesinthewashroomatschoolandtheprincipalcomesinandhecatchesthemdoingthisaction, theyarebusted.
Theprincipalbustedthem.
Okaysotocatchsomebodydoingsomethingbad.
Okaysoagainthisisthe, thisistheinterestingthingaboutenglish, youcanthink, youthink, youknowallthesewordsandthenyouhearthemusedin a completelyunknownwaytoyou.
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There's also a quiztomakesurethatyouknowhowtousethesewordsincontext.
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