LEARN THE MOST COMMON ENGLISH IDIOMS : IELTS preparation

1. INTRO - What you will learn in the course: Hi, everybody, and welcome to the idioms for I l's preparation course. My name is Gaia, and I will be your teacher. Now. Idioms are a fundamental part of the English language because they help you sound Mork Local and Morton native. However, they can be quite difficult for BSL learners to learn and understand. In this course, you are going to learn how to use the confidently, how to use them in everyday conversation correctly and how to identify them and understand them in conversation so that you can improve your conversations and improve your listening skills. Now this is perfect that anyone who is preparing for the aisles exam, especially for the aisle speaking, listening and writing sections not only these, but you are also going to be concentrating on pronunciation through active pronunciation exercises that I know are going to teach you how to pronounce the idioms. But that's where you're going to start to feel confident using them now. The final great thing about this course are the listening exercises. Throughout the whole course. You are going to be doing dictations where you will hear the idiom in English conversation and identify it and write it down in order to improve your listening skills. 2. INTRO - How to use the course: OK, guys, Now how to use this course? As you can see in the course description, this cause is broken up into sections and each section concentrates on a different type off idiom because, as you know, we have idioms to describe all different categories and all different situations. Now, in each section you will be working on different chapters. These chapters are designed to bring you smoothly through the course in order to concentrate on the different elements of English that will finally enable you to memorize the idioms and use them effectively in conversation. At the beginning, off a chapter, you will be introduced to the new idioms. You will understand their sound on how to use them in examples. Next, you will move on to some pronunciation practice. Now, here you will be doing an active pronunciation exercise that made you be actually speaking English and actually using the idioms out loud. The next thing to do it is the listening exercises. Now it is here where you were doing a dictation that is listening to a text that uses the idioms you've just learnt and you will have to identify and write them down, which is key in being able to memorize them. Now, at the end, off each section you will have a written quiz which is an or Riverview off. Everything you've learned in that chapter. It is really important guys that when you're doing the course, you take your time to follow this structure as I've created it in a way to really enable you to deeply learn the content and to feel confident using the idioms in your conversations. 3. HOLIDAY ENGLISH IDIOMS - Intro: holiday idioms. Okay, guys, in this section you are going to be learning about the most common idioms to use when talking about holidays trips, traveling overseas. Now you are going to learn the new idioms. You're going to understand how to use them in conversation through examples. You are also going to practice your listening skills through a dictation. So you're able to identify the idioms in everyday conversation and contexts on your even going to be doing an active pronunciation exercise where you will be learning how to pronounce the idioms correctly, which is really going to improve your confidence. Now idioms are an essential part off English conversation and for your isles exam, their fundamental because they demonstrate to the Examiner that you're able to use advanced for cab. You, Larry, on your able to use Koller co vocabulary, which is native everyday vocabulary that US mother tongue speakers use on a daily basis. Now, one thing I want to remind you is that at the end off this section you will have a quiz. Now the quiz is extremely important to do because it is an or Meral summer off all of the idioms that you learned in this section, and it will really help memorize and deeply understand how to use the idioms learned. Another thing I want to remind you is that in the pronunciation exercise, it completely revolves around your participation. That is, well, you have the opportunity to speak. I want you guys to raise your voices and speak out loud. So actively participate in the exercise. If you do this and you do it consistently in all of the sections on this course, I will guarantee that by the end you are going to be feeling 100% confident when using these idioms in conversation or for your eyelids exam. Sir, let's begin. 4. HOLIDAY ENGLISH IDIOMS - Examples: have Ah blast. Have Ah blast. Now the idiom have a blast is used when we are talking about a holiday that we found extremely enjoyable. We had so much fun on this holiday. It was very memorable and so are we Have a blast. Now we use this medium obviously when we're talking about holidays But we can also use it when we're talking about trips, traveling or even going overseas. Now let's look at some examples in the present, I can say I have a blast every year in summer because I always go on a holiday In the past , I can say, Last year I had a blast when I was on holidays because I was together with my whole family . We spent the whole time at the bait and the weather was perfect. An example for the future can be next year. I will have a blast when I go on holidays. I am looking forward to it. Sore much and I absolutely can't wait. So, guys, here you go. You've understood how to use have a blast in the present, the past and the future. Now it's your turn to give me an example. Let my hair down. Let my hair down. Now this strange idiom Let my hair down has nothing to do with hair and everything to do with talking about a fantastic holiday or a particular thing you did while on holiday traveling or or the seas. Now we use thes idiom. Let my hair down. When we want to say that we are very relaxed and comfortable while doing something. Imagine when you know you're on holidays, you don't have to work, and you finally feel like, uh, I can just relax under the sun and read a book or listen to music. This is when you let your hair down when you completely relax while your on holidays. Let's have a look at some examples. So last year, when I was on vacation with my friends, I was finally able to let my hair down in the present. You can say every year I let my hair down once at Christmas time. When I go on holiday, it's so nice not to have to think about work, and I can just completely relax doing the things I love. An example for the future. We can say next year I will let my hair down. When I go on holidays with my family, we're going toe a tropical island where there is no Internet connection and I can spend each day under the sun at the beach. Okay, so here is the idiom. Elect my hair down in the past, present and future. And now I want to hear your example using this medium. Paint the town red paint the town red Now the idiom paint the town red. It is a strange combination off words. I'll give you that, but we actually do use it to speak about holidays. Now, you know generally when you're on a holiday, you have more free time. That means you have more time to go out and enjoy yourself with friends and family. So the idiom paint the town red were years When we say we go out with friends or family to the pub and have a few drinks, it can be a pub or a barb or even a cafe. The idea is that we go out for a drink. Let's have a look at some examples in the past, you can say. Last year I painted the town red when I was on holiday in Spain. There was a really cool buzz I went to with my friends and we had a lovely time. What she must asset and having a few beers in the present, I can say generally when I'm on holidays, I paint the town red about once or twice a week with my friends, or in the future, you can say my next holiday to Italy. I will paint the town red with my friends. I found this awesome pump last year, and I'm really looking forward to taking my friends there with me. Okay, there it is. Paint the town red, which has nothing to do with paint in the past, present and future. Let's go with an example from you guys. Take it easy. Take eat easy. Now the idiom take it easy is an extremely common idiom. It's almost not even seen as a medium because we use it so much in our everyday conversation. Now, you know when you're on holiday and you have the first few days when you're on a holiday, where you still feel like you are stressed about work and you have to do one billion things . It takes you a few days to get into the rhythm off, being in a holiday and really slur down. Wow the idiom. Take it easy. We use when we talk about that feeling off, being on a holiday and being relaxed and calm and no caring about anything else. So let's have a look at some examples in the past, we can say, for example, last year when I went to Italy, I really took it easy. I work up every morning at 11 