ONCE IN A BLUE MOON Meaning: very rarely. 👉 Em português: Uma vez por lua azul. Como soa natural: "de vez em nunca/no dia de São Nunca." Exemplo: 💬 "Once in a blue moon, my boss will lose his temper." (Meu patrão perde a cabeça de vez em nunca.) ✍️ YOUR TURN / SUA VEZ: What do you know that only happens once in a blue moon? Share your sentence below.

BEAT AROUND THE BUSH Meaning: to aboid talking about what's important. 👉 Em português: bater ao redor do arbusto. Como soa natural: "enrolar/fazer rodeios/encher linguiça." Exemplo: 💬 "Stop beating around the bush and get to the point." (Para de enrolar e vai direto ao ponto.) ✍️ YOUR TURN / SUA VEZ: Give an example of someone beating around the bush? Share your sentence below.

COST AN ARM AND A LEG Meaning: To be very expensive. 👉 Em português: custa um braço e uma perna. Como soa natural: "Isso custas os olhos da cara." Exemplo: 💬 "I can't afford that new phone because it costs an arm and a leg." (Não tenho condição de comprar aquele telefone porque custa os olhos da cara.) ✍️ YOUR TURN / SUA VEZ: What have you wanted to buy but it cost an arm and a leg? Share your sentence below.

Welcome to Day 35! It has been so amazing to see your development with storytelling. I’m so excited about your progress and about how much more confidently you’re expressing your ideas! And remember: today we have a live class with Joe Musgrave about storytelling! If you want to practice more, learn new expressions, and communicate with even more fluency, join @Joe Musgrave for our live session today! 🕗 8 PM Brazil time 🕓 4 PM Las Vegas time Now, let’s talk about today’s challenge! I feel like today’s challenge is going to require a little more imagination, because we’re not watching a story. Instead, you’ll be looking at a sequence of pictures and creating the story yourself! You can get creative and add your own details, feelings, dialogue, and ideas. Or, you can keep it simple and go straight to the point, just like I did in my example. It’s completely up to you! Your challenge is simple: 📸 Look at the pictures. 🧠 Create the story in your head. 🎥 Record yourself telling the story in your own words. 📲 Post your video here in the community. Don’t worry about making it perfect. Focus on communicating the story naturally and using the vocabulary you already know. I’m so excited to see what you come up with! And seriously, congratulations on how far you’ve come! You’re already on Day 35 of 56, and that consistency is making a difference!

CUT [SOMEBODY] SOME SLACK Meaning: To not be so critical. 👉 Em português: me dá um pouco de corda. Como soa natural: "me dá um desconto/pega leve comigo." Exemplo: 💬 "I asked my boss to cut me some slack because I had a lot of things going on." (Eu pedi meu patrão pra me dar um desconto porque eu tinha muito acontecendo.) ✍️ YOUR TURN / SUA VEZ: Have you ever needed someone to cut you some slack? Share your sentence below.