ESL Podcast 258 - Moving in Together
to go out - to date someone; to be involved in a romantic relationship with someone, but not be married
Did you hear that Wendy and Gil started going out last month?
heart-to-heart - a serious and sincere conversation between two people about their feelings
Eva needs to have a heart-to-heart with her husband and let him know why she doesn't like him to work late every evening.
uh oh - a phrase used to show that one is worried about something, or afraid that something will be bad or dangerous
Uh oh. I think I left the oven on. I'd better go home right away to turn it off.
What is this all about? - What are you talking about? What is this leading to? What are you trying to say?
Marvin keeps talking about marriage and babies. What is this all about? Do you think he's going to ask Moira to marry him?
to move things to the next level - to make something more serious and significant; to move a romantic relationship forward
Corrine and Youngwoo agreed that it was time to move things to the next level, so they're going to be married in June.
to move in - to begin to share a home; to begin to live with another person
I'm going back to college and plan to move in with my brother for the next two years.
conservative - traditional; old-fashioned; not liberal
Some conservative people believe that men should work and women should stay at home with the children.
to approve - to think that something is good; to give someone one's permission to do something; to say that it is okay for someone to do something
That girl is wearing a very short skirt. I can't believe her mother approved of her buying it.
a matter of - about; related to; a question of; involving
It's only a matter of time before the economy slows down.
to adore - to like or love something or someone very much
Shannon adores having breakfast with her girlfriends every Saturday morning.
to go against (something) - to not agree with something; to be opposed to something
Eating pork goes against the teachings of some religions.
belief - an opinion about something; something that one thinks is true
It's our belief that our company needs to change our image or we won't survive for another year.
to go on - to continue; to be the same
I wish we could go on skiing forever, but it's starting to get dark.
to be joined at the hip - to be together all the time; to always be with each other
Betty and her sister seem to be joined at the hip. I've never seen one without the other.
to want more space - to want to spend more time away from someone else; to want to spend less time with someone; to want more independence in a romantic relationship
Edgar told his girlfriend that he wanted more space to spend time with his friends.
to rock the boat - to change things in a bad way; to make things difficult or confusing; to change a situation so that it becomes worse
Nobody likes Will's decision, but they don't want to rock the boat by telling him so.
to hold off on (something) - to postpone or delay something; to decide to do something later than originally planned
Angie wants to hold off on going to college and travel in Europe for a year after she finishes high school.