o'clock, and it was fantastic because generally during the week at harm have to wake up at five in the morning. So I really took it easy. An example in the present can be every time I go on holidays with my family, we go to the mountains, and it's a perfect place to take it easy and relax and enjoy the nature future weaken, Say next year, when I take my trip to America, I'm planning on taking it easy, sitting back and enjoying the fantastic sights. Alright, guys. So that's take it easy. In the past, present and future, you'll turn to give me an example. Port one's feet up. Put one's feet up now for one of those very rare occasions. This is an idiom that tends to make sense with the words used inside the idea. You know, when you come harm after work and you're really tired and you just want to relax, so you sit on the couch and you raise your feet because it's a very comfortable position. Wow, this idiom derives from this very action. We used the idea. Put one's feet up when we talk about relaxing. Okay, we use it to describe how we relax before I give you some examples. I just want to let you know, or that we replace one with any subject. For example, I can say, Put my feet up, put your feet up, put her feet up. We can change depending on the person speaking. So let's have a look at some examples in the past, we can say, Two years ago, when I finally took a trip to the Caribbean, I put my feet up all day and did absolutely nothing. It was exactly what I needed. In the present, we can say every time I take a holiday, my only goal is toe. Put my feet up and read my favorite book or in the future, we can say I can't wait to put my feet up next year when I take my holidays in Christmas. I've been working so hard all year. All I want to do is put my feet up and relax. All right, Sorry. That's out past, present and future examples. And now I would like to hear your example bright and early, bright and early. Now, this idea. We can sometimes use it to describe a holiday. It depends on the type off person you are. For example, I love to wake up very early in the morning. Even when I'm on holiday, I tend to do this, so I wake up bright and early. This idiom is used to describe when we get up very early, bright and early. Let's have a look at some examples. So in the past, we can say, Last year, when I traveled to South America, I work up bright and early because there was so many places I wanted to visit, or in the present, I can say generally when I take a trip, I like toe wake up bright and early, regardless off being on a vacation because I don't want to waste the day and I want to see as much as possible or for the future. I can say for my next holiday. I am planning on waking up bright and early every single day because I don't want to miss out on one think. All right, so there is the medium bright and early without specific examples. Now it's your turn to give me an example. Hit the road, Hit the road. Now hit the road is an idiom, obviously, that we're going to use when we're talking about holidays. And, in essence, it's years to say to begin our holiday or to begin out trip when we leave the house, when we get in the car, or even when our plane departs, it's when we begin the journey for our trip or for our holiday to heat the road. Now let's have a look at a few examples. In the past, we can say I used to always hit the road really late when I went on holiday, and I was always in such a hurry to catch my flight or in the present, we can say generally I hit the road right on time because I never want to miss my plane or for the future. We can say tomorrow I will hit the road at seven o'clock because I just nor that there will be traffic and I don't want to miss my flight to heat the road. Let's give me an example. Catch the sun, catch the sun. Now this idiom does not mean to literally catch the sun. We use it in a metaphoric sense to say that someone looks sunburned or someone. Actually, he's sunburnt. So obviously we're using this holiday time because it's fairly common when we're on a holiday. We're spending a lot of time outside. Let's have a look at some examples. So in the past, we can say, Last year, when I went to Greece, I caught the sun soar badly. I was completely red, and I couldn't go to the beach for a few days or in the present. We can say I always use 50 plus sunscreen to avoid catching the sun. Or in the future, we can say, I hope I won't catch the sun when I go on holidays this summer. Last year I got so burned and it was so painful. All right, so catch the sun. We used to say that someone or we are burned or that someone or we look some burnt. Why don't you give me an example? Call it a day. Call eat a day. Now the idiom call it a day is used when we say to finish a particulate activity. So generally when we're talking about holidays, we can say Call it a day when we're talking about maybe visiting museums, spending time at the beach or seeing the general tourist spots off the country or city that we're in. Let's have a look at some examples now. In the past, we can say, Two years ago, when I went to Paris for a holiday, I would call it a day, generally at five o'clock. I know it's quite early, but we got up at the crack of dawn, and by five oclock we were extremely exhausted or in the present, we can say when I'm on vacation. I generally call it a day after dinner time. We like to go out after Dina, but by nine o'clock we're all ready to go to bed or for the future, we can say for my next holiday. I'm going to Hawaii and I'm planning on taking surfing lessons. I would like to surf all day, but I think I'll call it a day at around two o'clock as the beach gets a little bit choppy . After that coal eat a day. Alright, guys, Your turn Teoh, Give me an example. H E feet. H E feet. Now this idiom itchy feet doesn't literally mean you have itchy feet, but we use it metaphorically to describe a person who always wants to travel, who has a passion or desire to continuously travel abroad. Let's have a look at some examples. So in the past, we can say when I was younger, I usedto have itchy feet and I would go on a holiday at least once a year or in the present , we can say my best friend has itchy feet, and she needs to go overseas at least twice a year to different countries. In the future, we could say I harp. All these traveling weren't caused May to get itchy feet Traveling is really expensive, and I don't think I could have for doing it once or even twice a year 80 feet is used to describe a person who always wants to travel. Now it's your turn to give me an example. 5. HOLIDAY ENGLISH IDIOMS - Listening exercise: Alright, guys. So now it is time to move on to our listening section. Now you are going to hear me read a passage. So a piece of writing about the length off a short paragraph and inside this text you will hear all off the idioms we have learned in this chapter. So what I want you to do is listen to the text and as best you can write everything I say down. So what? You are going to need a pen and a piece of paper. Now I just want to remind you that obviously I will be speaking a little bit slower and taking pauses occasionally in order to help you hear what I'm saying better and obviously have the time to write everything down. But if in still doing this, you know, able to understand everything and you feel a bit confused about some of the words I'm saying it's OK, just leave a space. And at the end, off this section you will be able to correct your answers with the attached document with the dictation written down for you. Okay, so let's get started. We hit the road at 7 a.m. Because We had itchy feet and wanted to arrive to the beach before lunch. I couldn't wait to let my hair down and completely take it easy for a whole month. As soon as we arrived, the first thing I'm going to do is guard to the beach, put my feet up and take in the sun. I just have to be careful to not catch too much sun like last year while we are on holiday. But I know in the evening No, We will paint the town red. Sir, I will probably want to sleep in. 6. HOLIDAY ENGLISH IDIOMS - Pronunciation exercise: are you guys? Now let's move on to pronunciation. In this chapter you are going to hear may pronounce all off the idioms you've learned in this section. We pronouncing the idioms twice and between each pronunciation there will be a pause where it's your turn to copy the medium. Now, this is a fantastic exercise to help you improve your pronunciation. But even your confidence start what I want you to do is when you hear me pronounce the's idioms. I want you to concentrate on the target of my voice, the intonation off my voice. And that is like whether it's high or Lord and also the pronunciation off the sounds off the letters. And I want you to try to copy this. Now. This isn't exercise that you can do continually and I guarantee you guys, I know this because I've done it with all of my students. It is really going to help your pronunciation and your confidence. Okay, so let's get started. Have a blast, have a blast. Let my hair down, let my head