EPISODE · Feb 7, 2026 · 2 MIN
Hard pass
from Daily English Pod · host Jale Qaraqan
Send us Fan MailEnglish lesson application (with Jale): https://forms.gle/RGS9xwfLHXRRnmaQ9For checking the transcript: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2379282Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/daily-english-pod/id1754079453Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5BlVNSNuNHtPtBS3NGqo7U?si=djxO8x_9Sk2QGTZXc21DlA&nd=1&dlsi=391f9eb5d2e247abXc21DlAHard pass means a very strong and clear “no.”Not maybe. Not let me think about it. Just a confident refusal. It’s informal and usually used in spoken English or casual messages.Examples:1- She was invited back to a job that had completely drained her. She read the email, took a breath, and thought, “Hard pass.2- He considered waking up at 5 a.m. on his day off to help a friend move apartments. After a moment, he said,“ That’s a hard pass for me.”
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Send us Fan Mail English lesson application (with Jale): https://forms.gle/RGS9xwfLHXRRnmaQ9 For checking the transcript: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2379282 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/daily-english-pod/id1754079453 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5BlVNSNuNHtPtBS3NGqo7U?si=djxO8x_9Sk2QGTZXc21DlA&nd=1&dlsi=391f9eb5d2e247abXc21DlA Hard pass means a very strong and clear “no.” Not maybe. Not let me think about it. Just a confident refusal. It’s infor...
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