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See Class ScheduleCatch Word #135 – Like water off a duck’s back
Episode description
When someone says something negative or critical about you, sometimes it can bother or upset you. But it’s important not to take things like this too personally, just like this week’s expression: like water off a duck’s back. In this episode, we look at idioms that mean that you don’t let someone’s negative comments affect you. We think that’s good advice. Check out this episode to hear about brushing things off and constructive criticism.
Expressions included in the study guide
- To get the hang of something
- To let something get to you
- Like water off a duck’s back
- Constructive criticism
- To nag
- To brush something off
- Right off the bat
- To suck
- To put your nose to the grindstone
- To laugh something off
- To get under your skin
- Cool
- Not to sweat something
Informal contractions in this episode
Informal contractions are unofficial short forms of other words, and they’re usually only used in casual conversation. For example, when a native English speaker talks casually, they might say gonna instead of going to, or whaddya instead of what do you. Even though informal contractions are usually only used in spoken English, we include them in the Culips written transcripts to help you get used to how they’re used and what they sound like.
These are the informal contractions used in today’s episode, along with their meanings:
- gonna: going to
- gotta: got to
- wanna: want to
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Catch Word #135 – Like water off a duck’s back
Episode description
When someone says something negative or critical about you, sometimes it can bother or upset you. But it’s important not to take things like this too personally, just like this week’s expression: like water off a duck’s back. In this episode, we look at idioms that mean that you don’t let someone’s negative comments affect you. We think that’s good advice. Check out this episode to hear about brushing things off and constructive criticism.Expressions included in the study guide
- To get the hang of something
- To let something get to you
- Like water off a duck’s back
- Constructive criticism
- To nag
- To brush something off
- Right off the bat
- To suck
- To put your nose to the grindstone
- To laugh something off
- To get under your skin
- Cool
- Not to sweat something
Informal contractions in this episode
Informal contractions are unofficial short forms of other words, and they’re usually only used in casual conversation. For example, when a native English speaker talks casually, they might say gonna instead of going to, or whaddya instead of what do you. Even though informal contractions are usually only used in spoken English, we include them in the Culips written transcripts to help you get used to how they’re used and what they sound like. These are the informal contractions used in today’s episode, along with their meanings:- gonna: going to
- gotta: got to
- wanna: want to
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