Real, everyday American English — The Idioms Americans Actually Use. You hear 40 phrases Americans actually use, each spoken clearly with a natural-speed repeat, the stressed syllable marked, and a short note on when to use it. Then take the matching quiz on word stress. Phrases in this episode (CAPITALS = the beat): Hang in there, it gets easier. [HANG in thair, it GETS EE-zee-ur.] Honestly, it's no big deal. [AHN-ist-lee, its NOH BIG DEEL.] My bad, I grabbed the wrong one. [my BAD, eye GRABD thuh RAWNG WUN.] You bet, happy to help. [yoo BET, HA-pee tuh HELP.] For sure, I'll be there. [fur SHUUR, eyel bee THAIR.] Just a heads up, the road's closed. [just uh HEDZ UHP, thuh ROHDZ KLOHZD.] Feel free to reach out anytime. [FEEL FREE tuh REECH OWT EH-nee-tym.] Let's touch base Monday morning. [lets TUCH BAYS MUN-day MOR-ning.] Are we on the same page? [ahr wee ahn thuh SAYM PAYJ?] We can deal with that down the road. [wee kun DEEL with that DOWN thuh ROHD.] It's a long shot, but let's try. [its uh LAWNG SHAHT, but lets TRY.] Calling that a kitchen is a stretch. [KAW-ling that uh KIH-chun iz uh STRECH.] Taking the job was a no-brainer. [TAY-king thuh JAHB wuz uh NOH-BRAY-nur.] Off the top of my head, about forty. [AWF thuh TAHP uv my HED, uh-BOWT FOR-dee.] At the end of the day, she's family. [at thee END uv thuh DAY, sheez FAM-lee.] The bottom line is we can't afford it. [thuh BAH-dum LYN iz wee KANT uh-FORD it.] Can you give me a ballpark figure? [kun yuh GIV mee uh BAWL-pahrk FIH-gyur?] Let me cut to the chase. [LEH-mee KUHT tuh thuh CHAYS.] I can't wrap my head around it. [eye KANT RAP my HED uh-ROWND it.] You'll get the hang of it. [yool GET thuh HANG uv it.] I'm feeling a little under the weather. [eyem FEE-ling uh LIH-dul UN-dur thuh WEH-thur.] Can I take a rain check on dinner? [kun eye TAYK uh RAYN CHEK ahn DIH-nur?] The test was a snap. [thuh TEST wuz uh SNAP.] …and more in the episode