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hello and welcome to today's lesson in

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this video we're going to talk about a

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common English phrasal verb used by Ross

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in season 10 episode 16 of friends let's

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see what it means and how to use it in

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this episode Ross Joey and Chandler are

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packing up the guest room while they're

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sorting things out Chandler finds a pair

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of black handcuffs in the closet and

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says what the hell is this Ross and Joey

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immediately think that Chandler and

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Monica might be using them during sex

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Ross then says Chandler you don't have a

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sister so you can't understand how much

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this bums me out let's now talk about

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the meaning of this phrasal verb the

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phrasal verb bums someone out means to

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make someone feel sad disappointed or

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unhappy it typically refers to

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situations or actions that have a

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negative impact on someone's mood Ross

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used this phrasal verb because the

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thought of his sister in that situation

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made him feel really uncomfortable and

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upset

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Chandler you don't have a sister so you

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can't understand how much this bums me

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out let's see more examples I didn't

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mean to bum Sarah out but when I told

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her the concert was cancelled she was

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really

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disappointed the ending of that movie

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totally bummed me out I wasn't expecting

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it to be so

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sad seeing all the trash on the beach

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really bums me out it's such a beautiful

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place but people don't seem to care

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that's all for today's video thanks for

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watching and see you next time

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