Learn the 100 Most Common Idioms in 30 Minutes (with examples)
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I'm sorry but tea is not my cup of tea!
Mam, It Nice to see you in black..
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When you close your eyes under explaining you are closing our hearts !! Careful please
English with Lucy your beatifull
I don't want to beat around the bush. But i am sure i am not barking up the wrong tree. To make a long story short, i just want to thank you, Lucy. In a nutshell, your teaching keeps me on the ball. To get it out of my system, this comment is better late than never, even though a compliment like this must be a drop in the ocean.
That's great 😀
Great
What a glorious comment!
If you showed this comment to someone who is a beginner in learning English, I'm sure their head would explode.
@@NonConDon it's not that hard
“That exam was a piece of cake”: phrase you’ll never gonna say if you’re an engineering student...
ahahaha exactly. which engineering department is are you working for?
until you end the degree and you start studying maths xD
Yeah.. exams are never a bed of roses
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Ohh really!!!
I was feeling a bit under the weather today, then I came across this video. It made my day. The idioms hit the nail on the head with respect to the most common ones used and provide great learning, and the examples were entertaining too - killing two birds with one stone I’d say. And I still can’t wrap my head around how she managed to present 100 idioms so succinctly! In a nutshell, she hits the ball out of the park with this one!
I appreciate your kindness Lucy for teaching me these 100 most common idioms in English. Your every English lesson is so important to learn Lucy by your nice teaching, word pronunciation and word definition
more idioms 1. Rejection is protection 2. Out of site, out of mind 3. Get your act together 4. Grinds my gears 5. A match made in heaven Thank you for this video it really helped me! Your a great teacher :)
out of sight
no 2 means a very funny phrase in my mother tounge
3. "Get your shit together" is the more common version in Hollywood series and movies
@@ratimiras hell yes
It is "out of SIGHT," not SITE, which refers to a place location, like building site.
The way you teach is the best thing since sliced bread!
As a native English speaker, that was pretty good usage of an idiom
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@@tornadospin9 yo diamond hands !
I love you lucy
Yeah your compliment is just a drop in the ocean
I appreciate that you included some common idioms in your video. It's helpful to learn these expressions, especially if you want to speak English more fluently and naturally.
I've been researching some likey about this stuff but I'm not going to beat around the bush, you just hit the nail on head. Though others you've mentioned rings a bell, you're explanation and examples made it a piece of cake to understand. I'm not sure if my grammar is okay but I live and I learn. So thank you very much
Quarantine is a true blessing in disguise, I've learned so much during these times, looks like every cloud has a silver lining. I finally bit the bullet and expressed my true feelings to him. This new hobby of mine cost me an arm and a leg. I've tried giving him the cold shoulder, but I just can't resist his charm. Now I'm going to hit the sack, because it's already three in the morning in my neck of the woods. This lesson was marvelous Lucy, you make preparing for CAE so much easier!💕
This is so cute..
You make preparing for CAE A PIECE OF CAKE😉
And if something is outrageously more expensive it can cost an arm and 2 legs
I just wanna say think you to Lucy for being so generous to share all those useful idioms. Thanks. Love you
Thanks Lucy for explaining each idioms properly.
Thank you so much Lucy! You've just given me a good brush up on idioms popularly used in South Africa. Please kindly explain and give an example to this idiom "beauty is a cruel mistress"
Thank you so much I was in a deep water because i sometimes find it difficult to understand some mysterious idioms but now I can understand most of them you are my best teacher and your channel is my best one god bless you
I indeed appreciate your persevering effort making a video of 100 idioms, Lucy!!! Thanks so much, dear!!!👍👍
As a native english speaker, your video may have been preaching to the choir, but i’m glad to fill the cracks in my vocabulary because knowledge is power… Rest assured you weren’t beating a dead horse!
