๐งบ The Sunday Reset โ 5 words natives actually use to get their week together. Sound more natural in real conversation with today's EnglishDrops drop!
Today's 5 chunks:
- get my act together (idiom) โ finally organize yourself, stop being scattered or lazy. "Three projects, zero motivation โ time to get my act together." โ ๏ธ The possessive changes with the person: get MY/HER/THEIR act together โ never "get an act together."
- get around to (phrasal verb) โ finally find time for something you've been putting off. "I finally got around to booking that dentist appointment." โ ๏ธ "to" is a preposition here: got around to DOING it, never "to do."
- sort out (phrasal verb) โ organize or fix a mess, problem, or plan. "Give me ten minutes to sort out this schedule." โ ๏ธ sort OUT โ never "sort up." Also settles conflicts: "you two need to sort it out."
- behind on (collocation) โ late with something you should have done: payments, shows, messages, life admin. "I'm so behind on messages, don't take it personally." โ ๏ธ behind ON your emails โ not "behind of" or "behind at."
- wing it (slang) โ do something without preparation, improvising as you go. "I lost my notes, so I just winged the presentation." โ ๏ธ Past tense is WINGED it โ said with a shrug and a smile.
โจ Magic Sentence: "I finally got around to sorting out the garage, I'm still behind on laundry โ but once I get my act together, I'll stop winging it."
๐ฃ๏ธ Real-Life Dialogue (fill in the blanks!):
A: Morning! Big Sunday reset? B: Did you _____ sorting out the garage? A: Halfway โ and I'm _____ laundry. B: This is the week I get my _____ together. A: Or you just _____ it! B: Winging it is my brand.
Word bank: get around to ยท get my act together ยท wing it ยท behind on ยท sort out
๐ง Translations:
| English | ไธญๆ | ๆฅๆฌ่ช | Franรงais | Espaรฑol |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| get my act together | ๆฏไฝ่ตทๆฅ๏ผๆ่ชๅทฑ็ไบ็้กบ | ใใฃใใใใใๆฐใๅผใ็ท ใใ | se reprendre en main | ponerse las pilas |
| get around to | ๆฝ็ฉบๅ๏ผ็ปไบ่ พๅบๆถ้ดๅ | ใใฃใจๆใใคใใ | trouver le temps de faire | encontrar el momento para hacer |
| sort out | ๆด็ๅฅฝ๏ผ่งฃๅณ | ็ไปใใใ่งฃๆฑบใใ | rรฉgler / mettre de l'ordre dans | ordenar / resolver |
| behind on | ่ฝๅไบ๏ผ็งฏๅ็๏ผๆชๅฎๆ๏ผ | ๏ผ่ชฒ้กใๆฏๆใใ๏ผ้ ใใฆ | en retard sur | atrasado con / en |
| wing it | ไธดๅบๅๆฅ๏ผๅณๅ ดๅบไป | ใถใฃใคใๆฌ็ชใงใใ | improviser | improvisar |
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