to knock (someone’s) socks off

Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 538: Finding the Perfect Gift.

This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 538. I’m your host, Dr. Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from the Center for Educational Development in beautiful Los Angeles, California.

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This episode is called “Finding the Perfect Gift.” It’s a dialogue between Fae and Pablo about someone who’s looking to find a gift. Let’s get started.

Fae: Help! I still need to buy a gift for my mother and I can’t seem to think of the perfect present, something that’ll really knock her socks off.

Pablo: Why don’t you just get her a gift certificate or a gift card? That way, she can pick out her own gift.

Fae: Oh, she would hate that. She would think that I didn’t put any thought into buying her a present at all, while I’ve been racking my brain to think of something she’ll like. Maybe I should buy her a car!

Pablo: Now, don’t get carried away. You get like this every year. I know you want to please your mother,