20 ENGLISH IDIOMS TO SOUND LIKE A NATIVE ENGLISH SPEAKER (+ Free PDF & Quiz)
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3 жыл бұрын
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3 жыл бұрын
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3 жыл бұрын
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3 жыл бұрын
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3 жыл бұрын
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3 жыл бұрын
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3 жыл бұрын
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3 жыл бұрын
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3 жыл бұрын
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When I first started to watch this channel, I couldn’t understand 100% without subtitles. I was at 70% or so. But after a few years, now I’m able to understand almost everything. You helped me a lot. Thanks Lucy.
it's just a pleasure to learn english with you, Lucy ! Every single minute is precious !
1. A drop in the ocean 2. Actions speak lauder than words 3. To ad fuel to the fire 4. The ball is on your court 5. To ben over backwards 6. To bite off than you can chew 7. By the skin of one's teeth 8. To cry wolf 9. To call somebody some slack 10. To cut to the chase 11. To get one's head around 12. To hear on the grapewine 13. It takes two to tango 14. To miss the boat 15. A piece of cake 16. Put yourself together 17. To sit / to be on the fence 18. Step up someone's game 19. To sell someone Out 20. I don't know. I have no idea
@coffeetimewithleadership5023
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the summary but number 20 is: Your guess is as good as mine
@slddlkowmyxammag4947
3 жыл бұрын
N 9 not to call,to cut N16 not put yourself,pull yourself
"Actions speak louder than words" I like the best one because of my motto.
@marilynackerley9541
2 жыл бұрын
Everything I do to improve my English is just a drop in the ocean. I need someone to practise with.
@neharajput9687
2 жыл бұрын
@@marilynackerley9541 hey! Here's the spot for your practicing...
Lucy did more for the English language than thousands of books and teachers. You deserve an acknowledgment a premium and recognition. Brava as always.
Great video (again), thank you! In Hungarian we have the "cry wolf" as well, and two other similar idioms: instead of "miss the boat" we say " that boat has already gone" and instead of " skin of my teeth" we say "it depends on a hairbreadth " :)
wow I learned something new today. I wish I could sound like Lucy when I talk.
@aqilsabanov9753
4 жыл бұрын
Hello
@biswalnrusingh134
4 жыл бұрын
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@user-ey9le1cs4y
4 жыл бұрын
You don't need because a native English speaker speaks English differently to another native speaker which are from Australia, USA, etc. Like every country has the same different accent.
@sherylf1995
4 жыл бұрын
Lucy does sound really fabulous speaking English
@yusufelsayed7898
4 жыл бұрын
I have a heavy NY accent.
Lucy you are so good at this! I Love how simple and effective your video tutorials are! I’m glad that I accidentally came across your channel.
By the way, I love your lessons! I am trying to improve my English every single day, especially this year when I am going to get British citizenship and I need to pass English test in order to go for the last test, Life in UK test. Thank you for your effort, Lucy.
We use some form of idioms all the time in our daily conversations without even realizing them. Great work Lucy.
Best teacher ever. I really enjoy listening to that lovely accent you have, Lucy. Idioms, prepositions and phrasal verbs are the most difficult topics when I study English, however they are my favourite ones : )
lucyyy..... i used this in conversation with my teacher and got good reputation... thank you for making me happy...
I absolutely love English idioms! Always try to use them creatively in my stories. It's really a good fun!
It`s a pleasure to hear English spoken so beautifully. Thank you.
Awesome video as always Lucy! Thanks from the US! 🇺🇲😊👍
Lucy, thank you for helping me to learn English ! I watch your lessons❤
Thank you for your teaching , i really learn a lot of phrases today ! If you can combine the actual native speakers conversation with all the phrases which you’ve taught us, it would be more mesmerizing!🙏😀
HI Lucy! Thank you for the video. I wonder how you easily explain some idioms..perfect It's great to hear your pronunciation and to try to repeat your temp!!!
Thank you Lucy. I have just recently discovered your channel and am thrilled to see a young person who cares about preserving the English language. I am a 58 year old woman from Canada who finds it frustrating listening to young people speaking and butchering the language. I also have concerns about the inability of many people to spell. Please continue to fight for proper speaking and spelling of the English language.
