AEE 2632: Don’t Be a Rat! Expressions for Betraying Someone’s Trust
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What does 'Don't be a rat' mean in English?
This is an All Ears English podcast, episode 2632. Don't be a rat. Expressions for betraying someone's trust.
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What expressions are used for betraying someone's trust?
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Hey there, Michelle. How are you today? I'm good, Lindsay. How are you? Good. Michelle, are you good at keeping secrets? Are you a good secret keeper?
I think so. I definitely, I mean, I try my best, right? I think for the most part, I'm fine. But what about you?
Yeah, I mean, I think unless it's something that I really, you know, feel like if I don't share, it's going to be dangerous for the person that shared with me, right? If it's just something that is fine to keep a secret, I'm probably pretty good at it, I think.
But here's the question.
Yeah.
Does your spouse get to hear the secret? When you tell someone a secret, do you just assume that they're going to tell their spouse?
See, this is a really good... I've actually had this conversation with my spouse and some friends, and this is a hot topic. So I kind of think that in our little conversation, the consensus was it's OK to tell your spouse.
Yeah.
Unless it's something like really personal and really private that, you know, would mortify them like these. Yeah, there is.
Right. Like, like. Yeah. sexual details about that person's relationship right right exactly like something like that i think would be very inappropriate um especially if like it's like a mutual friend or whatever something yeah exactly it really depends on the level but i think i do think that when i tell someone something i'm pretty much assuming their spouse will yeah And like, I'm okay with that. And if I weren't, I would say something beforehand. Like, don't even tell Larry.
Right. Yeah. And that's a really good question. It's a fun twist on this episode today in this topic. It's true. There's an exemption there where when you tell like your best friend something, you understand they're probably going to tell their spouse. Really fascinating.
What are common phrases used when someone tells on you?
Yeah. Yeah, definitely tell them if you really don't want their spouse knowing. So anyway, but that could be another episode for another day. But yeah, keeping secrets is part of building connections. It's all about building and maintaining someone's trust. So when you share someone's secrets or something that could get them in trouble, you know, you betray their trust and you break that connection. So You know, today we're going to share some common expressions to talk about betraying trust. And all of these phrases have something in common. Lindsay, what is it? The word is rat. Rat.
The word that they have in common is rat. Vermin.
Rat.
yes yes oh gosh okay interesting yeah this is gonna be this is gonna be an interesting one so lindsey guys we want to remind you to hit the follow button wherever you're listening to the all ears english podcast so you never miss any episodes yeah good um so when we call someone a rat in english what does it mean michelle what does it mean
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What does 'Don't be a rat' mean in English?
0:00–0:54
2
What expressions are used for betraying someone's trust?
0:54–1:23
3
How can English proficiency impact your career?
1:23–4:08
4
What are common phrases used when someone tells on you?
4:08–8:22
5
How can sharing secrets affect personal relationships?
8:22–10:02
6
What are the implications of telling a secret to a spouse?
10:02–14:38
Speakers
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