1.A blessing in disguise-a good thing that seems bad at first 2.a picture is worth a thousand words 3.a piece of cake-easy 4.Action speak louder than words 5.Add insult to injury-worsen 6.As chip as chips 7.barking up the wrong tree 8.beat a round the bush 9.better late than never
51. On thin ice Once in a blue moon Out of someone's league To play devil's advocate To play something by ear To pull someone's leg Pull yourself together To rain on someone's parade To rock the boat To save something for a rainy day To see eye to eye To shed light on something Sit on the fence To sit tight To smell a rat So far so good Someone wouldn't be caught dead Someone's heart is in the right place Someone's jaw drops Someone's pride and joy Someone's true colours Something rings a bell Speak of the devil To spill the beans 75. To steal someone's thunder
pulling your pisser as in having a laugh or yanking your chain (american version)
Do we have all 100 idioms written list?
thank you so much for your dedication on getting my head around absorbing English idioms
Thank you very much for giving lucid explanation of 100 Most Common Idioms in English.Keep it up.
i just love that Lucy makes her videos so interactive luv u Lucy.
Me: Before watching Lucy's videos ''English is rocket science! '' After watching her videos ''English is a piece of cake!!'' My mom: ''But don't give up your day job! '' But I think her heart is in the right place. I'm gonna hit the sack because now it is 1:39AM in my country.
Amazing and creative alike
I need to shit
Keep up the good work
Great job👌
U are dope🤣
Super useful video. I've learned a lot. I love "it takes one to know one", because it's a sharp way to reply, and I think there's nothing you can reply back.
Hi Lucy, big thanks from Taiwan. I'm working on being an interpreter (English-Chinese), this video is really helpful for picking up useful idioms. Much appreciated ❤
I encounter with a genius teacher like you once in a blue moon. KZhead is the only method for me to get to keep myself on the ball. The decision of where we are going is still up in the air. I still can’t wrap my head around how she can become stunning. Compose yourself. Good things come to those who wait .
I m impressed; you are truly a passionate teacher. Thank you! I can say it again!
English with Lucy series are one of the finest, high quality and well shot videos available on KZhead. Stay Successful Lucy, you are doing a great job !
You can say that again!
I had over three thousand idioms in three volumes ,still collected over three hundred, yet I learned a lot. I am indebted to you Lucy. Thank you.
Great job! 100 idioms in a video! Thanks! I have also started teaching English on KZhead recently. Would be glad if you guys have a look and let me know what you think. It means a lot to me.
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I know right !!@@Nataliequinn0119
It was generous of you to teach more and give more for each of your lessons. We, as your students are deeply grateful to you. 😊💖
You're the best English teacher I have met. Thank you very much for making this video. I've learned so many useful idioms from your video. Much appreciated.
Dear Lucy, your video is very informative. I was looking for something like this to improve my communication in English. This felt exactly what I was looking for...Thankuu
I AM DEEPLY IN LOVE WITH THESE LESSONS 🥺✨
Thank you Lucy, this one is my favourite and I must say I can hear these idioms now, when people speak, and I'm pleased that I actually understand what they mean 😄👌
Í ve recently heard "he got cold feet" and " Í heard it on the grapevine" . Thanks Lucy! Í love your classes!
Hello Lucy, Congratulations on your perfect English Accent and the exceptionally clear way you explain correct English. All the best Sarah
Off the hook > no longer in difficulty, free (I'd use 'get away with' to mean 'go unpunished') To twist someone's arm > force or pressurise someone into doing something they do not want to to (it's much stronger than just convince) Don't get me wrong, your work is brilliant. I myself checked the meaning of those two idioms before commenting as I wasn't entirely convinced by your explanation. Good job, I'm sure this video has helped a lot of students! Keep up the good work!
Thank you very much Lucy for sharing. honestly i hate reading and while reading something i'm feeling sleepy. Your videos have really helped me to improve my English. I hope i didn't write something wrong. omg still hesitating
Your action is as beautiful as you are and your voice is as clear as your beautiful looks and your teaching is beyond praise. Worth listening and looking!
This is more helpful .thank you Lucy!
Thank you dear for wonderful explanations of 100 idioms.
I don't know why people dislike this lesson . For me Lucy has done fantastic job . She tries to do her best to teach her student online free .
Losers dislike one like this....