@neharajput9687
2 жыл бұрын
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My homework: 1. I want to make my own game, but I feel it would not be popular, because it'd be a drop in the ocean. 2. I called my cousin to ask her when she's free to go out, but she didn't respond. Now I'm waiting for her to call me back - the ball is in her court. 3. My mother is very helpful and she'd bend over backwards to make things done. 4. I won the competition by the skin of my teeth. It was definitely not a piece of cake! 5. I was a judge at the contest, but I felt like wanting to sit on the fence and rather not vote.
@derricktucker1533
4 жыл бұрын
Very good, I have 2 small suggestions for you! :) For #4, "by the skin of my teeth" is usually used to mean that you just barely managed to complete something either because you a) didn't try as hard as you should have or b) you underestimated how difficult it would be. If 2 runners were to finish a race at almost the same time, we wouldn't say that the winner won "by the skin of his teeth", because it would sound a little negative. A good example would be "Wow, I didn't study for that test as much as I should have! I only passed by the skin of my teeth!" For #5, "on the fence" usually implies that you are having difficulty deciding something. I'm not sure if I've ever heard someone say that they wanted to sit on the fence, as it is usually a position people don't desire. "I can't decide between going to France or Spain.. I'm still on the fence".
@hpest
3 жыл бұрын
I usually don't necro, but I just noticed something I felt like I had to point out. The expression is "getting things done", so in 3, one should use "to get things done".
@ayenaturelover2786
3 жыл бұрын
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@whimsabo
2 жыл бұрын
Bruhh took me minutes to realise this guy ain't into incest
Thank you for your valuable lessons. I really enjoy the way you introduce the different structures of the English language.
Lucy, you are the best in teaching English for me. Hometask: Your lesson is definetly NOT a drop in the ocean in our English studies, though using all today's idioms may seem to bite off more than we can chew. On the other hand, we should pull ourselves together and to bend our backwards trying to do our best. But don't be too hard on yourselves and cut yourselves a slack from time to time in order to do your best .
Best teacher ever. I love this girl. Cheers from 🇧🇷
Yes I did this year 🥴 I’ve bitten off more than I can chew. I’m studying Esol English level one, studying fashion level two, studying English and maths functional skills level one and also I’m studying photography level two and I’m a mother got three children and at the same time I’m working as a photographer and make-up artist fashion designer and a housewife 😂😂 but I as you said it worth it and hopefully I’ll be successful by the end of the year in all my subjects studies.
Oh all of them were so great! I just expanded my knowledge! Thanks a million Lucy
Thanks so much! That was a great lesson... I really wanted to learn those idioms and how to use them. Lovely to hear from you gorgeous Lucy x
Hi ! lucy, my name is Hussain. I am a huge fan of you. Thanks for your loyalness teaching.Greeting you from Somalia specially Mugadisho. May Allah bless you and your family.
Hi Lucy 😊 i'm Algerian English student and my original language is Arabic which has no relation with English language but we have a nearly similar background according to our use of French in our daily life,so it was a little bit easy to learn English but the hardiest thing that we faced was to learn how can we speak English with an accent either British or American because we r still being confused to use them so that we mixed them all the time and we were told that it's a mistake ....i realy like your way explaining us how to be or act like a native speaker and speak English as a British ones i found your videos very very beneficial and clear😍 thank you a lot❤
@ramprakash5354
4 жыл бұрын
Nina Miss Hi frnd 😀
Thank you for this useful course I learned a lot and it was like a piece of cake for me
I must say you really helped a lot of people, even me as well, I'm still learning. Well thank you so much. Cheers:)
Lucy is always elucidating new expressions and idioms for us. Thanks to her we can all step up our game :)
@neharajput9687
2 жыл бұрын
For sure✌️❤️
2:04 I believe Michelle Branch has a song titled "Drop in the Ocean"
Thank you for finding time for us. Good bless you.
Fantastic English teaching thank you buetyful words Lucy
Learning English is a piece of cake when Lucy is around. 😅
I'm surprised that you guys didn't have (or forgot to mention) some popular idioms which is popular here like - "once in a blue moon" "Speak of the devil" "A shoulder to cry on" "Beat around the bush"
@nowrin_8193
3 жыл бұрын
I only knew about "Beat around bush" and I like it .
Thanks ...you're the best teacher ever...l usually enjoy watching your videos
This was very helpful for me in improving my vocabulary .Thank you for your attempt.
