to not know what (one) is getting into

Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 386: Learning How to Drive.

This is ESL Podcast number 386. 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 “Learning How to Drive.” It’s a dialogue between Xavier and Brandy, and it includes a lot of vocabulary you would use in talking about driving a car. Let’s get started.

Xavier: Look out! Put your foot on the brake!

Brandy: I am braking.

Xavier: No, your foot is on the gas pedal!

Brandy: Oh. There’s the brake.

Xavier: You just took 10 years off my life. I was sure you were going to hit the median or the railing. I didn’t know what I was getting into when I agreed to teach you how to drive.

Brandy: Relax.