AEE 2637: Can't Get Over It? How to Talk About Sunsets, Concerts, and More
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This is an All Ears English podcast episode 2637. Can't get over it? How to talk about sunsets, concerts, and more. Welcome to the All Ears English podcast, downloaded more than 200 million times. Are you feeling stuck with your English? We'll show you how to become fearless and fluent by focusing on connection, not perfection.
What does it mean to 'get over' something?
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Hey there, Michelle. How's it going? Hey, Lindsay. I'm good. How are you? Michelle, have you ever been through a bad breakup in your dating life?
Yeah. I mean, not like an evil breakup or anything, but I've been through breakups and it's painful.
yeah how long about you yeah for sure oh my gosh yeah absolutely in the dating world it can be tough it can be tough uh especially if you take it really personally you know um but for you michelle how long does it usually take to get over a breakup would you say i mean i think i can take a good it could take six months it could take you right it just it depends and more so is like you know how
how, how do you get over it? And I think it's, I honestly think the only thing is just time, keeping busy and time. What do you think?
Yeah, I think we talked about, I think Aubrey and I talked about this a little bit recently on the show, you know, getting into a new hobby, just like making sure that your life is full of really great things. You're not thinking about the person all the time, right?
Yes. Yes, exactly. So today we're gonna talk about an expression with get over. And this is really, really useful. So this is, I can't get over something. So for example, I can't get over how beautiful this beach is. So it's interesting because this is not necessarily what we were using for the breakup idea, right? I can't get over him.
Yeah, we're not really talking today so much about breakups, right? This isn't the context of talking about a breakup. It's more about something that brings awe to your mind. Like you can't understand, like you just can't conceive of how beautiful something is or how something something is.
Yeah.
right something is something something is yes you can't stop thinking about it could be short term it could be long term it just has really impacted you it has affected you in some way so and again i can't get over someone maybe used after a breakup um so but more we're going to talk about it in another context today yes but guys make sure you hit the follow button wherever you're listening to all yours english don't miss anything from us um and let us drop into your queue Yeah.
So again, this is normally used to describe something that is surprising, amazing. Michelle, can this be good or bad, would you say? Or is it more just for good things or what?
I think it could be either. What do you think?
Yeah, I agree. It's just, it's more like something that's kind of shocking, right?
Right.
Like you can't believe how you feel about it in a way.
Right.
Yes, that's absolutely right.
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