AE 1189 - Expression: The Jig Is Up

Send us a text👉 FREE Download on this episode's worksheet: https://aussieenglish.com.au/AE1189_FREEWorksheet 👉 Listen to this episode on the podcast: https://aussieenglish.com.au/1189 👉 Join my 5-Day FREE English Course: https://www.aussieenglish.com.au/free-course/👉 Join the Premium Podcast here & access 1000+ episodes: https://www.aussieenglish.com.auWelcome to this weekly English expression episode on the Aussie English podcast!Today’s expression is “the jig is up”.If you get asked to take a guess on what it means, I’d totally understand if you come up with several ones - that 3-letter short word “jig” has many meanings!No worries, today’s your day to learn all about it!For this episode’s Q and A, I answer a question from IG user Hamed who asks “What are bell peppers called in Australia? When I go to Subway, no one knows what a bell pepper is!”Apparently, some people find it weird that Australians call bell peppers “capsicum”. Yes, we use the scientific name. Weird, but it works!There’s also a joke today about a definition of the word ‘jig’!We will also break down the different words & phrases in the expression “the jig is up”.There will be examples of how I would use the phrase in daily conversations. Don’t miss out on listening to the Pronunciation Exercise to learn how to pronounce the expression.And finally, be sure to download this episode’s FREE worksheet and listen to a longer-than-usual clip from the new Australian series “Troppo”.👉 Don’t forget to download your PDF Worksheet for this lesson!https://aussieenglish.com.au/AE1189_FREEWorksheetIf you're someone learning Australian English as a second language and you want to improve your pronunciation, reduce your foreign accent and sound more like an Australian when you speak English, check out my content at Aussie English!And grab my Australian Pronunciation Course here - https://www.aussieenglish.com.au/courses#australianaccent #aussieenglish #learnenglishwithpete #australianenglish #learnenglishonline  #aprenderinglêsonline #learnenglish #aussieenglishacademy #australianpodcast #languagepodcast| FOLLOW AE |- Facebook- Instagram- Website- Twitter| ENGLISH COURSES | - Australian English Pronunciation- Phrasal Verbs- Spoken English| AE ACADEMY |- Join the AE Academy| AE PODCAST |- Free Podcast- Premium Podcast*** Music from Artlist - License Number 524222 ***

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