Hi and welcome back to the American slang and idioms course how to understand Americans when they talk
in this section we're going to be looking at words that start with the letter B.
And our first one is blow it to blow it blow it to blow it means to make a big mistake to make a big
mistake or as Americans say in slang to screw up to screw up.
Blow it.
OK let's look at a conversation with the phrase below it.
Joe how did you do on your English test.
How did you do on your English test.
Steve I blew it.
I got the worst grade in the class.
I blew it.
I got the worst grade in the class.
I blew it.
I got the worst grade in the class.
Joe how did you do on your English test Steve.
I blew it.
I got the worst grade in the class.
So he made a big mistake and he did really badly on his test.
And then Joe might respond by saying I'm sorry man.
You'll do better next time.
I'm sorry man.
You'll do better next time OK.
Let's look at another one.
Joe I can't wait to go on my second date with the girl from the coffee shop.
I hope I don't blow it.
I can't wait to go on my second date with the girl from the coffee shop.
I hope I don't blow it.
I can't wait to go on my second date with the girl from the coffee shop.
I hope I don't blow it.
Steve you're not going to blow it.
Don't be so hard on yourself.
I can tell she really likes you.
You're not going to blow it.
Don't be so hard on yourself.
I can tell she really likes you.
You're not going to blow it.
Don't be so hard on yourself.
I can tell she really likes you.
OK we'll do the whole thing together.
I can't wait to go on my second date with the girl from the coffee shop.
I hope I don't blow it.
You're not going to blow it.
Don't be so hard on yourself.
I can tell she really likes you.
OK.
That's the word.
Blow it the blues the blues the blues means feeling sad or down feeling sad or down.
Other versions of the blues is feeling blue or having the blues as in.
I've got the blues.
OK let's look at a conversation with an example.
Joe.
Hi Steve how's it going.
Hi Steve how's it going and how's it going means.
How are you.
Hi Steve how's it going.
Steve I'm feeling blue.
My dog broke his leg today.
I'm feeling blue.
My dog broke his leg today.
I'm feeling blue.
My dog broke his leg today.
OK let me do it one more time.
Hi Steve how's it going.
I'm feeling blue.
My dog broke his leg today.
OK the blues let's look at another conversation.
Joe this could be a day later.
Joe are you feeling any better today.
Are you feeling any better today or are you feeling any better today Steve now.
Man I've got the blues today.
I found out that I'm getting a pay cut at work now.
Man I've got the blues.
Today I found out that I'm getting a pay cut at work a pay cut.
Means he's going to get less money at his job.
He's going to get less money at work.
So Joe are you feeling any better today Steve.
No man I've got the blues.
Today I found out that I'm getting a pay cut at work.
K The next word is beat I'm beat I'm beat.
That means tired or worn out am beat the original meaning of the word beat is to stir something fast.
As in beat eggs for cooking to stir something fast as in beating eggs or to hit someone or something.
As in beat them with a stick beat them with a stick.
But those are the original meanings the slang meaning is tired or worn out.
And let's look at example.
Conversation Joe.
Can you bring me another bag of sand.
Can you bring me another bag of sand Steve.
Just one more.
Then I have to rest.
I'm beat.
Just one more.
Then I have to rest.
I'm beat.
Just one more than I have to arrest.
I'm beat.
OK I'll say it all together.
Joe can you bring me another bag of sand Steve.
Just one more then I have to rest.
I am beat.
OK let's look at the next word.
Bail out.
Bail out means give money to a person or business to save them from failing.
So if a business is struggling and they're running out of money maybe they are about to close.
But if you give them money then they can stay open.
Then you're bailing them out.
Cabe bail out also means to pay money to let someone out of jail.
You have to pay money to let someone out of jail and the money is called the bail.
OK let's look at some examples.
Yesterday we had to bail out the X Y Z Corporation with one hundred thousand dollars or the business
would have closed yesterday.
We had to bail out the X Y Z Corporation with one hundred thousand dollars or the business would have
closed.
Yesterday we had to bail out the X Y Z Corporation with a hundred thousand dollars or the business would
have closed.
OK let's look at another example.
We need to raise seven thousand dollars to bail Joe out of jail before his trial.
We need to raise $7000 to bail Joe out of jail before his trial.
Kill let's look at a similar word the previous word as bail out this word is just bail and it means
something completely different.
Bail.
This is a more common word you would see in everyday speech and it means to abandon a commitment or
to quit to abandon a commitment or to quit.
OK let's look at some example conversations Joe.
How was the dinner party last night.
Steve I don't know.
We had to bail.
My girlfriend got sick right when we got there and got their means arrived.
So my girlfriend got sick.
That's the same as became sick or felt sick.
My girlfriend felt sick right.
When we arrived.
Right when we got there ok.
I don't know.
We had to bail.
My girlfriend got sick right when we got there.
And one last time.
I don't know.
We had to bail.
My girlfriend got sick right when we got there.
And I'll do the whole thing again together.
Joe how was the dinner party last night.
Steve I don't know.
We had to bail.
My girlfriend got sick right when we got there.
And here are some more examples of the word bail.
See you later guys.
I have to bail.
See you later guys.
I have to bail.
See you later guys.
I have to bail dude.
I miss hanging out with you.
Why do you always have to bail on me hanging out with you means spending time with you.
Dude I miss hanging out with you.
Why do you always have to bail on me or in other words.
Why do you always have to leave.
Do I miss hanging out with you.
Why do you always have to bail on me.
Ok one more example if we don't bail out of this investment deal soon we're going to lose everything
we own if we don't bail out of this investment deal soon.
We're going to lose everything we own.
And in this case it's talking about exiting or quitting this investment if we know bail out of this
investment deal soon we're going to lose everything we own.
OK.
So that's the word bail and that's it for this video.
We'll see in the next video.