November 27, 2012 　=========

☆ loosen　緩める

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Let’s learn another idiom today. Do you know the idiom, “loosen up”?
If you tell someone to “loosen up” it means that you want them to
relax. Here are some examples:

I said a joke to help people loosen up before my speech.
His job is so stressful, he finds it hard to loosen up – even on
the weekend.
She was shy at first, but after she loosened up she was much
more talkative.

Can you use this word, “loosen up” or today’s word, “loosen” in a
sentence?

Bye,
Chris
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今日もまたイディオムの勉強です。
“Loosen up”というイディオムをご存知ですか？
誰かに“Loosen up”と言ったら、リラックスしなよ、ということです。
例を挙げましょう：

I said a joke to help people loosen up before my speech.
(私のスピーチの前に、みんなをくつろがすためにジョークを言って笑わせた)

His job is so stressful, he finds it hard to loosen up – even on the weekend.
(彼の仕事はストレスがたまるので、週末にすら気を緩めることが出来ない)

She was shy at first, but after she loosened up she was much more talkative.
(彼女は最初はシャイだったが、打ち解けてきたらおしゃべりになってきた)

あなたも、“loosen up”や、今日の単語“loosen”を使って文章を作ってみて下さいね。

それでは！
クリス