{"id":52965,"date":"2015-05-07T01:45:51","date_gmt":"2015-05-07T01:45:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/127.0.0.1\/aee\/aee-317-one-english-phrasal-verb-that-could-change-your-life\/"},"modified":"2023-04-25T15:54:29","modified_gmt":"2023-04-25T15:54:29","slug":"aee-317-one-english-phrasal-verb-that-could-change-your-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/aee-317-one-english-phrasal-verb-that-could-change-your-life\/","title":{"rendered":"AEE 317: One English Phrasal Verb That Could Change Your Life"},"content":{"rendered":"
Today we have a quote!<\/p>\n
\u201cHolding back is so close to stealing.\u201d \u2013 Neil Young<\/em><\/p>\n
To hold back means to withhold or to not do something or to not give something.<\/p>\n
This episode is about taking chances in our lives.<\/p>\n
You may feel like you can\u2019t be yourself in English.<\/p>\n
Maybe you are funny in your native language but you don\u2019t know how to be funny in English so you hold back.<\/p>\n
But if you do that then you are \u201cstealing\u201d from the moment as this quote says.<\/p>\n
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What do you think?<\/strong><\/p>\n
When have you erred on the side of perfection and protection by protecting yourself and when have you erred on the side of connection by taking a chance?<\/strong><\/p>\n
Let us know in the comments below.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"