This mini episode teaches you the expression “Take it from me.”
Episode 259 of the Everybody ESL podcast is a mini episode that teaches you the expression “Take it from me.” Send your questions about English and your suggestions for future episodes to EverybodyESL@gmail.com! (And let me know if you’d like to record the introduction to a future episode.)
Intro
“Hey, what’s up, everyone? This is Rio, from Korea. And you’re listening to Everybody ESL.”
Welcome to episode 259 of Everybody ESL, the podcast for everybody who wants to improve their English, practice their English, or just learn more English. My name is Ben, and I have a mini episode for you today, where I am going to teach you about one English topic. You can subscribe to the Everybody ESL podcast at Apple podcasts, on the Stitcher app, and wherever you find your podcasts. If you like Everybody ESL, leave it a good review so other people can find out about it too. And if you have any questions, comments, or suggestions for me, please send an email to everybodyESL@gmail.com. Okay! Let’s get on with this mini episode.
The episode
In this episode, I am going to teach you how to use an interesting expression. And that expression is “Take it from me.” Take it from me. That’s take: t-a-k-e, it: i-t, from: f-r-o-m, me: m-e. Take it from me.
What does it mean if someone says, “Take it from me”?
“Take it for me” means this: It means “I am an authority on this. I have special knowledge about this thing. And so when I tell you this, you can take it from me. You can accept it. You can believe it. You can trust me when I say this.” That is what “Take it from me” means. It means “I know what I’m talking about, and so you can believe me. You can trust me. You can take what I am telling you and assume that it is true.”
Let me give you an example of a situation where someone might say, “Take it from me.”
“Take it from me: that new restaurant is very good.” This means “You can believe me. I know what I’m talking about. I know about restaurants, and I have been to that new restaurant. You can believe me when I tell you that the new restaurant is very good. Take it for me: that new restaurant is very good. You can believe me. You can trust me. I know what I’m talking about.”
There is one more important thing you need to know about “Take it from me.” And that is that the stress is always on the word me. We always say, “Take it from ME.” We never put the stress on a different word. We never say, “TAKE it from me” or “Take it FROM me” or “Take IT from me.” It is always “Take it from ME,” with me getting that kind of stress or emphasis.
I guess there is one more thing you need to know:
The expression is always “Take it from me.” Never something like “Take this from me” or “Take something from me.” It’s always “Take it from me.”
And that is “Take it from me,” a useful expression that I think you should know.
Outro
This is the end of episode 259 of Everybody ESL. Remember: if you have questions about English, or if you have comments or suggestions for the podcast, or if you would like to record an introduction that I can use at the beginning of future episodes—the same way Rio recorded the introduction you heard at the beginning of this episode—send an email to everybodyESL@gmail.com. I’ll be back soon with a new episode, and until then, keep going, keep practicing, and keep learning. Goodbye! I’ll see you soon.