Phrase: Talk the talk

Thanks for visiting ArtisanEnglish.jp’s The Posts – The Podcast today. These podcasts and posts are created to help our students and anyone who wants to access them to improve their English vocabulary. Talk the talk: To talk the talk means to speak confidently and convincingly about something so that others think you are good at doing what you say. https://links.artisanenglish.jp/TalkTheTalk Try a multiple-choice English Vocabulary Quiz from ArtisanEnglish.jp. Visit ArtisanEnglish.jp and go to the Weekly Quizzes page. https://links.artisanenglish.jp/Quiz If you'd like to take a FREE TRIAL LESSON, please contact me, David, at https://www.artisanenglish.jp/contact/ https://links.artisanenglish.jp/TrialLesson I provide 100% error correction, fantastic discussion topics and detailed after-lesson written feedback. Below are four terms from today’s episode that may have been new to you. Smooth talker: the type of person who can persuade anyone to do anything. They can be very dangerous and take advantage of others. https://links.artisanenglish.jp/SmoothTalker Crux: A crux is the most important factor of a problem, situation or matter. You'll often see it used in the phrase 'the crux of the matter'. https://links.artisanenglish.jp/Crux Tongue in cheek: When someone says something tongue in cheek, they may sound serious, but they are joking. Tongue in cheek requires some sarcasm at times. https://links.artisanenglish.jp/TongueInCheek Wannabe: If you're a wannabe, you want to be like someone else or be a part of a group or clique. Kids often want to emulate their heroes. https://links.artisanenglish.jp/Wannabe