Hi Lucy, love watching your videos. You're the best teacher ever
@ramprakash5354
4 жыл бұрын
Rose Be Hi frnd 😀
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4 жыл бұрын
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4 жыл бұрын
Right
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4 жыл бұрын
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@abhishekPatel-kj3xd
4 жыл бұрын
Hi rose
"Two to Tango" also my personal favorite, I use it all the time :-D
We all love you Lucy. God bless you!
Many of those are the exact same in French! I wonder if we translated them from English or the other way around. Knowing both languages share a lot tricks me sometimes: I try using a French idiom in English and it makes to sense to the other person; then later I’ll second guess myself and ask what the correct expression would be... only to learn that time it’s actually the same 😂 I’ve bitten more than I could chew when I decided to study in two very demanding schools at once (one full time and one half) AND work part time. Toward the end it took a serious toll on my health. Fortunately everything worked out successfully, but after that I had to take several months off and then a couple slow years because I was just too burnt out. It’s a good lesson to learn at a young age I guess: life is not a race. And don’t take your health for granted! I love your channel, I always learn something new: thank you! Hopefully I remember some of it when the time comes 😅
Thank you very much Lucy. In Thailand, we do have the one similar to “cry wolf”, but we call it “cry sheep”. Also, for “miss the boat”, we call it “miss the train”. I enjoy your lessons and your beautiful accent of a native English.
@BugaBugu
2 жыл бұрын
That's interesting! In Russia we have a similar expression to "miss the train": the "train has gone", i. e. you've lost a chance. Our cultures aren't close and it's very interesting to see these two expressions so close to each other
@rafiaafra3617
2 жыл бұрын
In Bangladesh we actually use it like cry tiger!
Yes number 8 have heard that several times from my grandma!
@sundaragnanasekar2379
3 жыл бұрын
If ur an Indian you'd have Heard it a lot
Dear Lucy , thank you very much for your videos which are so entertaining and educative. Your performance is out of this world ! CHeers !
The Best English learning ever so far . Very useful in daily life.
Few days and you will reach 3 millions subscribers! This is awesome ❤️
@EnglishwithLucy
4 жыл бұрын
I cannot believe it!!!! I remember popping open a bottle of cava at 1000, and taking my family out for dinner at 100'000. At 1 million I invited my friends and family to my local pub for a little party...maybe I'll have to have another little celebration :'D
@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane
4 жыл бұрын
English with Lucy You definitely should! Really happy for you, you deserve it 🙏
1. He was irritating me, then the teacher said, "it takes two to tango." 2. She has a habit of adding fuel to the fire. 3. When she asked me about the presentation. I replied, "my guess is as good as yours." 4. It is so true that actions speak louder than words. 5. I've been biting off more than I can chew.
English with Lucid! Thank you so much😘
Awesome, your daily video convicted me. I loved
Hi Lucy.. thanks for your personal advices and sharing ...it helps me to built up my career...🤗
@tamiltoolkiit8964
4 жыл бұрын
💯 true
@tamiltoolkiit8964
4 жыл бұрын
@2k funs I think you will become a entrepreneur...😄
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4 жыл бұрын
Your dream may come true👏
@moratusingle1521
4 жыл бұрын
My best wishes
In Italian we do have the expression "to cry wolf", too :)
Thank you Lucy, it’s really helpful❤️
Dear Lucy,I am a regular follower of your channel. Besides yours,I follow other 3 channels but I found yours the best as you can easily make somebody understand.
Drop in the ocean Actions speak louder than words To add fuel to fire The ball is in ur court To bend over backwards Give sm1 time of a day Bite smtg more than u can chew
@adityabhatt6189
4 жыл бұрын
@Atharv Pathak Hey buddy, don't take my comments seriously, even I'm learning English and even I do the very same thing with my friends... I'm also just kidding... Don't take it otherwise dude 😂😂😂 😅😅😅 The main thing is that this was the best topic which came to my mind... See I'm also looking your comment... So just don't take it otherwise 😅😅😅
@SP-kk5nj
4 жыл бұрын
Manasa Mokalla and the rest...?
@pritom4749
4 жыл бұрын
sw
@omegamugabe6453
4 жыл бұрын
You r a star in teaching,, keep it up!.
