Name: 10 MUST KNOW English Idioms in 6 Minutes (to help you sound like a native)
Uploaded: 2021-09-24T07:01:20.000Z
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♪ There's no earthly way of knowing ♪

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- [Narrator] English is a language that has a lot of idioms

or casual expressions that have a specific meaning.

- [Narrator] Today, at FluentU, we are learning 10

- I'm ready, let's do it right now, right here.

- [Narrator] The first phrase we will learn is

Even though this sounds kind of gross, it's not.

To pick someone's brain just means to see what they think

I'd love to ask you some questions about it."

- Do you know how many people, every single day

contact me, email me, private message, DM me

- [Narrator] Second, let's learn, move it or lose it.

This is something you might say if you need to get through

a crowded space or to warn someone of danger.

For example, if you're carrying a pot of hot water

but it usually isn't meant as an actual threat.

For example, "Hey everyone, I'm coming through!

- [Narrator] Next, to say, I'm up to my eyeballs

in something, means you have a lot of it.

Usually, whatever you're up to your eyeballs in

is something you don't want, typically tasks or work.

everything in life is going great for you.

This doesn't mean you're actually camping.

You can also say someone is not a happy camper

to say that they are frustrated or cranky.

and excuse my strong language, but I am not a happy camper.

- [Narrator] If you want to learn more idioms to help you

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Woodwork, refers to the wooden parts of a building or room.

When you say that something came out of the woodwork

This phrase comes from how sometimes small insects

like termites, live in the wooden parts of a house.

Then they can quickly appear when you're not expecting it

"Now, all of a sudden you see these new muffin bakeries

- Hi Marie, I'm starting to make a name for myself

and my friends and strangers are coming out of the woodwork

asking if they can pick my brain or bounce ideas off me

or grab a coffee to ask me about my business

- [Narrator] To burn the candle at both ends

To burn the candle at both ends, means going to bed late

which will eventually affect a person negatively.

For example, "He's been burning the candle at both ends

working in the daytime and going to school at night.

I don't know how much longer he can go on like this."

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10 MUST KNOW English Idioms in 6 Minutes (to help you sound like a native)

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