Phrase: Straighten you out

Today’s episode is for Sunday, September 5, 2021. Our phrase today is ‘straighten you out.’ If someone says they are going to straighten someone out, they mean they are going to improve their behaviour. You can read along as you listen by clicking HERE or by copying and pasting this link into your preferred browser: https://links.artisanenglish.jp/StraightenYouOut Try a Weekly Thursday Quiz from ArtisanEnglish.jp. You listen to the posts. Now check to see if you learned from what you heard. Visit ArtisanEnglish.jp and go to the Weekly Quizzes page. https://links.artisanenglish.jp/Quiz I also offer FREE 20-minute lessons twice a month for anyone. All you have to do is sign up to win. Look under Book a Private Lesson at ArtisanEnglish.jp for Saturday Free-For-Anyone https://links.artisanenglish.jp/SatFree4Any1 and Sunday Free-For-Anyone  https://links.artisanenglish.jp/SunFree4Any1. Below are three terms from today’s episode that may have been new for you. Work in progress: The expression a work in progress is used for artistic works an artist is working on but has not yet completed. https://links.artisanenglish.jp/WorkInProgress Behind every great man, there is an even better woman: Behind every great man there is a great woman means that men do not become great on their own, they need help from their wife or mother. https://links.artisanenglish.jp/BehindEveryGreatMan Lost cause: A lost cause is a person or thing which has zero chance of success. If people think someone or something is a lost cause they won't help them. https://links.artisanenglish.jp/LostCause