“Get over it”, “hook up”, “blow away”: 10 Everyday English Expressions

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Understand and start using ten common, casual phrasal verbs that native English speakers use in everyday conversation. I explain how and when to use phrases like “get out”, “bend over backward”, “bust out”, “have at it”, “get over it”, “chill out”, “hook up”, and more. You’ll also hear about the informal or risky meanings some of these can have. Hear and practice the correct pronunciation with me so you can use these expressions confidently in conversation. https://www.engvid.com/get-over-it-hook-up-blow-away-10-everyday-english-expressions/

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In this lesson:
0:00 10 Slang Phrasal Verbs
0:43 get out
1:29 bend over backward
2:37 bust out
3:19 have at it
3:56 get over it
4:57 chill out
5:13 blow away
5:49 crank up
6:05 let it go
6:38 hook up

TRANSCRIPT:
Hi, everybody. Welcome to www.engvid.com. I'm Adam. In today's lesson, I'm going to share with you some slang or very casual phrasal verbs. Okay? So, what are phrasal verbs? Verb and preposition combinations that have very different meanings than the two individual words. Okay? So, these are all, like I mentioned, they're very casual, very informal slang. Don't use these in your writing if you're doing some formal writing. And also, make sure you actually understand these before you try to use them. A couple of them could get you in trouble, but I'll point these out as well.

So, let's start with "get out". Two meanings I'm going to tell you about. One is a bit more literal, like "get out", "leave". But when you tell somebody to "get out", you're expressing a little bit of anger or frustration. You want somebody to leave quickly. You don't want to see them. "Get out. Get out of my office." Very straightforward. Another meaning is "get out". When somebody says "get out" like that, it means they're very shocked or surprised by what you're saying to them. So, somebody, my friend tells me that that girl he met at the bar, he went home with her. "Get out. I don't believe you. I'm shocked. I'm surprised." In a good way, not in a bad way, right? I'm not asking him to leave.

"Bend over backward". So, if you bend over backward for someone, it means you're trying as hard as you possibly can to help them or to do something for them, right? So, my boss says to me, like, you know, you're not getting the pay raise. And I'm like, "What are you talking about? I bend over backward for you every day in this job." It means I do very hard work. I'm always trying to help. I'm doing things that are not even part of my job. I'm bending over backward in effort, okay? But be very careful. If you just say only "bend over", this could have a very, very different meaning. A little bit... You have to be careful when you're saying it and who you're saying it to. "To bend over" means to bend over forward, but that leaves another part of your body exposed, and somebody could take advantage of you. So, it's a little bit risqué. It's a little bit dangerous to say. "To bend over" generally means to let somebody take advantage of you.

"Bust out". If you bust out in something, usually you're going to bust out in... bust out in song or bust out a song. Basically, start suddenly, out of the blue. Suddenly, you decide to do something. So, we were... I was driving in my car with my friend, and suddenly he busted out in song. He started just singing really loud. "Bust out", sudden start. Like, "bust" means, like, break very violently, but this is, again, not a bad thing. It's just a surprising thing. If somebody busts out in song, if somebody busts out a record or busts out some... a bottle of whiskey, everybody starts drinking. "Have at", but mostly we say "have at it". "Have at it", go ahead, do whatever you want to do, right? So, somebody says, "Oh, I'm going to steal your car, and I'm looking at my car, and my car is very old and rusty, and it's not worth anything." And I go, "Have at it." It means, "Okay, go ahead, I don't care." If somebody says, "Have at it", it means they're giving you permission, but generally it means they don't care. They're actually happy if you do it, so you're not... you don't threaten them. If you threaten them and they say, "Have at it", they don't care.

"Get over it". This is a very, very commonly used expression. Something happened to me, and I'm very upset about it, and I complain, and complain, and complain, and finally my friend says, "Okay, okay, just get over it. Move on." Actually, they go together. This is... they actually work. Somebody can say together or just move on or just get over it. "Get over it" means forget about it. Just... it happened, it's finished, it's in the past, go on to the future. Forget that situation. […]