down, paint the town red, paint the town red. Take it easy. Take it easy. Pull one's feet up. Put one's feet up. Bride and Early Bride and early Hit the road. I hate the rard. Catch the sun, Catch the sun, Call it a day. Call it a day. It's itchy feet. It's itchy feet. 7. FOOD ENGLISH IDIOMS - Intro: food idioms. Guys, in this section, you are going to be learning the most common idioms that include foods can be a little bit strange and a little bit difficult toe. Understand how we can use them in everyday context because the idioms that use food inside of them dark speak about food. We use it to speak about other situations and other social contexts. So in this section you learn how to use food idioms correctly, how to understand them in listening through our listening exercises and off course how to pronounce them accurately. Now, as you guys know, idioms are super important and the idioms in this section are quite rare. So they are perfect for your isles preparation because, as you know, the more unique the vocabulary is that you use, the better it is for your ill speaking righty and listening. Alright, guys, let's get started 8. FOOD ENGLISH IDIOMS - Examples: lemon lemon sounds like quite a short medium, and you may be thinking, I am talking about a actual lemon, but I'm not. Lemon is actually an English medium that way. Used to describe something that is faulty, something that doesn't work the way it should work or something that doesn't work at all. We can use Lemon to describe this particular object. Let's have a look at some examples to clarify the meaning a little bit better. So in the past, I can say, Last year I bought a new TV, but it was a total lemon. It didn't even turn on, and I had to return to the shop the next day. In the present, for example, we can say my new foreign is a complete lemon. I am so disappointed because I spent quite a lot off money on it, and I was really expecting it toe work really well. Or in the future, we can say I really need to buy a new computer, but I'm a little bit hesitant. I hope the computer I buy weren't be a lemon. It happened to me last year, and I really don't want it toe happen again. So As you can hear through these examples, the medium lemon is used to describe an object or a in this case technical device that doesn't work, how it should work because it's broken or just faulty. Why don't you give me an example? A piece off cake, a piece off? Kate. I think some of you might have already heard this idiom before when we describe something as being a piece of cake, were saying that it is super easy and we don't have any difficulty completing the task or doing what it is we are doing. It's a piece off cake. Let me give you some examples. So in the past, we can say, Last year I took the aisles exam and it was a pace off cake. I was so nervous about it, but in the end it was fine, and it was a piece off cape. In the present, we can say generally when I do my homework, it's a piece of cake. I am quite on top off all my classes, so my homework is just a revision for me or in the future, we can say I harp my I'll speaking exam will be a piece of cake. I'm so nervous, and I'm really scared that it's gonna be quite difficult. So a piece of cake, something easy to do now, your turn to give me an example cry or of a spilt milk cry or of us built milk. Now this idiom has nothing to do with milk, but a little bit to do with crying. In a metaphorical sense, we used the idiom cry or of a spilt milk. When we want Teoh, tell somebody, or even tell ourselves not to think too much about a past situation and not to complain about this situation, either. We generally use it when we talking about feeling regretful about something, meaning that you wish you could have changed the outcome off a particular situation. Let me give you an example. Last year, I spent two weeks crying over a spilt milk because I was so upset that I didn't get a 7.5 in my eye else exam. An example for the present can be stop crying or of a spilt milk. The past is the past, and you can't change it now or in the future. You can say I know she will cry over spilt milk. If she doesn't get this job. It's so important for her, and she's been trying so hard at work. To cry over spilt milk is to feel regretful and complain about a past situation that you can't change. Why don't you give me an example? Bring harm the bacon. Bring harm the bacon. What does bacon have to do with a home? Not much, but we use this idiom when we talk about earning money so you can seek off the bacon as representing money that you earn by going to work, bring home the bacon, bring harm money, for example. In the past, we can say, Last year I brought harm the vacant for two months, but then I lost my job and spent a whole month trying to find another one. Or in the present, we can say it's extremely important to bring home the bacon or ask that you weren't be able to pay your bills or utilities In the future, we can say when I moved to London, I will bring home the bacon, but only after I finished my studies. In the meantime, I will have to live off my savings spring home the bacon to earn money and bring that hard . Let's have a look at your example now chief as chiefs cheap as chips, it's almost a tongue twister this idiom and a little bit difficult sometimes to say, because we have a chip sound she as chips. Now we use this idiom when we want to say that some nothing is extremely cheap. It's not expensive and really affordable. Let me give you an example. So the other day I went to a new supermarket and I was so delighted because it was cheap as chips and I was able to do my whole week shopping for half the price. In the present, we can say living in rural is cheap as chips because the rent is actually quite low. Or for the future, we can say, I hope when I moved to London it will be as cheapest chips because I won't be ableto work for the first few months. I and there, so cheap as chips, we used to talk about something that is reasonably cheap and affordable. Now, your turn to give me an example. Apple off ones. I apple off ones. I now this idiom. We used to say, When somebody is completely adored by someone, or when you completely adore someone, let me give you an example. So in the past, I can say, Yesterday my daughter looked at me like I was the apple off her I or in the present, you can say my boyfriend is the apple off my eye. Or in the future, I can say my husband will be the apple off my eye. So the idiom apple off my I. We're years when we say that we adore somewhat or somebody adores us completely. Why don't you give me an example? Ah, bad egg. A bad egg. Not to talking about an egg that's gone bad, but it is an idiom we use as an objective to describe a person that is always in trouble. Maybe they are in social trouble. Maybe they get in trouble with the crime. Or maybe they just get in trouble with their parents. But a bad egg is used to describe a person who generally gets into trouble. Let's have a look at some examples, so in the past, I can say, last year my sister had a few friends that were bad aches. Me and my family didn't really like them, so we encouraged her to make new friends in the present. For example, you can say generally in school there are always a few bad eggs in class, and they tend to distract the other Children. Or in the future, you can say you shouldn't hang around with bad company because you could turn into a bad egg. All right, so bad egg. We used to describe a person who generally gets into trouble. Now it's your turn for an example to but us someone up to butter someone up. Now, this idiom we use when we want to say that somebody is being particularly nice to another person, but for selfish reasons. So they have their own motives behind the reason why they're being so nice. Generally, we can use these when we're talking about Children and parents, so let me give you an example. In the past, I can say, when I was a child, I always tried to butter up my parents when I wanted toe ask them to buy me something, or in the present, I can say Children always try toe butter up their parents when they want to do something they're not supposed to do or in the future, you can say I nor my mother weren't allow me to go on holidays, so I'm going to spend a few days before asking her, buttering her up. I might buy her something I know she likes or make her breakfast in bed. So to butter up is to be expecially nice to someone for a selfish reason. Why don't you give me an example? Cheesy, cheesy, Not talking about cheese Cheesy is an idea used to describe a person or a situation or thing that's quite silly. A little bit stupid. Let me give you an example. Last night I watched a really cheesy movie. It was the typical romantic comedy, but it was a little bit cheesy, a little bit silly in the present, I can say on Friday nights I like watching cheesy TV shows. They're really easy to watch, and they relax me or for the future. I can say I bought tickets to a fantastic musical next month. My only worry is that it will be a little bit cheesy