AEE: No Dice! Fun Ways to Say Something Didn’t Work
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This is the All Ears English podcast. No dice. Fun ways to say something didn't work. 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 with your american hosts lindsay mcmahon the english adventurer and michelle kaplan the new york radio girl coming to you from Colorado and New York City, USA. To get real-time transcripts right on your phone and create your personalized vocabulary list, try the All Ears English app for iOS and Android.
What does 'no dice' mean in everyday conversation?
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Hey, Lindsay, how are you? I'm feeling good, Michelle. How are you? How's it going? Everything is good over here. Lindsay, is it easy to find parking where you live?
Yeah, no, not really. It's tough because I live in a neighborhood where a lot of people don't have a garage. And so there's a lot of street parking that happens. So it can be tricky. But we actually have, we do have a garage, so we don't have to worry about it too much. So we're lucky. Yeah. What about you?
No problem. When I used to live in the city. Yeah.
Forget it.
Oh, gosh. I mean, I just remember circling and circling. Yeah. And then you have to park further away. And but now certainly it's much easier. Yeah. But yeah, in the States, if you don't live in a big city, you drive a lot. And so depending on where you're going, parking can be tricky. Yeah. Yeah. So, but yeah, sometimes I can just feel like, all right, you circled around again and then you just go, no dice. I know you really, no dice. Yeah. So yeah, when you try to find parking, you have no luck. You say no dice, right?
So I could say to you, hey, Michelle, any luck finding parking? No dice. Yeah. So are you talking about like playing a game, like a gambling game here? What are we talking about here? So yeah, no.
Today we're talking about how to use this no dice in daily conversation. And it's not just for parking.
How can you express lighthearted disappointment in English?
It's for any casual situation. To me, this is a really fun phrase to learn because it's an easy way to build connection. It's playful. It's really about luck or chance. not really so much being lucky, right?
Right, right. Because it's more often used, it's really just used in the negative, right? You don't ever say dice.
No.
No. So it's really not not being lucky. No, you wouldn't. It's only no dice. Right. So it's like saying you didn't get what you were looking for, didn't get what you were hoping for. Right?
Yeah, but it's kind of a little bit lighthearted. It's a little relatable. So even if you're in an unlucky situation, it's a little on the lighter end.
Yep, totally. So we're going to get into this one today. We love giving you guys these supernatural expressions you probably never learned in school or in your dictionary or any other app or podcast. We're getting into them here on the show. First, though, make sure you hit the follow button on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, or if you're on YouTube, hit subscribe so you don't miss a single one of these episodes. All right. Exactly. Yes.
So, Lindsay, where does this phrase come from?
Well, it was originally about gambling. We looked into it a little bit. So in dice games, if the roll wasn't what you wanted, you could say no dice. Right. But then, of course, it expanded to be a common everyday saying.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–0:50
2
What does 'no dice' mean in everyday conversation?
0:50–3:31
3
How can you express lighthearted disappointment in English?
3:31–12:31
4
What is the origin of the phrase 'no dice'?
12:31–15:10
5
When is it appropriate to use 'no dice' in conversation?
15:10–15:24
Speakers
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