Learn the English Phrases TO GET AN EARFUL and TO GIVE AN EARFUL

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In this English lesson, I wanted to help you learn the English phrase, "to get an earful". When you get an earful, it means that you've done something wrong. and someone in authority over you, someone like your parents or someone who's in charge of you, tells you that you did something wrong, you get an earful. So you were maybe told not to do something and you do it anyways, and then you get an earful. When I was a kid, let me turn this around. When there were puddles like this in our driveway, I remember there was a time where I stomped through the puddles and then I went in the house and I got the floors all muddy. I didn't take my boots off when I came in and did I ever get an earful from my mum? My mum was quite angry with me and I definitely got an earful from her. So when you get an earful, it means you do something that you're not supposed to do, and someone tells you that you did it. I think you get to see Jen in the background today.

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The second phrase I wanted to teach you today is "to give an earful". And I kind of find myself on the other side of the coin now. I am now the parent. So the other night, one of my kids went out and they came home at two in the morning, and so I gave them an earful. I didn't actually do that. I mean, when you say, give an earful, it means you're kind of being a little bit mean. I think I'm actually a fairly nice dad. I just kind of said, Hey, that was pretty late. Try to be home on time next time. So it didn't really give that, my kid an earful. I think when you give someone an earful, you speak loudly and you're maybe a little bit angry, even.

So to repeat, when you get an earful, it means you've done something wrong and someone tells you about it, usually a parent or maybe a teacher. And when you give someone an earful, you're the person telling someone else that they did something they weren't supposed to do.

But hey, let's look at a comment from a previous video. This comment is from Padma. "Of course, spending time with family has to take center stage during Christmas vacation. By the way, a blue sky and a snowy white backdrop looks wonderful. Wish you and your family, a Merry Christmas in advance." And my response, "Thanks Padma. I agree visiting with family should take center stage." You know, especially during holidays.

Like the holiday season is a great time to, oh, that's bright. Is a great time to spend with family and friends. Here, gatherings will be quite small because of that pandemic thing that I don't really enjoy talking about anymore. But we are still going to have some gatherings. And I think it'll be good to spend a little bit of time with family and friends. There will be nowhere near the normal size parties that we normally have like two years ago. Most gatherings will be only about five or 10 people, and most people will do things safely, but I am looking forward to spending a little bit of time with my mom and with my siblings. That should be a lot of fun.

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