because musicals tend to be so so the idiom cheesy. We used to describe a situation or a person that can be a little bit silly. Your turn for an example. Cream of the crop cream off the crock. Now this idiom cream of the crop means the best off the best. Okay, you can use it when you are talking about pretty much any situation where you have a thing , a person or an idea that is better than everything or anyone else. Let me give you an example. So in the past, we can say, Last year we hired a new financial manager. Now he is the cream off the crop off all of financial managers, and he's really helped us improve our profits this year or in the present, you can say this camera is the cream off the crop. It was the most expensive camera, but it has the best features compared tow all the others. Or in the future, you can say next year I will buy a brand new computer. I am going to buy the latest computer, and it will be the cream of the crop, and I am so excited. So cream of the crop we used to say the best off the best your turn for an example 9. FOOD ENGLISH IDIOMS - Listening exercise: OK, guys, Now it's time to move on to out listening section, and we're going to do out dictation. So get your pen and paper and get ready to hear me read a text, a short paragraph with all of the idioms that we have studied in this section. Now, guys, as you know, I will take pauses as I'm really. But if you're still not able to hear every single word, don't hesitate. Just leave a gap, and at the end of the chapter, you'll be able to correct your answers. All right, so let's get started. Yesterday I bought a new television, but it turned out to be a lemon. I was so are disappointed because the salesman told me it was the cream of the crop awful televisions. But instead I couldn't even watch my cheesy soap operas on it. I think he lied and just wanted to butter me up so that he could make a sale and bring home the bacon. What a bad egg. A television like that should be as cheap as chips, not $900 but there is no point crying over spilt milk. In the end, I got my money back. It was a piece of cake. All I had to do was return the television within seven days. My husband was so relieved that he told me I was the apple of his eye. 10. FOOD ENGLISH IDIOMS - Pronunciation exercise: Okay, guys, let's move on to our active pronunciation exercises. As you know, this is your time to speak English. Like actually speak it out loud. I am going to be repeating eight idiom learned in this section twice, with a pause on in between each pause. It is your turn to copy the way I have pronounced the medium concentrating on intonation, the pronunciation off the letters and also the syllable stress. All right, so let's get started. Lemon lemons, a piece of cake, a piece of cake cry over spilt milk. Cry over spilt milk. Bring harm the bacon. Bring harm the bacon. Cheapest chips, Cheapest chips. Apple of one's I apple off ones I Bad egg bad egg, but us someone up but us someone up cheesy cheesy cream of the crop cream of the crop. 11. EVENT ENGLISH IDIOMS - Intro: event idioms. All right, guys are in this section. You are going to learn the best idioms to use when you're talking about events. Now, events can be parties, social gathering, a sporting event or even a music concept. They eating is a fantastic because you can use them when you're talking about social contexts. So every day, English for describing things that you've done or you've participated in. Now, as you know, this section is divided into parts we have out. First lecture where you're going to be learning the idioms, you're gonna be introduced to the idioms, and you're gonna hear how we use them in everyday contexts through examples. Next thing you're going to be doing our your listening exercises, as you know, or it is a dictation and then moving on to our active pronunciation exercises, Please. I can't stress this enough guys to participate in the active pronunciation exercises because it's there that you're going to build your confidence and feeling comfortable toe actually use thes mediums. Okay, so let's get started 12. EVENT ENGLISH IDIOMS - Examples: act off God act off God. Now this idiom we use when we want to talk about an event or something happening that people are not responsible for, So something that happens all of a sudden and we have no control or over this event. Generally, we use it when we're talking about natural disasters such as a hurricane or an earthquake or even a tornado. Let me give you some examples are in the past. I can say, Last year in Italy there was a terrible earthquake, nor one could be accounted for this because it was a natural disaster. So it was an act off God, or in the present, we could say, at least once a year, everywhere in the world, there is an act of God, and these events can be a little scary because we are not responsible for them. So it's really difficult to control them. Or in the future, we can say the meteorologists have predicted that there will be an act of God next month. They are thinking that it could be or a hurricane or a severe storm. We're not sure, so we're trying to prepare ourselves as best we can act off God, something that happens that humans or people are not responsible for. All right, guys, why don't you try and give me an example now, clean as a whistle? What does this idiom main? Well, we use the idiom clean as a whistle to describe a person or situation that is very honest and legal. I know, or that these words do not really seem like very used to describe honesty or legality. But we do use it in this context. Are generally awakened, uses idiom. When we're talking about lawyers or the authority or something official, like buying a house or renting a venue, Let me give you some examples. So in the past, I can say, last year I hide a fantastic lawyer. Hey was as clean as a whistle, and we were really happy with the results we were able to achieve. Thanks to his hard work in the present, we can say my accountant is as clean as a whistle. I trust him 100% and he always does a fantastic job. Now, a future example convey. Next month I need to organize an event. It is a charity event, and I'm really looking for a venue that will be as clean as a whistle. Sometimes when you're looking for venues, it could be a little bit difficult to find, one that is completely reliable and trustworthy. Surf, Ah, heart. This one will be as clean as a whistle. I guys, they go. Your three examples clean as a whistle, a person or a situation that is very honest, reliable. Andi Legal. Now it's your turn to give me an example. Cut and dried, cut and dried. Now this idiom we can use when we want to say that Ah, situation is very easy to understand and very straight forward now straightforward. It just means that something is direct. Once you see and here the situation, you can understand everything about it. You don't have to think, and you don't have to analyze it in order to understand it completely. It's right there in your face and very simple to comprehend. Now let me give you some examples off this idiom cut and dried an example conveyed, for example, in the past, we can say. Last year I attended an educational conference about improving teaching. Now it was a cut and dried conference I understood everything they said as soon as they gave the explanations and I was really satisfied with the conference or in the present, we can say once a week I attend a training program with my work just so we can stay updated on all off the advances in technology. Now it's a great program because it's cut and dried eager straight to the point, and I can understand it really well for in the future, I can say next month I will be giving a seminar about teaching English. Now it is going to be a cut and dried seminar with lots of examples and lots off dialogue. Alright, guys, Sorry. These are the examples off and drive that we used to speak about a situation that is very easy to understand. Why don't you guys have a go and give me an example? Bain through war, being through war now the itty of bain Through war, we used to describe generally a place that looks worn out old and damaged. If you can imagine when there is a war in the country, the country becomes quite damaged because of bombs and fighting. So imagine this type of damage, but in a regular house, apartment or even a venue. Okay, and that's why we used the medium being through war to describe the appearance of a place like this. Let me give you some examples. So in the past, I can say, last year we had to rent a venue for my 16th birthday. Now, from the fart er's the thing, you looked pretty good. But as soon as I saw it, it looked like it had bean through war. The paint was flaking. There were nor lights and the floor looked really dummy. Or in the present, we can say generally, old buildings in the city look like they've bean through war, so it's best to search for a modern building or a building a little bit outside off the city center. Okay, so now an example for the future can be in a few months. I am hosting a party, and