Name: 30 Tough but Very Important Advanced English Phrases for Daily Use
Uploaded: 2021-04-19T15:19:17.000Z
Duration: 15 min 7 s
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- Hello, everyone, and welcome back to English with Lucy.

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that you can use to expand your vocabulary.

These are phrases that you can use in daily conversation.

They are advanced, they're at roughly C1 level,

but I think that you can use them in a natural

To further help your understanding and your learning,

I have created a free PDF for you to download

If you'd like to download that free PDF and quiz,

all you've got to do is click on the link

and I send the PDF and quiz directly to your inbox.

you will get the PDF for my weekly lessons automatically.

I'm going to show you how to pronounce it

and I will give you an example of the phrase in use.

These are all phrases that you'll hear native speakers say

which is why I'm providing you with examples.

Number one, a fraction of, a fraction of.

A fraction of something is a small or tiny part

An example, the plastic folders were a fraction of the price

That's a much more advanced way of saying cheaper.

A fraction of the price. (cash register ringing)

Number two is all things considered, all things considered.

This means taking everything into account.

All in all, I think the response to the campaign

Number four is to be bound to, to be bound to.

Now, you might notice that I'm saying to,

but in the phonetic transcription, I've put tuh,

All of these phrases would typically be used

To be bound to something is to be certain to,

An example, you're bound to hear back from them soon.

You're certain to hear back from them soon.

Number five is to be down to, to be down to.

was down to the bad weather over Christmas.

The drop in profit was as a result of the bad weather,

Number six is to drive somebody up the wall,

And this is to annoy someone or to make them crazy.

An example, people who throw their rubbish

out of their car window drive me up the wall.

Just today, I went on a run outside the farm

and someone had unloaded what looked like

the entirety of the day's litter from McDonald's.

Number seven, a really nice one, I say this a lot,

it's easier to say it than it is to do it.

meaning it's not very easy to criticise your boss.

Number eight is for the most part, for the most part.

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30 Tough but Very Important Advanced English Phrases for Daily Use

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