Pacific Oceania Maybe because she has a BF！lol
I dislike this video, because there are too many mistakes for English teacher. It was informative and helpful for sure, but she should revise the video and the text before uploading it.
@@girl_from_lydia hum it's weird when you said too many mistake . She is English teacher and she is English and you said she has done big mistake. I hope Lucy read your comments .
@@pacificoceania5828, it's not one big mistake, but some little mistakes - for example 53rd idiom - there is a sentence from previous slide, or there were "the" two times etc. I've already wrote such comment under one of her previous video, but there is no effect.
Thank you so much for the hard work you do, we learn so much from you
really really thank you for your great effort to put such a beautiful lesson for us
This is very useful. Thank you for this concise presentation and useful video🙌
I'm an idiom lover and I still could find a few new ones in this lesson. Thanks, Lucy!
could u read quran
@@lufhopespeacefully2037 yes
I enjoy the video very much. Lucy, you inspired me to take the next level of my English. Thank you. You are great!
Thanks for the update on idioms
SO GRATEFUL TEACH
Totally amazing video! Thank you Lucy! Love it!
Thank you so much for your effort! We do appreciate it. Thanks a bunch 😊 🙏
Wooow.. Teacher lucy is one of my favorite teachers...Besides his amazing accent which i adore most. That is very useful
Thank you for making the English language so easy to learn and even mastering the British accent which some think is a bit difficult... I'm following you from Turkey and I'm so glad I discovered your channel by chance .. so thanks a bunch dear
Hey, Lucy. I love learning Idioms and those are very useful for learners. Thanks a bunch.😁☺👍
I really brushed up on my idioms with this one. Thank you Lucy!
I really like your expressions.. very beautiful and very expressive. . Plus quality content, just what I needed
Learning a lot! So far so good!🤩
3:59 We use it a lot in our language. I'm happy to know it in english (at first, i didn't understand it; but then, i understood it well!) Thank you!! ^^
Thank you gorgeous teacher....
Greetings from Germany... In a few hours I'm going to attend the oral English exam and idioms always make a great impression. So thanks for the video ❤️
thanks dear Lucy! you're amazing! I listened to it twice, still fascinating!
Hi Mom, 80% I learned from other classes from different teachers and it is very useful. Even though I wrote it for repetition.Because regular repetition make it through. Thank you so much.
Hello sir, How can these is your mom.. I think you are wrote that mam..am I right...sir
Mom .......!!!!????
My English has became fluent long ago, but I'm still finding an incredibly useful information at this channel in a huge quantity. Thanks for your work, Lucy ;-)
You can say that again!
Thank you for living and learning have a blessed day 😊
I just get really learning English here.. Thanks Lucy you inspired me so well
Okay guys, two things! Firstly, Lucy’s mum seems to be an amazing human being and secondly, “spork” is definitely the best invention ever!
Thank you. Very good brief infornation on idioms
76. Stick to one's guns 77. Take something with a pinch of salt 78. Take the mickey 79. The ball is in your court 80. The best of both worlds 81. The best thing since sliced bread 82. The devil is in the details 83. The early gets the worm 84. The elephant in the room 85. The last straw 86. There are plenty more fish in the sea 87. There's a method to someone's madness 88. There is no such thing as a free lunch 89. Through thick and thin 90. Throw caution to the wind 91. To make matters worse 92. To twist someone's arm 93. Under the weather 94. Up in the air 95. We'll cross that bridge when we come to it 96. Wrap your head around something 97. You can say that again 98. You can't have your cake and eat it too 99. You can't judge a book by its cover 100. You live and you learn
It's helpful, I can say it again.
Thanks a ton ❤
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I have been watching this for many times...Great job Lucy
Video is quite long but helpful ✌🏽 I've learned a lot Thank you so much
This is one of the most helpful videos I have ever seen! If you did a similar video with the 100 most common phrasal verbs, it would be amazing! Thank you a lot for this channel, it is really good
Si, amigo, si!
I watch this video at least once a week. Thank you, Lucy!
WONDERFUL PRESENTION! EXPRESSED WITH JOY!!! SOMETIMES, THESE IDIOMS SAY SO MUCH IN SUCH A NICE CONCSE WAY.