it is going to be a party for my best friend, So I am trying to look for the best restaurant in order to have the party. But I hope it weren't look like it's been through war because it's a really important occasion and I want the night to be 100% perfect. Alright guys. So here are your three examples of how to use this idiom. Now it's time to give me an example dead as a door order dead as a door order RK Before I explain the meaning of this idiom and how to use it, let me tell you what adored always a daughter is a prehistoric bird so very old bird that is now extinct so it doesn't exist anymore. Now this information is important to understand the meaning off this idiom. So dead as a door order which is a bit of a tongue twister we use when we want to say that something is out off fashion. So it's not cool anymore. It's old, it's out dated dead as a dart or let me give you some examples. So I can say, for example, in the past last year I went to a party and it just played really old music, but not retro music. Old music that we don't listen to at all. Sorry. It really felt like the potty was as dead as a door door. It was really awkward and uncomfortable and no one was even dancing or in the present, we can say Every Saturday, my daughter asked me to take her toe rollerblading competition. But nowadays Rollerblading is as dead as a door order. No many people are doing it, and there are that many Children doing it either. But she loves it, so I take her anyway. Now an example in the future can be if you don't play popular music at the party, some cool pop musical, even some directory music, the party is going to be as dead as a door order, and no one's gonna have any fun. These are are the three examples of how to use as dead as a daughter. Now, guys, it's up to you to give me an example in one's element in one's element. Now this idiom, we used to say, when you find yourself or somebody else in a particular situation event occasion that you enjoy sore much because it aligns with your interests, meaning that you are generally interested and passionate about what you are doing now. Obviously, I'm sure that you guys already nor these when we use one, it stands for the subject so you can change the subject, depending on the person. Let me give you some examples. Last year I went to a tennis match and I was completely in my element because I love tennis and I actually played tennis for five years or in the present, you can say every Friday night I do guitar lessons. I absolutely love playing the guitar, and I am completely in my element while I'm playing it or the future we can say. Next year she is organizing a musical concept. Now she loves music. She has been playing music since a child, so I just nor that she will be in her element when she's up there on stage, performing in front, off thousands off people. So in one's element, remembering that one, we can congregate. So change, depending on the subject, we are speaking of that. All right, guys, start. Give me an example in full swing in full swing. Now, the idiom in full swing we use when we're talking about a party and event, a sporting event on when this situation is at its highest peak, so its fullest, busiest and most lively. Let me give you some examples. So two years ago, I went to my favorite concept off my favorite singer and at around 10 o'clock it was in full swing. It was packed. Everyone was singing and having a fantastic time. An example in the present can be at around eight o'clock every Friday. My dance class is in full swing. Everybody is there listening to music and learning new steps or an example for the future can be tomorrow night. I have to go to a seminar Now. I think that it will be in full swing at around eight o'clock, even though it starts at six. So I'm planning on arriving a little bit late up when it's at its fullest and busiest. Alright, guys saw those were the examples of how to use the medium in full swing. Why don't you try and give me an example to once in a blue moon once in a blue moon? Now, this idiom we use when we want to say that we do something extremely rarely not often. Let me give you some examples so we can use it in the past and we can say, when I was a child, I used to go to piano classes once in a blue moon. My mom tried to push me to go every week, but I didn't really like the piano. So I only managed to guard once in a blue moon or in the present. You can say I'm a little bit off a lazy person. I don't go out too much. But once in a blue moon I get together with friends and we have a lovely dinner together to catch up on news and gossip. Or in the future, you can say next year I am going to be starting university. I'm so excited because there are so many events that I can participate while I'm at uni. But I know I'm going to be really busy with my exams. So I think I'll only be able to participate in events once in a blue moon because I'm gonna have to juggle my studying with my social life. Alright, guys. So it once in a blue moon, we used to describe something that we do rarely, not often. Your turn to give me an example. Hive off activity hive off activity. Do you guys know what a hive is? So hive is a place where bees live inside. I don't know if you've ever seen a hive, but it is a busy place. It is full and packed with buzzing bees, and it looks kind of chaotic. That's where this idiom comes from because a hive of activity we used to describe a place or situation that is chaotic and busy and everyone involved has something to do. Let me give you some examples. So last year I attended these awesome English school. It was a hive of activity. As soon as I stepped into the school, it was full of students speaking English, having conversation classes and playing games. Or in the present, you can say every Friday I attend a language class. Now it's a great class, cause it's all based on conversation, and the lessons are like a hive of activity. It's so busy and full off interactive activities. Alright, guys, there you guard the explanation off the medium hive of activity and even a little extra information as to what a hive is. All right, guys, why don't you give me an example Middle off Nor where middle off nor where this idiom. I think you can guess what it means. I'm pretty sure you're capable. It's actually quite explanatory. We use this idiom to describe a place that he is extremely remote on in the middle of nowhere, meaning there is nothing around this place. It's outside off the city. So if you think off maybe the countryside or an old village, there isn't a big city near this place, and you can feel a little bit isolated or a large. These places are in the middle off nowhere. All right, let me give you some examples. So it two years ago I went to a really fantastic concert. I loved the music and the atmosphere was really energetic. The only problem is that it was in the middle of nor wear, and we were really scared. We were going to run out of petrol as well, driving harm, and we couldn't find a petrol station. Or in the present, we can say I really want to stop cooking classes and I found this great school. The only problem is that it's in the middle of nowhere, almost one hour from my house, so I think it will be a little bit difficult to attend, or in the future, we can say I'm so excited. I booked at Fantastic Dina. Well, I harp. It will be a fantastic dinner at a brand new restaurant. I had a look at the location of the restaurant on my maps today, and I have a feeling it's in the middle of nowhere. It seems like it's completely outside of the city, but I'm not going to let this stop me from going. I am quite excited to see what the menu will be like. All right, guys are in the middle of nowhere, quite self explanatory, something that is far away or remote your turn to give me an example. 