I am a 7 grade student. My classmates always give me the project to do because I am the leader. I am too innocent.So, “I always bite off more than anyone chew but this time I will not be doing their work”. Thank you Lucy for giving your time for making these videos. Now I can confront my classmates. You made my day.
Amazing. Thank you for sharing Lucy
Thank you! Your channel's the best.
I love that one: to sell one's out
Idiom No. 8 was derived from the tale of "The Boy Who Cried 'Wolf!' " ☺️
@antoniapoultsaki9256
4 жыл бұрын
Indeed, it is an Aesop's tale
@Psyche_Bly
4 жыл бұрын
@@antoniapoultsaki9256 Yes, it is, darling. 🙂
@TheFlowerbeast
4 жыл бұрын
Yeah, as said in the video
@simonsentao8004
4 жыл бұрын
Antonia Poultsaki No; that’s chinese tale
@skojigoquist9288
4 жыл бұрын
@@simonsentao8004 no its not :)
Thanks for making a great video. I find it extremely helpful. Much appreciated!
The best teacher I have ever met with thank you 🙏
Hello there! Have a nice day 😊
@jaseemsmail2302
4 жыл бұрын
You spreading happiness. That just made me happy 😊. Keep it up.
Well, I am preparing for competitive exams and for that I've bitten more than i can chew but i failed by the skin of my teeth. Ahm! To cut to the chase i am not gonna give up and my actions will soon speak louder than my words. (Hope I've done it right)?
@pandaxlive901
4 жыл бұрын
wow, welldone!
@ESK_quotes
4 жыл бұрын
Ohhh god ...what a fluency of English u got
@mgul177
4 жыл бұрын
Wowww
@bhumikasaini3746
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@deepu81624
4 жыл бұрын
@@pandaxlive901 😊
I really adore them all they are stupendous
1- exacerbate This word we had learnt earlier in 10 words to sound smart at work And there's another one... 2- it takes two to tango which we had leant in 20 stunning beautiful English idioms.. I love watching all your videos 😊they have been a great help to me thanks Lucy!!
I think a drop in the ocean means : a very small amount compared to the amount needed (just way too little for what we want)
@wayneflewelling2280
4 жыл бұрын
An American idiom that is similar is "Its just a drop in the bucket""
@yuhu7940
4 жыл бұрын
@@wayneflewelling2280 yea 😊
@akhorovah
4 жыл бұрын
A drop of water makes a mighty ocean. Once this👆 saying was common. When I tried to pay for someone, he(...) told me those lines, to save my money.
Where is it “it costs an arm and a leg”? I love that.!!😂
@Pos546
3 жыл бұрын
Yup.... costly
Thank you a lot for sharing these idiom!!
Terrific video, thanks ! I’m going to have a student of mine write a story using all of these expressions, it will be very formative for her !
I had no idea a few of these were used in England. I like "a drop in the ocean" more than the American equivalent of "a drop in the bucket".
Homework: 1) I wanted them to stop fighting, but when I told them I just added fuel to the fire. 2) People say that I always cut to the chase, I guess it's because I don't fancy loosing time. 3)I usually sit on the fence, I don't want to get involved in all the drama. 4) I wish my parents cut me some slack, they wear me out! 5) It's pointless keeping talking about it your guess is as good as mine, we'll see who's right later on
Fabulously Fantastic to sound like A Native Speaker❤️👌Thank U LuCeeeee❤️
Very useful ...loving to hear you
I tried many times to be on the fence when judging people, however, I am always taking by my feelings.
@christophneuschaeffer7489
4 жыл бұрын
It is either »I am always taken away by my feelings« or »my feelings are always taking me away«.
1)Adding fuel to the fire =making to expand something over the situation 2) piece of cake =very easy 3) I missed the boat=miss an opportunity 4)drop in an ocean =very less work done on huge area 5)this is the extra one ,out of the video Midnight owl =staying late nights
@neharajput9687
2 жыл бұрын
Yep! Keep up your learning..✌️🌹
From india ...You're the best teacher I've ever seen!! Thanks for this lesson!! This is really helpful for me!!
Thanks lucy for the content. It was really helpful.
1. I didn't know how to order online products, your guest is as good as mine. 2. Controlling anger is actually a piece of cake 3.If we wanna create a Facebook page, it takes two to tango 4. My cousin is always crying wolf. 5. When I accept to help my members, I bit off more than I could chew
I love you
Fantabulous Presentation. Kudos!
