今週のワンポイント英会話 第659回 〜C'est la vie.〜

C'est la vie.=A French expression that means that's life or it can't be helped.

それが人生。仕方ない。

I wanted to go back to the States for Christmas, but I couldn't get a ticket. C'est la vie.

https://youtu.be/l3kfQIFDD_8

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今週のワンポイント英会話 第658回 〜To put your foot into your mouth. 〜

To put your foot into your mouth.=To say something embarrassing or foolish.

失言する。気まずいことを言う。

If you are shopping with your wife and she asks if she looks fat in this dress, you say "Yes".  That's putting your foot into your mouth.

https://youtu.be/5qdIR0ASYo8

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今週のワンポイント英会話 第657回 〜When the going gets tough, 〜

When the going gets tough,the tough get going. = This is an old Marine Corps term.
When things go wrong, strong people prevail.

事態が面倒になると頑強な者が動く。

When things are bad, toughen up and get going. 

https://youtu.be/RCq9VSzjA3A

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Catch him!

Yesterday a tall athletic man ran by me at full speed. Followed by a very short women  about thirty in a convenience store uniform. She was screaming "Stop thief". I yelled to her if she caught him what she was going to do with him. She stopped running.

今週のワンポイント英会話 第656回 〜Skeleton staff.〜

Skeleton staff. = Only enough staff to function.

必要最小限の人員。

On a holiday, most companies have only a skeleton staff on hand. 

https://youtu.be/yR4XC-UmujM

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今週のワンポイント英会話 第655回 〜On hand. 〜

On hand. = To be present or to have.

手元に。

Since I speak a lot, I always have water on hand.

https://youtu.be/9GJZ-HpD3mI

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Blowout.

I was riding my tricycle yesterday past a discount steak house which was having a special half-price sale day. The sale attracted a great deal of attention. There were about thirty people standing in line in front of the shop when I passed by. While passing, one of my rear tires blew out with a large BOOM! 
It was sounding like a bomb or gunfire. People in the crowd started to dash for cover or plain run away. If I were hungry I would have jumped in front of the line.

~Tim~