13. EVENT ENGLISH IDIOMS - Listening exercise: Okay, everyone, let's move on to our dictation. So you know you're going to need a pen and paper. Put on your listening ears and don't worry. If you don't hear everything I say or have difficulty, you will have a copy off the dictation attached to this lesson so you can correct your answers at the end already. So let's get started. The event started at 5 p.m. And by 7 p.m. It was in full swing. Everyone was having a blast, and I was in my element. Honestly, the best way to describe it would be to say it was a hive off activity. There wasn't one person sitting. Choosing the location was a little tricky. I mean, the majority of places looked either as if they had been through a war or were as dead as a dodo er or in the middle of nowhere. But thankfully, in the end, we were able to compromise on this place. The Orna assured us that it was as clean as a whistle and we appreciated they're cuts and dried approach. It's our only once in a mood that you organize an event like this. Sorry, it's best to do it as best you can 14. EVENT ENGLISH IDIOMS - Pronunciation exercise: I guys, here we are Time for our pronunciation exercises. Now, Darvish I remember this is the time to sit up straight, open your mouth and let those words off English. Come acts are obviously you're going to hear me. Pronounce these words twice with the paws like you did all the other lessons, and I want you to try to copy me as best you can. So let's get started. Act off, God. Act of God! Clean as a whistle, clean as a whistle, cut and dried, cut and dried bain through war being through war dead as a door A door dead is adored over dead as a door, a door in one's element in one's element in full swing. In full swing. Once in a blue moon, once in a blue moon, a hive of activity, hive of activity, middle of nowhere, middle of nowhere 15. WORK ENGLISH IDIOMS - Intro: work idioms. All right, so in this section, as you may have guessed, you were going to be learning how to use work idioms to speak about work. Now, for those of you who are preparing for the aisles exam, some of the questions, particularly in pot one, may revolve around work. What, you do it work. What things you like at work. So knowing how to use an idiom or to in regards to this topic is fundamental because, as you know, it is going to increase your band school, which is obviously something that you guys want. So in this section, we are going to be working from how to understand and use the idioms to how to identify them in conversation, on learning how to pronounce them correctly already. Sorry. Let's get started. 16. WORK ENGLISH IDIOMS - Examples: crunch. The numbers crunch the numbers. Now the idiom crunched. The numbers we use when we talk about what we do at work, it's to describe a particular action. And it's the action off doing a lot of calculations, needing to use numbers at work. So particularly if you are in accounting or the finance sector, you will have to crunch a lot of numbers. Let's have a look at some examples. So in the past, we can say, Last year I had to crunch Ah, lot off numbers because we had many new projects going on at work and it was my responsibility to maintain the budget for these projects, or an example in the present can be. My main task at work is to crunch numbers. I am the head off the accounting department, so I pretty much spend all day doing calculations in the future. For example, we can say I am so happy because I just found out I got my dream job. I'll be working for the finance sector off my favorite company. Now I know that I will have to crunch the numbers a lot working in that position, but I don't mind. I will be living My dream Are you guys are there are your three examples on how to use this medium in the past, present and future. Why don't you try and give me an example Now? Have a lot on your plate. Have a lot on your plate Now these idiom guys haven't made a mistake. It's not a food medium. We actually use it to speak of that work. It's when we want to say that we have hates of things to do in our job, and we have, ah, lot off responsibilities. Now let me give you a few examples. In the past, we can say, Two years ago, when I worked for myself, I had a lot on my plate. Not or only did I have to do my job, my standard tasks. But I was also responsible for marketing, finance and dealing with the customers. So you can say I had ah lot on my plate, An example in the present conveyed. If you run your own business, you have a lot on your plate. You have to be responsible for every part of the business because it's yours, so the word can be quite stressful. and demanding or an example for the future can be next month. Our company is launching a brand new product. I am really excited about this because it's gonna be a great opportunity for my career. But I know that I'm going to have a lot on my plate, and I will probably be spending two months closed in my office preparing for the launch. A. Go guys out. Three examples in fast present and future. A lot on your plate is when you have lots of work and many responsibilities. Why don't you try and give me an example, selling like hot cakes, selling like hot cakes? So this idiom I haven't made a mistake. It's not supposed to be in the food idioms. We actually use it to speak about work. Now we use it when we want to say that a product or an item is being sold really well, meaning lots of people are buying. Let me give you a few examples. For example, in the past, we can say, Last year my company launched a brand new product that sold like hot cakes. Everybody loved it, and after the first month we were sold out an example in the present can be every year. When Apple releases its brand new Eifert, it sells like hot cakes. After the 1st 2 days, it's pretty much sold out or for the future, we can say Next month my company is releasing its new product. Now we are predicting that it will sell like hotcakes. I guys there. This is how we use the medium sell like hot cakes in the past, present and the future. Now it's your turn to give me an example. Test the waters, test the waters. Now the idiom test the waters we use when we say that we are trying something new to see if it works to test to see if people will like us or maybe to test to see if we will like doing it. Let me give you some examples. So in the past, we can say, Last year I started working at a new company. I was responsible for a section that I've never been responsible for, and I wasn't sure if I was going to really like the position, but I decided to test the waters and give it a girl anyway. Or in the present we can say my team is trying a new marketing approach. We're not sure if it's going toe work, but we are testing the waters to see if our clients take to the new approach or in the future, I can say next month we will be testing the waters with a whole new advertising campaign. We're predicting the results will be quite good, but we're not 100% sure. We still have to test the waters a little bit. I guys, there you go. The example in the past, in the present and in the future and now I want to hear your example Learning curve learning curve. Now the idiom learning curve is used to describe the time it takes to learn something new, maybe a software on your system or even a new approach. Let me give you a few examples. Last year I started a new training program to be updated on and new software. The learning curve lasted about two months, and it was a little bit difficult in the beginning. But towards the end, I've got the hang of it, or in the present, we can say every Friday I am participating in a training program. We need to learn how to use the new software. The learning curve shouldn't be more than a few months, but I'm not 100% sure. So I have to prepare myself just in case it takes a little longer than expected. Or in the future, we can say the learning curve for our next system will be approximately one year. It's going to take quite a long time to teach everyone in our team how to use the system and how work. Well, alright, guys. So learning curve. It is the time it takes tow. Learn something new. Generally, we used this when we talk about software technology or a system. All right, why don't you give me an example off the top off one's head off the top off one's head? This idiom has nothing to do with my head, but we use it when we want to make an estimate. A guess about something that we don't know too much about, and we don't have any external information to help us understand. If what we are thinking or estimating is accurate, let me give you an example. Last year we decided to enter a brand new market now off the top of my head. It waas a smart decision, but it didn't go exactly as planned or in the present Weaken, say off the top of my head, I think sales have increased by around 2%. But I'm not exactly sure are in the future. I can say next year off the top of my head I think we will be leading the market in sales. Birthday guys there Those are the examples in the past, in the present and in the future. Now it's time to let me hear your example Seek outside the box. Think outside the box now the idiom to think outside the box. Maybe you've heard it before. Maybe not ease metaphoric two main two feet creatively to step outside your vision off how you normally see things and to try to find an alternative solution or even idea. Let me give you some examples in the past, we can say, Two years ago, my creative team stepped outside of the box and created a completely innovative idea which worked fantastically without projects or in the present. We can say if you want to find effective solutions you have to fiqh outside the box or in the future, we can say my team is looking for a new team member. We want to hire someone who will be able to fiqh outside the box in order to come up with creative solutions. So think outside the box is to be able to think creatively outside out. General Thought pattern. So there's where are examples past, present and future. And now it's time for your example. Take off. Take off the Maybe you've heard this before to take off meaning to leave for a holiday, but we can also use it in a work context. It's used to say that when something is very popular and works really well generally, when we're talking about