ESL Podcast 529 – Insulting Other People

http://www.eslpod.com/website/show_podcast.php?issue_id=7934716

- to mess around : to do unimportant thing to waste the time
Those kids are just messing around.
- to pipe down : to be quite, stop making noise
they'll pipe down and go home
- to get on sb's nerves : to annoy sb, to bother sb
- a disgrace : sth is very bad, unacceptable, unapproved
They're really getting on my nerves, playing loud music and making all that noise. They're a disgrace.
- to get a rise out of sb: to receive a response from sb who you're bothering intently
Get away from that window before they see you. If they see that they can't get a rise out of us, they'll move along
- to wave sb off : to move your hand in the air to show you tell sb to leave
I'm going to use it to wave them off.
- slight : small offensive saying
- to set sb off : to make sb angry
Teenagers can be unpredictable. You don't know if a small slight might set them off
- nut : crazy
Are you nuts?! You can't moon them back.

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Closing topics
so...	anyway...	but...	right...	okay...	well...
Use these words with sentences that give your final opinion about the topic summarise what has already been said lead to you saying 'goodbye' Examples But, we shall see if it makes a difference... Anyway, I must be off! So, it's something, anyway, to look forward to... Well anyway, it's lovely talking to you, but I must get on... Right... well... I guess I'd better get back

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Thanks,
Duy Lam