Diverting English dialogues

English dialogues to help you learn advanced British English phrases, idiomatic expressions, phrasal verbs, and grammar. DIVERTING means ’entertaining and enjoyable’. 0:30 TO EASE YOURSELF INTO AN armchair means ’to sit comfortably’. 1:00 OVER THE MOON means ’very happy’. 1:05 LIKE A CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF means ’very /extremely nervous or worried’. 1:11 a LONG-HAUL flight means ’any non-stop flight that lasts more than 6 hours’. 1:14 a DOMESTIC person means ’someone who enjoys being at home and running a family’. 1:18 FAR-FLUNG means ’a long distance away from where you live’. 1:18 TO TERRIFY means ’to cause fear’, ’to make someone feel scared’. 1:24 TO TALK SOMEONE INTO SOMETHING means ’to make someone agree to do what you offer or are offering’. 1:30 TO FIND COMMON GROUND means ’to reach some sort of agreement and an understanding in a situation when you and someone else have different opinions’. 1:46 TO LAUNCH means ’to start’. 1:53 LENGTHY means ’taking a long time’. 1:56 TO TAKE IT TO EXTREMES means ’to do or say something that other people see as unacceptable / extreme/ beyond what is usual or nornal’. 2:03 TO GIVE SOMETHING A SHOT means ’to try to do’. 2:14 TO REFRAIN FROM SOMETHING means ’to stop from doing’. 2:19 TO KEEP ON AT SOMEONE means ’to say the same thing to someone again and again so that it becomes annoying/they don’t want to hear this anymore’. 2:23 A KILLJOY means ’someone who spoils the enjoyment of others, who doesn’t agree or doesn’t want to have fun with others, someone who kills the joy’. 2:51 HANDS DOWN means ’absolutely’. 3:11 TENTATIVE means ’it is not yet certain or fixed’. 3:18 TO PIN HIGH HOPES ON SOMETHING means ’to have high hopes, to hope very much’. 3:27 TO HAVE A WHALE OF A TIME means ’to enjoy, to have a great time’. 3:38 A WEEK TODAY means ’a week from today, on the same day next week.’ #englishdialogues #britishenglish #ieltsspeaking