Thanks for the teaching. You are great! Keep it up
The song “a drop on the ocean”... do you mean the cheesy, talking interlude in Britney’s Oops I Did it Again?
I love your beautiful bristish accent, I wish I could sound just like her.
@saraelnadeef3384
3 жыл бұрын
Amazing
@samank8628
3 жыл бұрын
“English” accent.
@saanvisingh9344
3 жыл бұрын
Same😄😄😊😊
@new10nelson
3 жыл бұрын
You r correct
@new10nelson
3 жыл бұрын
Her accent is perfect
Hi, Miss Lucy😍 You are fascinating! Thank you so much for another wonderful lesson💕 Stay healthy, Peace (from Uzbekistan 🇺🇿)
@poojaparasad730
4 жыл бұрын
My sister is drop in tha ocean
You speak so sweetly...these idioms would definitely help me out in improving my language
"We just don't have enough data. Your guess is as good as mine" Wow, I wish there was a similar idiom in Italian, so I could quit political discussions. xD
@ignacioalmeida7713
4 жыл бұрын
In Spanish, we have a way of saying something similar: si te (lo) digo, te miento/ if I tell you (something), I'll be lying to you. It is used to answer when you are asked about something you don't know or aren't sure
@igranditemi3774
4 жыл бұрын
@@ignacioalmeida7713 .... Ooooh yes we have a similar idiom: "Ti direi una bugia".... However, "your guess is as good as mine" is quite specific to appease two people stating opposite views.
@sirderam1
4 жыл бұрын
@@igranditemi3774 No, it usually just means, "I don't know." It means that, whatever I say would just be a guess so you may as well make your own guess, your guess is as likely to be as accurate as mine. If we wanted to end a debate between two people with opposite views, we would probably say something like, "We'll just have to agree to disagree." or, "We'll just agree to differ." Meaning there's no point in continuing a discussion because no one is going to change their mind about the issue.
@giannipellegrini2178
4 жыл бұрын
We have something similar in Rome's dialect: "Come te dico, sbajo": ( = i'll be wrong whatever I say)
@igranditemi3774
4 жыл бұрын
@@sirderam1... Yes indeed. Actually, I meant ending discussions between two people with different views where the discussion would be infinite dued to the fact that both are not bringing empirical data to prove their point. I come across this situation 99% of the times I discuss politics. xDxD
1. He's always been on the fence. He never takes his stand. 2. If you really wanna achieve your goals, You'll have to step up your game. 3. I have been doing this thing for many years now, its just a piece of cake for me. 4. You gotta stop adding fuel to the fire. 5. I shouldn't have taken this task as I feel I have bitten off more than I could chew. 6. You are getting on my nerves these days. Lemme know if it's correct...Hope Lucy sees this and correct me if I got wrong somewhere.
If i learnt English from you in the past, my life would be changed. But it's thankful now. I love your channel, thank you, Miss Lucy !
Thank you Lucy it was useful and it was fun to learn these idioms with u was really great and enjoyable 💜
A piece of cake It takes two to tengo A drop in the ocean Actions speaks louder than words Bite something more than u can chew :>
@p.anandanand5533
3 жыл бұрын
Meaning kuda pedithe bagundu
1. U r making english a piece of cake for us... 2. U ve taught us a better english and now the ball is in our court to sound like a native American speakee 3. English is a drop in the ocean for us 4. I ll bend over backwards to sound like a native speaker 5. When it comes to learning English, I am not bitting off more than i can chew 6. I m not crying wolf and really need ur help to improve my english 7. I dnt wanna miss the boat when it comes to ur english learning video
@humildehugo1694
4 жыл бұрын
is lit
Thanks a lot for your brillant lessons!
I appreciate your work for helping us ...thank you so much❤️
In my mother toungue we say ‘we need two hands to clap’ for ‘Takes two to tango’
@fdshkjhm4369
4 жыл бұрын
We also use "it needs two hands to clamp"for cooperation ,to succees we have to work hand in hand .we have to help each other.
I am studying,making music,taking a lot of stress so,I’ve bitten more than I could chew
Thank you Lucy, very useful as usual 😊
Love you so much Wonderful teaching