Being able to give compliments and criticism is important both professionally and socially because it lets you make suggestions and improvements. But before you say what’s on your mind, be sure to find a delicate and sensitive way to express your thoughts. To help you with this, I have put together this lesson on phrasal verbs for complimenting and criticizing others. I will teach you the meaning of butter up, pat on the back, pick on, rub something in, and more. These will enable you to express your thoughts and feelings clearly and accurately. If you get a ten out of ten in the quiz afterwards, don’t be a show off!
the lesson is quite difficult some your explanation is a bit of vague. Anyway thank you so much
nguyen van long
i hope that you could explane more because ididnot understand all of the phrasal … thank you
zoooz Ali
We´re not going to run you down Mr Benjamin, we´ll all speak highly of you ;)
Thanks a lot!!
PS: I think the last answer of question number 5 would also be possible.
knopfler86
It’s not a easy lesson but thanks Benjamin.
beernaard
the lesson is not easy,and the quiz too, but i rave about Benjamin
Ghydaa
Hi Benjamin,this lesson is too difficult to understand….
francis11
Man I got 2 wrong how did you do?
Mfc.com
78% . Thank you ☺
Annie
2/9 what the.
gnarlance
This lesson was difficult.
Marcos Peralis
Your style is vivid and you are overall a very good teacher. You made a slight mistake, though : to “wax” lyrical (or angry or…) has nothing to do with candles made of wax. TO WAX is an old word which means TO GROW (angry, etc…). The opposite is TO WANE (to diminish ; e.g. the moon is waxing / the moon is waning. Hence “a WAN smile” : a weak or sad smile. All the best
@lexandre
Thank you for the correction, lexandre! You’re quite right about “wax”. (In German, “to grow” is “wachsen”.)
I looked up “wane” and “wan”, and the connection is less clear. “To wane” comes from roots that mean “lacking” or “decreasing”. “Wan”, oddly, used to mean “dark”.
To make things more confusing, there’s also “wain”, which is an old-fashioned form of the word “wagon”.
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wax lyrical about!!! what does it mean???
cothach
nice to meat you all
mohand4646
I got 6 out of 9
imnicolefigueroa
Thanks so much! Very useful! =D
ctierrez
I am wondering there is much better way to explain these phrasal verbs in clear manner.Most of the words that he is explaining looks like he himself doesn’t have clarity on it.
ankitwadhwa89
Thank you Benjamin! Not easy.
Terrysam
Thanks your explanation fantastic but is not easy words
Bolton2020
Could you explain more clearly these verbs?
thank you
lorelore97
Thank you Mr. Benjamin. I like your truly original approach.
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the lesson is quite difficult some your explanation is a bit of vague. Anyway thank you so much
i hope that you could explane more because ididnot understand all of the phrasal … thank you
We´re not going to run you down Mr Benjamin, we´ll all speak highly of you ;)
Thanks a lot!!
PS: I think the last answer of question number 5 would also be possible.
It’s not a easy lesson but thanks Benjamin.
the lesson is not easy,and the quiz too, but i rave about Benjamin
Hi Benjamin,this lesson is too difficult to understand….
Man I got 2 wrong how did you do?
78% . Thank you ☺
2/9 what the.
This lesson was difficult.
Your style is vivid and you are overall a very good teacher. You made a slight mistake, though : to “wax” lyrical (or angry or…) has nothing to do with candles made of wax. TO WAX is an old word which means TO GROW (angry, etc…). The opposite is TO WANE (to diminish ; e.g. the moon is waxing / the moon is waning. Hence “a WAN smile” : a weak or sad smile. All the best
Thank you for the correction, lexandre! You’re quite right about “wax”. (In German, “to grow” is “wachsen”.)
I looked up “wane” and “wan”, and the connection is less clear. “To wane” comes from roots that mean “lacking” or “decreasing”. “Wan”, oddly, used to mean “dark”.
To make things more confusing, there’s also “wain”, which is an old-fashioned form of the word “wagon”.
wax lyrical about!!! what does it mean???
nice to meat you all
I got 6 out of 9
Thanks so much! Very useful! =D
I am wondering there is much better way to explain these phrasal verbs in clear manner.Most of the words that he is explaining looks like he himself doesn’t have clarity on it.
Thank you Benjamin! Not easy.
Thanks your explanation fantastic but is not easy words
Could you explain more clearly these verbs?
thank you
Thank you Mr. Benjamin. I like your truly original approach.
Benjamin contratulation! We pat you on the back.