So good... best video yet. Thank you very much.
guys teacher lucy is teaching us without costing any money and we are thankful for that. now we should pay her by subscribing. 💖
Some great idioms in here! I didn't realize how many idioms I used until I started teaching them!
I had already downloaded the video but I had to come back and comment. This is so educative, great work!
Was very useful for me as a teacher frm Sri Lanka. God bless you !!!
Hello Lucy :) Thanks for the lesson :) I am glad to already know many of them. When I was in London, my teacher would call me the master of the idiom :) I really love using them in the daily conversations. Of course, I've learned many useful ones. Thanks a lot again. Have a nice day :)
muchísimas gracias Lucy, eres una fantástica profesora!! necesito varios días para aprenderme todo!
Awesome class Thank you lucy for the class It is so help full
Big thanks ,mam. May GOD bless u.
In high school I joined a theatre club and the teacher told me that in theatre culture, it's considered a jinx to wish someone's luck before the show starts, hence the phrase "break a leg" is used instead. I was astounded when I first learn about it because I imagine people really do believe these sort of things back then, yet still they try to find a way to show that they care. Kinda heartwarming though :)
31:03 instead of plenty more fish in the sea with this example, we say in Germany “other fathers have beautiful daughters, too/ other mums have beautiful sons, too”. We are way more direct, but both funny expressions mean the same thing
Wie sagt man das auf Deutsch? Ich habe es nie gehört. Danke
@@ratimiras Andere Mütter haben auch schöne Söhne/ Andere Väter haben auch schöne Töchter.
Awesome
Honestly. I write this all idioms on my note book .such a good work❤
I love your classes, thanks very much. 😘
Hi Lucy! Congratulations on this video, it is still one of my favourites 3 years later! I wonder if you could still answer some questions about it, even though it was posted so long ago. - Easy question first: Would "getting sth off my chest" be equivalent to 24. "getting sth out of my system"? - Now a harder one: How would "a blessing in disguise" be different from "every cloud has a silver lining"? Could they refer to the same situation, i.e. sth negative that ended up having a bright side? Huge thanks in advance! 🍉😇
This is the best lesson I have ever had, Lucy it's is perfect!, even the handwriting, your and the written explanation. You survived the marathon, bravo.
Lucy, you're one in a million.. Amazing video, one of the best idiom lesson on youtube. Love your ending) Way to go, thank you)
Tqsm for this lovely lesson,it was helping me a lot.you awesome,I live and I learn.
I am not sure how many of those can keep in my mind in short while, I’ll try my best for it!
You'll recall most but likely only use a few
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second
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3rd 😂😂😂
257rd
lol ok
Thnks lucy! This video is really helpful.Learning British English is my pride and joy! ❤️I
It was amazing. I am so happy with this nice idioms . Tanks a lot dear lucy . Perfect
Lucy: "This is very common" ... Me: never heard that in 9 years of English lessons in school. 😂
😂
Ma dove? 🤔
might have been talking about common in a different country than where you usually live.
😂😂😂😂truee
She is talking about common words in her country, not yours !
I am a international student in Japan managing to get admission for university, and I think I made a mistake that I put all my eggs in one basket and I failed. But every cloud has a silver cloud, I still have chances. Though I am on thin ice now I have to keep my chin up and pull myself together to face the next test. And I really like "We will cross that bridge when we come to it". Tom Cruise said a similar sentence in Mission Impossible 6.
Great!!
Right on, mate! We can only hope you "put your best foot forward!"
I loved this video, thank you!
Brilliant as always! Thanx a million! 💗🙏👌
Hey Lucy, Love from India! I have been watching your videos since January, 2020. I didn't have a good command of English initially but i do now. All thanks to you💙 I absolutely nailed my English examination. Again, I truly appreciate your efforts. 😊
Me too bro from India
I really love how creative ppl were when it comes to speaking... Today we use only yeah and duh xD
😂
And "bruh"
I also love
Good
....true😂
That was awsome, a lot of songs make more sense to me now. Thank you, Greetings from Czech republic aka Czechia.