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Hello everyone and welcome to E-com Business Idiom 50,
where we'll go over 50 common idioms used in the business place.
All of the explanations are in English, but don't worry, listen carefully
and try to imagine what the idioms might mean.
It may take a while, but hang in there and try hard.
Is everyone ready? Let's begin.
Today's idiom is: catch on.
Catch on.
Alright, so let's imagine you're in training.
Training, okay?
And people are giving you all this new information and you're catching the new information.
Catch on, alright?
Catch the information.
Catch on.
So, let's listen to some examples and try to understand this idiom.
How did training go with the new interns?
Surprisingly well. They caught on really quickly and we actually finished early.
That is a surprise. We must have a clever bunch this year.
Alright, so the interns had training and they caught on quickly.
They learned quickly.
Alright, let's listen to the next example.
I tried making a few jokes at the meeting to liven up the atmosphere.
How did that go?
Not so well. They were a bit slow to catch on and no one really understood I was joking.
Oh no. Maybe they didn't have their coffee yet.
Alright, so 'catch on'.
Could you understand what it means?
'Catching on' is like to learn the specific knowledge and to understand, okay?
So, if you catch on quickly, it means you learn and understand quickly
or if you're not quick to catch on, it means you're a little slow, difficult to understand.
Alright, hopefully you've been listening to these idioms and catching on quickly
and using them in your own business.
I'll see you next time. That's all for today!
Good-bye!