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ESLPodcast961–LearningtoDance

GLOSSARY

totakeon–toagreetoacceptachallenge;tostarttodosomethingthatisvery

difficult

*Areyousureyoucantakeonanotherpart-timejobinadditiontoeverything

elseyou’redoing?

tosell(oneself)short–tounderestimateone’sabilities;tobelievethatone

cannotdosomethingwhenoneactuallycan

*Justinistryingtobehumbleduringinterviews,buthe’sreallysellinghimself

shortandemployersdon’trealizewhatatalentedmanagerheis.

tohavetwoleftfeet–tobeaverybaddancer;tobeunabletouseone’sbody

gracefullyorelegantly

*Bjornhasalwayshadtwoleftfeetonland,buthe’sanaturalswimmer.

uncoordinated–notabletocontrolthemovementsofone’sbodyinagraceful,

purposefulway;notabletomoveone’sarmsandlegsasonewouldliketo,

especiallynotatthesametime

*Lionelisafastrunnerandhasastrongarm,buthe’stoouncoordinatedtobe

onthebasketballteam.

senseofrhythm–one’sabilitytofeelthebeats(regularstrongpoints)ofasong

andmoveone’sbodyorplayaninstrumentinaccordancewiththem

*Evenasapreschooler,Adelehadagreatsenseofrhythmandwouldplaywith

hertoysasiftheyweredrumswheneversheheardmusic.

cutoutfor–preparedandqualifiedtodosomething;withthequalificationsor

characteristicsneededtodosomethingwell

*Iliketheideaofhelpingpeople,butI’mnotcutoutforbeingadoctor,becauseI

feelsickwheneverIseeblood.

togetaheadof(oneself)–tomakeplansorworryaboutwhatwillhappeninthe

futurebeforeonehasdealtwithwhatneedstobedonerightnow;tofocusonthe

futuremorethanthepresent,especiallywhencompletingatask

*Wendywantstopickoutcolorsfornewcarpetandpaint,butshe’sgetting

aheadofherself,becausewestillhavetosaveenoug