Today's E-cubed: gets the noggin joggin'
Hello, everybody. It's time for Daily Easy English Expression. We've got a very great expression for you. It is something gets the noggin joggin'.
- Oh, that really gets my noggin joggin'.
- This really get my noggin joggin'.
Alright, so really gets my... in this case, get is the same as make. It really makes my... it's the influence. That's the idea. NOGGIN - this is a really old slang word for your head. So my noggin = my head. Especially we're thinking of the brain. JOGGIN' should be jogging. Jogging like running. But if something, in this case, if your noggin is joggin'. Your brain is working. And the idea, the nuance is your brain is working hard, it's thinking hard. There's a problem and you're trying to solve it. So, if something really get your noggin joggin' that something is really difficult and it's a difficult question, you're trying to find the answer. It really makes you think. It makes you think hard. Check out the dialog.
- Where is my towel.
- It’s being washed.
- I wash myself, then use the towel. Why is the towel dirty?
- … Wow~ That really gets the noggin joggin’~
That's a great question, right? You take a bath, or a shower right. After you take a shower, we have a towel to dry ourselves off to remove the water. Our body is clean. The towel is removing clean water. But, why do we wash the towel? That's a good idea. That's a good question. It really make you think. It really gets the noggin joggin'. Yeah, that's kind of silly. That's kind of weird. Here's an other question that really gets the noggin joggin':
- Do fish get thirsty?
- Why is the slowest part of the day called "rush hour"?
- Why do we call this a building if it has already been built?
These questions really get the noggin joggin'. Can you think of some more questions that really make you think? Yeah, we don't need the answers. We just want the questions. You guys have a fantastic day. Don't forget the free lessons - www.LetsMasterEnglish.com/FREE. And together let's master English.
Giải thích:
something gets the noggin joggin' ~ cái gì đó khiến đầu óc phải làm việc, phải suy nghĩ để tìm ra câu trả lời.
It gets my noggin joggin' ~ Cái đó khiến tôi phải nghĩ đấy.