Branch Out

Branch out

Welcome to English in a Minute!

We have already learned a few tree-related idioms such as “go out on a limb”  and  “ barking up the wrong tree.”

Here is another one for you:

BRANCH OUT

Hey! Have you tried the new Thai restaurant across the street?

It’s so good!

Oh, I did notice that today.

But I’ve never tried Thai food before.

It would probably be too spicy for me.

What? You should branch out and give it a try something!

I guess I should branch out a little more and try different food.

A branch is part of a tree that grows from the trunk or even from another branch.

To “branch out” means to try new things.

Think of a tree growing a whole new limb.

In Jonathan’s case, he decides to branch out and try Thai food.

And that’s English in a Minute!