products, ideas or new ways of doing things, let me give you some examples. So in the past, I can say her idea really took off. Everyone loved it, and it completely changed the way we were working. It was fantastic. Or in the present, we can say creative ideas always take off without clients or for the future. We can say we're expecting that this product will take off around Christmas time because As you know, at Christmas time, everybody is needing to buy. Presents are there is a higher chance that it will sell. All right, so to take off is to describe something that works or sells very well and is extremely popular. Why don't you give me an example? People, person, people person, This doesn't really sound like an idiom, and you might think it sounds a little bit strange in a sentence, but it is an idiom, and we do use it to speak about work. Now a people person is a person that is very good at communicating with others and feels very comfortable in a social context because they're very chatty, open and friendly. Let's have a look at some examples. So in the past we can say she was such a people person Everybody loved during the office, and she was always making new friends. Or in the present, we can say if you want to be successful in a team environment, it's really important to be a people person because you need to have a lot of contact with your team members as well as the client or in the future, we can say the ideal candidate for this position is a people person because they will need to have direct contact with the customers in order to increase sales. So a people person is just a very friendly or been person that is good at talking to people . Why don't you try and give me an example? Win, win, win, win Now the idiom win win I haven't made a mistake repeating the word twice. It's an actual idiom that we used to speak about work. When we want to say that a cooperative agreement is beneficial for both parties involved, maybe it's two companies, two colleagues or even to customers. It's when one person benefits from a situation and the other person involved in the situation benefits at the same level. So I win and you win. Let's have a look at some examples. For example, in the past, we can say, Last year we collaborated with an international office and it was a win win situation because we were able to increase our client list and they were able to increase their sales or, in the present, weaken safe. The best agreements are win win agreements or that birth potties can benefit from the cooperation or in the future, I can say I'm harping that our project next year without international team will be a win win result. Alright, guys, there those are our three examples in the past, present and the future. Now it's your turn to give me an example. 17. WORK ENGLISH IDIOMS - Listening exercise: Okay, so let's move on to our listening exercise a dictation. As you know, guys, pin and paper ready. And if there's anything you don't understand, don't stress. You can correct your answers at the end, let's get started. We are testing the waters with a new project at the moment because we're not sure how well it will sell. It's projected to take off because our marketing team is working very hard to make it sell like hot cakes. But only time will held. We tamed up with some fantastic organizations to help boost sales for both parties. Sir, it is really a win win situation for everyone involved. We worked so hard crunching the numbers and thinking outside the box. Luckily, I'm a people person, sir. It has really helped us gain the trust of our collaborating companies. It has been months that I've had a lot on my plate, but the experience was all a learning curve, and we let a lot 18. WORK ENGLISH IDIOMS - Pronunciation exercise: time to move on to pronunciation exercises. Guys, you know you're going to hear me pronounce the idioms. We have just let on You need to copy my pronunciation. Let's get started. Crunch the numbers crunch The numbers have a lot on your plate. Have a lot on your plate. Selling like hot cakes selling like hot cakes. Test the waters Test the waters learning curve learning Cuff off the top of my head Off the top of my head Think outside the box Think outside the box Take off, Take off people person, people person win, win, win win 19. MOST COMMON ENGLISH IDIOMS - Examples: by the bullet Bite the bullet. Now the idiom bite the bullet we use when we want to say that we have to do something, we did something or we want to do something without delay. So maybe the thing that you have to do is really important. Maybe you have a deadline. Or maybe you even a little bit hesitant about doing it. So you say That's it. I can't fiqh about it anymore. I don't want to procrastinate, So I'm just gonna jump in straight away and do it with out wasting time. That's what The idiom bite the bullet mains. Now let's have a look at some examples in the past, I can say, When I decided to move to Italy, I just beat the bullet and I booked my ticket straight away or in the present, we can say when I have a deadline. Even though my natural behavior is to procrastinate, I always tried toe bite the bullet so I can just get it over and done with as soon as possible. In the future, we can say next month I have a very important work, meaning, but I am just gonna bite the bullet and do it with out getting nervous. There is where the example of how to use the medium Bite the bullet. Now why don't you give me your example? Cut somebody some slack, Cut somebody some select the idiom. Cut somebody some slack. I know it's quite long, but don't worry, actually, really, really common. And I know that once you understand how to use it, you're gonna have any problems. So we use this idiom when we want Teoh tell somebody that not to criticize so much to do something with that. Too much criticism. So imagine. Imagine this situation. You're at work and somebody hands in a project late. But you nor that generally there are really good work up. They just moving house at the time. So they really stressed. So instead off maybe telling them off or giving them a warning. You might, you know, just let them off easy and cut them some slack. Meaning not criticize them because your understanding off the situation and you know that generally they're really good worker. So this is the idea of how to use Cut somebody some slack. Let me give you some examples. So in the past. I can say, last month I was working with a fantastic tame but one off. The members didn't really pull their white and didn't exactly make the dead life. But we cut her some slack because we knew that she was going through a difficult time at harm. And generally she's a really fantastic worker. Or in the present, you can say I always cut my sister some slack because I know her that she's really busy, and that's why we can't meet up as much as we would like or for the future. You can say, Look, I really trust you on this project and I know you're capable. So keep working like you're working and I'll cut you some slack because I know your potential. All right, so that is the explanation off the medium. Cut somebody some slack. Why don't you give me your example? Get your act together. Get your act together. Now this idiom is commonly used as a threat by teachers or by parents who want to tell their Children that their no acting in the correct way and they should be acting differently, so they should be behaving differently. Maybe they're being really loud and rowdy. Maybe they're not concentrating on their homework. They're doing a particular action that they shouldn't be doing now. Even though it's commonly used for Children by parents or teachers, you will also hear it in the workplace. It would be in quite a severe context, cause a little bit patronizing, meaning. It's a little bit rude to say to somebody else that you could hear it even in the workplace . Now let me give you some examples. So in the past, I can say, When I was at school, I was such a chatterbox. I loved talking with my friends, but my teachers would get really angry and always they would tell me to get my act together or in the present, you can say parents who get angry at Children who are misbehaving usually tell them to get their act together are in the future. You can say if you're don't stop behaving correctly today, you will have to get your act together because we cannot continue on like this. Alright, guys, their doors with the examples off, get your act together in the past, present and future. Now it's your turn to give me an example. Give somebody the benefit off the doubt. Give somebody the benefit off the doubt. Another very long medium. I fell a dive, but we do use it all the time. Now this idiom gives someone the benefit off. The doubt we use when we want to say that we're going to trust somebody regardless off maybe what we think or not having enough evidence to make a correct decision. So generally this can happen when you've got two Children fighting and you're at school, but you don't see what happens when one child says no. She