 Hello students this is Shayna your teacher at espressoenglish.net and the phrase I want to teach you today is she's got what it takes. If you say someone has what it takes or has got what it takes this means that person has the skills, intelligence, personality and persistence that are necessary in order to do something. For example let's say there's a woman named Kathy who is running for president in your country she's trying to be elected president in the upcoming elections and Kathy is very well educated in sociology and foreign policy and she's also very charismatic people like her and she's diplomatic she's good at having good relationships with other people. Seeing all these skills and Kathy's personality you could say she's got what it takes to become president this means she has the necessary qualities. Here's another example let's say there's a martial arts competition and you see one guy who you think is very talented very fast and who has the potential to win you could say he's got what it takes to win this competition. Now you can also say the opposite that someone doesn't have what it takes or hasn't got what it takes this means that person lacks the necessary skills, intelligence and other qualities to accomplish that thing. For example let's say that at one point in your life you were interested in becoming a professional chef so you went to culinary school in order to train well while you were in the school you got some experience in a professional kitchen inside a restaurant and you just found it too crazy you weren't good at cooking in such a high-pressure environment and you didn't enjoy it at all then you could say I guess I just don't have what it takes to become a professional chef this means I don't have the necessary qualities to accomplish that. So have you got what it takes to become fluent in English? Of course you do everybody can become fluent you don't need to be a genius you just need to have persistence and dedication. Thanks for joining me for another February Phrases video and I'll be back tomorrow with more spoken English expressions. See you next time.