{"id":66761,"date":"2022-11-23T15:32:23","date_gmt":"2022-11-23T15:32:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/?p=66761"},"modified":"2022-11-25T08:11:30","modified_gmt":"2022-11-25T08:11:30","slug":"aee-1893-show-empathy-with-this-english-idiom-that-hits-close-to-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/aee-1893-show-empathy-with-this-english-idiom-that-hits-close-to-home\/","title":{"rendered":"AEE 1893: Show Empathy with this English Idiom that Hits Close to Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>English idioms make the language more interesting and vibrant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unfortunately, they also make English much more difficult to learn!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The way to connect with any human being is to be vulnerable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s key to let them know when their words hit you in a way that resonates. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Listen in on today\u2019s episode and get one heavy-weight idiom you can leverage to build genuine relationships quickly. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:46px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"1893 - Show Empathy with this  English Idiom that Hits Close to Home\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dMJg_rVQp1M?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:46px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-making-connections\"><strong>Making connections <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In today\u2019s episode, we are talking about the idiom \u2018close to home.\u2019 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a very native and natural expression that you can use. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When you are having a conversation, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/learn-this-english-grammar\/\">you are making a connection<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You want to know what phrases to use to make sure you are making that connection deeper in English. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This episode has been inspired by a question sent by a listener of All Ears English. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><em>Hello everyone from All Ears English! How\u2019s everything going? I hope all of you guys are pretty well. I love what you guys do so much and I really appreciate everything you\u2019ve done for all of us, learners. Thank you so much. I\u2019ve got a question for you. Recently I saw in a video the expression \u2018hit closest to home.\u2019 Can you explain this sentence to me? 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