Father's Rage English Podcast

TO PUT / HAVE smth ON THE LINE
 to put / have smth in danger of losing

EXAMPLES
•I am going to take risk and PUT my house ON THE LINE.
•Be careful, You HAVE your future ON THE LINE.
•I HAVE a lot ON THE LINE in this game.

QUESTIONS TO ANSWER
•Do you perform better when you HAVE a lot ON THE LINE?
•When did you last HAVE something important ON THE LINE?  
•Are you ready to PUT everything you have ON THE LINE for the sake of love?

TO PUT / HAVE smth ON THE LINE
 to put / have smth in danger of losing

EXAMPLES
•I am going to take risk and PUT my house ON THE LINE.
•Be careful, You HAVE your future ON THE LINE.
•I HAVE a lot ON THE LINE in this game.

QUESTIONS TO ANSWER
•Do you perform better when you HAVE a lot ON THE LINE?
•When did you last HAVE something important ON THE LINE?  
•Are you ready to PUT everything you have ON THE LINE for the sake of love?

TO KEEP ONE’S OWN COUNSEL
to say little or nothing about your thoughts, opinions and plans

EXAMPLES
•I would love to know what Jane thinks but she KEEPS HER OWN COUNSEL.
• Naomi is a very private person, she likes to KEEP HER OWN COUNSEL.
• My mother advised me to KEEP MY OWN COUNSEL.

QUESTIONS TO ANSWER
•Do you find it hard to KEEP YOUR OWN COUNSEL?
•Why is it important to KEEP YOUR OWN COUNSEL?
•When is it not a good idea to KEEP YOUR  OWN COUNSEL?

TO KEEP ONE’S OWN COUNSEL
to say little or nothing about your thoughts, opinions and plans

EXAMPLES
•I would love to know what Jane thinks but she KEEPS HER OWN COUNSEL.
• Naomi is a very private person, she likes to KEEP HER OWN COUNSEL.
• My mother advised me to KEEP MY OWN COUNSEL.

QUESTIONS TO ANSWER
•Do you find it hard to KEEP YOUR OWN COUNSEL?
•Why is it important to KEEP YOUR OWN COUNSEL?
•When is it not a good idea to KEEP YOUR  OWN COUNSEL?

TO HAVE DESIGNS ON smth
to have a plan or secret desire to get something

EXAMPLES
•I knew he HAD DESIGNS ON my job the first time I saw him.
• I can see you HAVE DESIGNS ON Anna.
• The thieves  HAD DESIGNS ON the jewellery.

QUESTIONS TO ANSWER
•What should I do If I HAVE DESIGNS ON a woman/man?
•Is there any job that you currently HAVE DESIGNS ON?
•Why do people always HAVE DESIGNS ON something other than what they have?

TO HAVE DESIGNS ON smth
to have a plan or secret desire to get something

EXAMPLES
•I knew he HAD DESIGNS ON my job the first time I saw him.
• I can see you HAVE DESIGNS ON Anna.
• The thieves  HAD DESIGNS ON the jewellery.

QUESTIONS TO ANSWER
•What should I do If I HAVE DESIGNS ON a woman/man?
•Is there any job that you currently HAVE DESIGNS ON?
•Why do people always HAVE DESIGNS ON something other than what they have?

TO COME ACROSS
be clear and understandable

EXAMPLES
•The main idea of the story COMES ACROSS very well.
•Her message did NOT COME ACROSS and we asked her to explain.
•What COMES ACROSS in his email is his great sense of humor.

QUESTIONS TO ANSWER
•Do you use gestures to make your ideas COME ACROSS?
•Why do F-words make our messages COME ACROSS so well?
•Do political speeches COME ACROSS to you?

TO COME ACROSS
be clear and understandable

EXAMPLES
•The main idea of the story COMES ACROSS very well.
•Her message did NOT COME ACROSS and we asked her to explain.
•What COMES ACROSS in his email is his great sense of humor.

QUESTIONS TO ANSWER
•Do you use gestures to make your ideas COME ACROSS?
•Why do F-words make our messages COME ACROSS so well?
•Do political speeches COME ACROSS to you?

TO COME ACROSS AS adjective/noun 
to seem to have a certain quality

EXAMPLES
•At first she CAME ACROSS AS arrogant.

•I like to COME ACROSS AS someone who knows everything.

•We both COME ACROSS AS intelligent human beings.

QUESTIONS TO ANSWER
•Do you like to interact with people who COME ACROSS AS very self-condident.

•Are you afraid of a big man who COMES ACROSS AS a killer?

•What do you think you COME ACROSS AS?

TO COME ACROSS AS adjective/noun 
to seem to have a certain quality

EXAMPLES
•At first she CAME ACROSS AS arrogant.

•I like to COME ACROSS AS someone who knows everything.

•We both COME ACROSS AS intelligent human beings.

QUESTIONS TO ANSWER
•Do you like to interact with people who COME ACROSS AS very self-condident.

•Are you afraid of a big man who COMES ACROSS AS a killer?

•What do you think you COME ACROSS AS?