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hey hey
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so what is the big surprise
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hello everyone
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welcome back
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in this video we're going to learn six
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phrasal verbs With Friends
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let's begin
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yeah it just occurred to me this could
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be our last Thanksgiving just the two of
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us I mean we could be getting a baby
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soon you don't know that somebody's
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gonna pick us next year it's going to be
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you me and little Hemingway Bing
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yeah it just occurred to me this could
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be our last Thanksgiving just the two of
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us I mean we could be getting a baby
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soon you don't know that somebody's
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gonna pick us next year it's going to be
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you me and little Hemingway Bing
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if a thought or idea occurs to you it
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suddenly comes into your mind
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the phrasal verb occur to someone is
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commonly used in the following
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structures
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it occurs to someone that
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it occurs to someone to do something
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examples
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it occurred to me that I had forgotten
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to lock the front door before leaving
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it never occurred to us to check the
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weather forecast before heading out for
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a picnic
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didn't it occur to you to call the
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doctor when you started experiencing
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those severe symptoms
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yeah it just occurred to me this could
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be our last Thanksgiving just the two of
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us I mean we could be getting a baby
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soon you don't know that somebody's
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gonna pick us next year it's going to be
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you me and little Hemingway Bing
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finally paying off but more importantly
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to full well-rounded lives that center
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around work
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Mr Ross and and to years of hard work
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finally paying off but more importantly
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to full well-rounded lives that center
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around work
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right
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when something pays off it means that
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the time energy or effort you put into
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it brings you good results or success
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it's like getting a reward for your
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effort or seeing a positive outcome from
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your actions
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examples
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all her studying paid off when she
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received top marks on the exam
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all the hours of practice finally paid
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off when she won the championship
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their investment in the business paid
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off when they started making significant
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profits
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and and to years of hard work finally
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paying off but more importantly to full
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well-rounded lives that center around
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work
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I mean you've been trying to for so long
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maybe now that you're on different
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continents
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right
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you can finally get over
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I mean you've been trying to for so long
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maybe now that you're on different
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continents
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right
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you can finally get over
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the phrasal verb get over someone means
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starting to forget about a person and
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feeling happy again after a relationship
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has ended
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examples
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after their breakup Sarah focused on her
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hobbies and spending time with friends
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to get over her ex-boyfriend
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he's slowly getting over his crush and
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starting to feel better
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after some time Amy was able to get over
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her High School crush and focus on her
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studies
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I mean you've been trying to for so long
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maybe now that you're on different
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continents
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right
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you can finally get over
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I don't want to get over her
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what I don't I want to be with her
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really yeah I'm gonna go after yeah
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[Applause]
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I don't want to get over her
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what I don't I want to be with her
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really yeah I'm gonna go after her yeah
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[Applause]
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the phrasal verb go after someone means
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to follow or chase someone in order to
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catch or reach them
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examples
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the police officer went after the thief
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who was running away with the stolen bag
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the dog excitedly went after its owner
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wagging its tail and seeking attention
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he is going after his favorite celebrity
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at the event hoping to get a picture
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with them
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I don't want to get over her
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what I don't I want to be with her
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really yeah I'm gonna go after her yeah
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[Applause]
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so did you talk to Rachel no and uh I'm
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not going to why not because she's just
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going to shoot me down you guys saw what
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happened with Gunther that did not look
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like fun
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so did you talk to Rachel no and uh I'm
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not going to why not because she's just
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going to shoot me down you guys saw what
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happened with Gunther and I did not look
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like fun
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the phrasal verb shoot down someone or
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something means to strongly criticize or
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reject someone's idea or proposal
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examples
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when I suggested having a beach party
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they immediately shot down the idea
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saying it would be too difficult to
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organize
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they shot down his suggestion without
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considering its potential benefits
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he kept shooting down all the proposed
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Solutions without offering any
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alternatives
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so did you talk to Rachel no and uh I'm
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not going to why not because she's just
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going to shoot me down you guys saw what
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happened with Gunther that did not look
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like fun
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wow this is quite a spread what is all
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this stuff well I thought this would be
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a great opportunity to use up all the
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food that I don't want to move to the
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new house with me smoked oyster
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casserole with the breakfast cereal
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crust
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wow this is quite a spread what is all
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this stuff well I thought this would be
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a great opportunity to use up all the
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food that I don't want to move to the
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new house with me smoked oyster
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casserole with a breakfast cereal crust
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the phrasal verb use something up means
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to completely finish or use all of a
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particular thing until there is none
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left
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examples
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he used up all his savings to buy a new
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car
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she used up all the milk in the
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refrigerator when she made a large batch
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of Pancakes
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they used up all the hot water by taking
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long showers
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wow this is quite a spread what is all
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this stuff well I thought this would be
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a great opportunity to use up all the
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food that I don't want to move to the
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new house with me smoked oyster
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casserole with a breakfast cereal crust
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thank you for watching this video
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more exciting videos
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goodbye and take care
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