I haven't been drinking in years. I'm in a good place now. Uh... Jim and I are in a weird place,
we are separated. To be in a good place, in a better place, in a bad place, in a weird place.
What kind of places are these? Let's find out!
Hello my dear friends and welcome to English Mania! My name is Antonia Romaker and today
we'll cover several set expressions, the meaning of which is not that obvious.
To be in a place - good, bad, weird, better - this phrase is used to talk about someone's feelings,
situation or mental condition. How are things? I'm not depressed, I'm in a good place now.
Everything is fine. So when you are in a good place it means that everything is fine,
you are doing fine, no worries, no troubles, you are in a good place. You are not depressed,
you're not sad, not anxious, you are in a good place. Everything is fine with you.
We can also use this phrase referring to relationships. If you and someone else
are in a good place it means that you have a good relationship, you don't have a falling out,
you are doing fine, you are good friends. So the relationship is strong. An example from
the TV show Desperate Housewives. Deidra, a former addict, was talking. Anyway, I guess you can see
I've gotten myself cleaned up. I'm in a good place now. She means that she's not taking any drugs,
she's gotten herself cleaned up, she's in a good place now. Another example from the TV
show Desperate Housewives. Mom and I are in a good place right now. Why can't you believe that? So
I am in a good place with my mother, we have a strong relationship, we are not fighting about
anything, we are fine, we are in a good place. Mom and I are in a good place now. It was said
by a teenage son. I find it quite hard to believe that. You can say that you are not in a good place
and the meaning would be opposite, like you are in a bad place. To be in a bad place means
that everything is crumbling around you, so you have some problems, troubles, you are not okay.
The same goes for a relationship. An example from the TV show suits.
Look, after Grammy died I was in a bad place and you really helped me through it.
I was in a bad place, I was sad, I was depressed. My grandmother had just died,
of course, I was in a bad place! And you helped me through it, you helped me get back on my feet.
To be in a better place means that things have changed and now everything is better.
I feel like I'm in a better place about who I am. I understand myself better,
I feel about myself better, I know who I am. I feel like I'm in a better place about who I am.
Now that I'm working. My eternal maternal leave is finally over. OVER.
However to be in a better place also can mean in heaven, after someone has died.
Don't worry, your grammy is in a better place right now. To be in a weird place means
to feel weird, to be in an emotional turmoil. The same can be said once again about a relationship.
An example from the TV show Sex and the city. I'm in a weird place right now, but I'll be out of it
soon, I promise. Carrie said that to her boyfriend while she was cheating on him.
I'm in a weird place right now, but I'll be out of it soon, I promise.
Remember that he's just lost his wife, he's in a vulnerable place. He's feeling vulnerable,
he's in a vulnerable place. I'm just not in a place where I can think about work right now.
I'm too emotional. So as you can see you can use this phrase in different ways and it is all
about someone's feelings, someone's relationship with someone else or mental condition. And now
it's time for you to write your own examples. You will benefit from it a lot, so don't be lazy,
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