Relationships

social battery

energy for socialising

Your social battery is the amount of energy you have for spending time with other people.

B2 common mostly spoken

expression

Hear it in real life

Do you want to come out tonight?

Maybe tomorrow; my social battery is really low today.

Play the conversation

After three meetings and a party, my social battery is completely drained.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: My social battery is empty of energy.

Say: My social battery is drained.

Use adjectives such as "low," "flat," or "drained" with this metaphor rather than "empty of energy."

Build it

How it fits in a sentence.

my social battery is low; recharge your social battery; drain someone's social battery

Your turn: say it out loud

After three meetings and a party, my social battery is completely drained.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

social battery

energy for socialising

“After three meetings and a party, my social battery is completely drained.”

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