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Hi, everyone! I am Georgiana, your English teacher and founder of\\xa0SpeakEnglishPodcast.com. My mission is to help you speak English fluently.

Today we are going to continue to talk about\\xa0idioms and specific vocabulary related to\\xa0movies in English.

And with a point of view lesson, you will learn grammar in context without memorizing any boring rules. I\\u2019ll tell you a story

twice from different grammar points. I can change the tense or the person. And like that, you will learn grammar in context.

Please, visit\\xa0SpeakEnglishPodcast.com\\xa0to get the\\xa0transcript\\xa0of today\\u2019s episode.\\xa0

Before we start, let\\u2019s remember the 5 expressions you learned in the last episode.

Get the\\xa0show\\xa0on the road

Means to begin an activity or journey.

To kick off a show, or kickoff

To kick off a show means\\xa0to start a performance\\xa0or the first performance among many others.

Popcorn movie
It\\u2019s a movie to watch just for entertainment.

Live up to the hype

If a movie\\xa0lives up to the hype, it is as good as the public anticipates.

Sell out
If tickets are\\xa0sold out,\\xa0it means that all available tickets for a movie, concert, etc., have been sold.

Now let\\u2019s learn some new vocabulary and expressions:

1. To make a clown of yourself

Clowns are usually funny and entertaining people who do all sorts of things to make people laugh.\\xa0

I\\u2019m scared of clowns, and I\\u2019m sure many other people are too. So, if you make a fool of yourself, you\\u2019re doing something that makes people laugh without meaning to.

It means you make a mistake that makes people laugh, maybe you stutter or even forget what you were going to say.\\xa0

So, we use this expression when someone appears foolish or someone who knows very little.

Examples:

1. Jack was so worried about\\xa0making a clown of himself,\\xa0he got so nervous that he ended up calling off his performance.

To\\xa0call off\\xa0means to cancel an event or agreement.

\\u201cHe should not have tried to call his ex, he\\xa0made a clown of himself.\\u201c

2. To be in the limelight

The expression\\xa0to be in the limelight

comes from an old practice from the theater scene. Limelight was a bright white light made by heating oxygen and hydrogen and placing a piece of lime into it. It was used for stage lighting.

But what does it mean?

If you are\\xa0in the limelight, you are in the public eye. Therefore, people will be interested in your personal life.

They will want to know who you hang out with and what you do in your free time. As a result, the paparazzi and reporters are likely to surround you often.

Examples:

\\u201cTom tried avoiding the press as much as possible, but\\xa0he was in the limelight all the time because of his new blockbuster\\xa0movie.\\u201d

\\u201cMany people love\\xa0being in the limelight, but I get nervous on stage.\\u201d

3. To crave the limelight

Well, we have already seen what it means\\xa0to\\xa0be\\xa0in the limelight, but let\\u2019s find out what it means to crave the limelight.\\xa0

To crave something means to feel a strong desire for something or someone.

Therefore, if you\\xa0crave the limelight, it means that you really like to be the center of attention.

Celebrities, politicians, but also regular people sometimes\\xa0crave the limelight.

Example:

\\u201cMy friend wasn\\u2019t a person who\\xa0craved the limelight\\xa0until her book became a bestseller. That\\u2019s when she got used to the attention.\\u201d

4. Break a leg

This expression comes from the world of theater. Actors were superstitious because they believed that saying \\u201cgood luck\\u201d would actually bring them bad luck, so people started using the expression\\xa0\\u201cbreak a leg\\u201d\\xa0instead.

Examples:

\\u201cBreak a leg!\\u201d\\xa0I shouted to my sister before the beginning of the play.

\\u201cYou\\u2019re so talented you don\\u2019t need luck but make sure you\\xa0break a leg!\\u201d

Ok, that\\u2019s it for today, but let\\u2019s first go over the expression we have learned today.

1. To make a clown of yourself
2. To be in the limelight

3.\\xa0\\xa0To crave the limelight

4.\\xa0\\xa0Break a leg

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