Easy English Expression 0543 to eyeball something
Vocabulary
- eyeball to look at something and guess its size or number without measuring. Example: "I had to eyeball the jar to guess how many candies were inside."
- rough judgment an estimate or opinion based on a quick look rather than exact facts. Example: "Make a rough judgment of the distance before you jump."
- exact measurement a precise calculation of size, amount, or weight. Example: "We don't need an exact measurement, just a good guess."
- guess to form an opinion or estimate without sufficient information. Example: "Can you guess how tall I am?"
- stuff informal word for things or belongings. Example: "Just eyeball your stuff and guess how many boxes you need."
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Easy English Expression Rehashed Hello everybody, my name is Coach Shane and welcome to Easy English Expressions Come on, let's master English Hey, everyone. Welcome back to Daily English Expression. Today, we're learning a useful expression for those times when you don't need an exact measurement.
You just take a quick look and make a rough judgment. Let's find out what it means. and how native speakers use it in everyday conversations. And if you want to keep improving your English with us, come join our community at school.com slash LME.
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Hello. Today's expression, oh, it's a good one. It's a verb. To eyeball something. Yes, it's a verb. Let me eyeball it. Did you eyeball it? What does it mean to eyeball something?
Oh, this is a great expression. Okay, eyeball, E-Y-E-B-A-L-L. you know, you have in your face, in your head, you have an eye and the eye is like a ball. So to eyeball, to eyeball something means to look at something and guess the size or guess the number.
Okay. So for example, have you seen me? Perhaps you've seen me in my video. Uh huh. And if you look at me in the video, uh, How tall would you guess I was?
If you look at me, you're eyeballing me. You're looking at me. You're eyeballing me. You're comparing me to something, and you can guess. I don't know how tall Shane is, but let me eyeball him.
Look at me very carefully with your eye, of course. Actually, with your eyes. But we don't say eyeballs. We always say eyeball, singular. Let me eyeball Coach Shane.
I would guess he's about 192 centimeters. Oh, that's a very good guess. 192. Very, very good guess. A little bit too high. Yeah. I'm not going to tell you how tall I am.
What? Somebody said 152? Get out of here. I'm taller than that. I'm not that short. I'm taller than that. But I'm not 192. Anyway, that's the idea. Have you ever seen...
that you know they're they have like a contest and at the store they'll have a big jar with i don't know something inside maybe they'll have candy inside a big glass jar and they'll ask you how many m&ms
are in this jar. And if you guess the correct number, then they'll give you the jar of candy or they'll give you some prize. Well, that's the idea. You cannot open the jar and count each piece of candy.
You have to eyeball the jar and make a guess as to how many pieces of candy are in the jar. Does that make sense? Okay, there you go. So this is the idea to eyeball.
Something. It's a great verb. Check out the dialogue. How many boxes are you going to need? Oh, I have no idea. Just eyeball your stuff and guess. Twelve, maybe?
This is me. If I'm lucky, in January, I will move. And I'm hoping to move up north, maybe Wisconsin. I don't know. Someplace cold. Yeah. But, you know, when I move, I have to move all my stuff.
I have to move all my books and all my dishes out. All my studio lights and computers and oh my god, there's so much stuff I need to move. And before I move, I need to put everything in boxes.
And before I put everything in boxes, I have to go buy boxes. So I have to know how many boxes I need. How many boxes do I need? I don't know. Well, I have to guess.
I have to eyeball my stuff and guess. How many boxes I will need? This is the idea. It's a good expression. Can you make an example of when to use to eyeball something?
I would love to see your example. Check out the dialogue three more times. How many boxes are you going to need? Oh, I have no idea. Just eyeball your stuff and guess.
Twelve, maybe? How many boxes are you going to need? Oh, I have no idea. Just eyeball your stuff and guess. Twelve, maybe? Thanks so much for listening.
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