Easy English Expression 0449 to be tied up with something

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Easy English expression. When you're busy, this is the expression to use. Enjoy. Let's go back in time. Today, we have a very useful expression. If you're busy, are you sometimes busy?

Great. Then you can use this expression. Listen carefully. To be tied up with something. I'm tied up with something. We can just say I'm tied up, but we usually add with.

I'm tied up with something. Tied up. T-I-E-D. Tied up. U-P. To be tied up means to be busy. And the nuance is you are literally tied with string or with a rope to something.

So for example, these days I've been tied up with making videos. I've been tied up with my videos. As you know, I was sick for about two weeks and oh boy, just because I'm sick doesn't mean the world stops.

So I fell behind in my lessons. So I've been making lots and lots of videos. It's as if I were tied to my camera. And I'm shooting videos, editing videos.

I'm tied to my chair right now, editing videos, making this podcast. I'm tied up with my work. I'm tied up with making podcasts. I'm tied up with making videos.

Oh my goodness. And tomorrow, maybe not tomorrow, maybe on Friday, I'll be tied up with... My email. I've got so much email to go through. What are you tied up with these days?

What is keeping you really busy? Let's check out a dialogue. You want to go watch a movie? I'd like to, but can't. Maybe tomorrow? I don't think I'll be able to.

I'm really tied up with work these days. That's my situation. I would love to watch a movie. It'd be great. I don't even know what movies are playing.

But I'd like to. But I just don't have the time. I don't think I'll have any time for several days at least. Maybe, maybe on Monday. Maybe on Monday I'll have a little bit of time.

But until Monday, no. I'll be tied up. I'll be tied up with lots of work. So once again, Are you busy these days? Are you tied up? With what? What is keeping you busy?

You can leave a response on Twitter. Follow me on Twitter, at Coach Shane. And also, by the way, if you follow me on Twitter, you will see when I'm doing my live classes. Oh yeah, we do live classes a couple times a week.

I want to try and do it every day, but... Once again, I'm not joking. I'm really tied up. But eventually we'll get into doing live classes every day, answering questions.

That'll be lots of fun. I've done it a couple times and I really enjoy it. So follow me on Twitter and tell me what you're tied up with. You can do it on Facebook too.

On Twitter, at Coach Shane, C-O-A-C-H-S-H-A-N-E. On Facebook, ESL Coach Shane. That's the site. I want to hear, are you tied up with what? Check out the dialogue two more times.

Have a fantastic day. You want to go watch a movie? I'd like to, but can't. Maybe tomorrow? I don't think I'll be able to. I'm really tied up with work these days.

You want to go watch a movie? I'd like to, but can't. Maybe tomorrow? I don't think I'll be able to. I'm really tied up with work these days. Thanks so much for listening.

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