hit me and the other child says, Nor but she hit me. I didn't do anything, but you didn't see the situation. So you may give the benefit of the doubt to one child and said, Look, I will believe you because I know that generally you behave really well in class, so I'm going to give you the benefit off the debt. You're going to trust them, even though you don't have all of the evidence in front of you. Let's go ahead and look at some examples. So in the past, I can say, last month I was late for work a lot, and my boss was a little bit iffy about the situation. I tried to explain to him that it was because I was having difficulty with my car and he was really friendly. He gave me the benefit of the doubt and believed me or in the present, we can say a good manager always gives it's employees the benefit off the doubt because they have an establishment off trust in their relationship. Or in the future, you can say I will give you the benefit off the doubt. If you promise May this situation weren't happened again. Benefit off the doubt. Now this is the example in the past, present and future. Now I would like to hear your example. Your guess is as good as mine. Your guess is as good as mine. Now, this idea. It's a pretty self explanatory. It means that I actually Dort nor the answer to something I'm guessing. So whatever I guess is as good as your guests because their birth, I guess we actually don't nor the correct answer. So we will use this idea when we want to reply to somebody who's asked you a question about something and you're not exactly sure what the answer is. So you can reply by saying your guess is as good as my guest cause I've got no idea. Let's have a look at some examples. So in the past, I can say I had no idea if she was coming last night. Your guess was as good as my guest. Free birth. Didn't know. Or in the President, you can say I'm not sure what the meeting is about This morning. Your guess is as good as mine or in the future, you can say, Yeah, the weather says tomorrow it may rain, but I don't know. It doesn't seem cloudy today, So your guess is as good as mine. That's the idiom. Your guess is as good as mine. Now I want to hear you guys give me an example on the bowl, on the ball. Now the idiom on the ball. We used to say, when somebody or ourselves does a really good job, but something maybe you do a project at work really well, or maybe you are doing a creative project and it's going really well. It just means to execute a particular action in a pretty close to perfect way. Let me give you some examples. Last month I was working on a fantastic project with a group of friends. Now the project went so smoothly and we were completely on the ball. Everything got done in time and everyone was really pleased with the results. Or in the present, we can say I always try to do things on the bull every day because I want to be successful in all of the actions I complete. Or in the future, I can say I am 100% sure that next month I am going to be on the ball with my job and everything scheduled as planned. I guys, they're those were the example with what you try and give me an example. Miss the boat. Miss the boat Now the idiom missed. The boat means to arrive late for something or to miss something. Maybe you missed an opportunity. Maybe you missed a special discount on flights that you found. It just means toe. Have not got something that you wanted because you missed it. Let's have a look at some examples. So in the past, I can say yesterday there was an amazing sale at Zara. It was like 75% off everything. But I finished work really late, and I missed the BART. I could have go to the sale or in the president, you can say I always missed the boat with early bird sales. I always think that I want to book my flights ahead of time. But I always missed the birth, and I'm never able to do so. Or in the future, we can say, If you don't act fast, you will miss the boat and you're not going to get that opportunity you really want. So that's the idiom. Miss the Bart in the past, present and future. Why don't you try and give me your example on thin ice on thin ice? Now, the idiom on thin ice we use when we want to say that somebody is in a probation period have done something, and now it's almost like they're paying the consequence off being watched consistently to make sure they don't make the same mistake twice. Now this idiom is commonly used at the workplace. Say, for example, you are repeatedly late for work for one month, your boss as a threat may say to you, You are on thin ice. Watch yourself because you're not behaving correctly now. In this case, it's used as a threat, a threat to wake up the other person and say, Hey, you're making a mistake and we're watching you so you're on thin ice. If you continue making the mistake, you are going to pay the consequences, and in this case, you may lose your job. Kind of. This is the explanation off the medium on thin ice. Now let's go ahead and have a look at some of our examples in the past, I can say. Yesterday my manager told May I was on thin eyes because I keep repeatedly missing foreign polls, which is really bad for our company or in the present. I can say at the moment my daughter is on thin ice because she keeps drawing on the walls at horror, and I've told her one million times to not do it or in the future, you can say if you continue acting the way you are, you will be on thin ice, and you may have to pay the consequences off your actions on thin eyes. Why don't you give me an example? Live and learn. Live and learn now the idiom live and learn. We used to excuse a mistake when somebody or yourself does something that isn't 100% correct and instead off feeling very, very sad and guilty about this action, we say it's an experience of life. That's every action you do, you learn from. So that's where this idiom comes from. Live and learn toe in excuse a mistake that you make. Let's have a look at some examples. So in the past, I can say, Last month I spent all of my pay on a brand new pair of shoes. I know I shouldn't have done it because I was supposed to save the money. But what can you do? You live and learn. Or in the present, you can say you shouldn't worry too much about your mistakes. Everybody leaves and learns, and making a mistake is all. A part of the experience and example in the future is I know that you're really scared about making mistakes in your English. But don't worry, it's totally fine. You will live and learn from your mistakes, and that is how you're going to improve. Alright, guys said That is the medium live and learn and off course. I would like to hear your example. 20. MOST COMMON ENGLISH IDIOMS - Listening exercise: all right, so now they have gone through our pronunciation. Of course, it's time to practice our listening and do out dictation. Now remember, this is super important just to make sure you really absorbed the idioms and you're able to understand them in conversation because, as you know, a conversation isn't just about speaking. It's obviously also about listening certain. Go on, grab your pen and paper and let's get started without listening. Exercise. I would really love to give you the benefit of the doubt, but you must get your act together first. You're on fee. Nice. You used to be a completely on the bowl. I dart nor what has happened. I have cut you slack for years because you never missed the boat on a deal. But it's time to bite the bullet and fix this problem. I don't know exactly what to do to help you. Your guess is as good as mine, but something has to be done. Mistakes are normal and you leave in London. However, in the future you need to aim to hit the nail on the head. Even the next meeting 21. MOST COMMON ENGLISH IDIOMS - Pronunciation exercise: Okay, so now that we've gone through out explanations on and introduced the idiom, let's move on and have a look at how to pronounce the idioms. Obviously, we're going to go ahead under the shadow technique and you know by now that the key is your participation. So enjoy. Bite the bullet, bite the bullet, cut somebody some slack. Cut somebody some slack. Get your act together, get your act together. Give the somebody the benefit of the doubt. Give somebody the benefit of the doubt. Your guess is as good as mine. Your guess is as good as mine On the bowl, on the bull Miss the boat. Miss the vote on thin ice on thin ice leaving London leave and learn 22. CONCLUSION: And that is the end off the idioms for isles preparation course. Congratulations. You made it to the end. I'm so glad that I had the pleasure to teach you. 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Lastly, I wanted to let you know that I also have a phrase of herbs for isles preparation course destruction in the same way as this one. And they pretty much go hand in hand. So it is another great way to help you guys improve your story in English. Even your written English. I guys well, again, it was a pleasure teaching you and good luck with your eyelids exams and good luck using the English language five.