10 British Idioms in 10 Minutes

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  • Learn 10 British idioms in 10 minutes with my latest Eat Sleep Dream English video. I'll teach you the ten idioms that will make you sound super British just like Emma Watson or Harry Styles.
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  • @thomasmann9216
    @thomasmann9216 5 лет назад +38

    "Not my cup of tea", "piece of cake", "pardon my French", and "to save my life" are all commonly used in the U.S. as well. Fun video. Thanks.

    • @rebeccamalcolm8549
      @rebeccamalcolm8549 4 года назад +1

      All of the phrases he says are used in Australia too. In fact, across most of the videos, Australians use the phrases described as being British.

    • @itstalhax3649
      @itstalhax3649 4 года назад

      This is a hilariously dumb comment. "British Idioms" mean that they originated in Britain and are introduced by British English. It doesn't mean that they can't be or are not spoken elsewhere in the world otherwise you'd be put in jail.

    • @itstalhax3649
      @itstalhax3649 4 года назад

      @@rebeccamalcolm8549 Don't we eat food described as being chinese in America? If something originates from somewhere , it doesn't mean it can travel or be used across the world.

    • @rebeccamalcolm8549
      @rebeccamalcolm8549 4 года назад +5

      Hi @MakeupByTalha! Not sure whether you’re calling my comment hilariously dumb or the original comment. Sorry if you found my comment to be - just meant it as an observation about the overlap in usage, not as a claim to some kind of linguistic ownership. It’s just a comment about whether a phrase is used in other countries, as many other commenters do in these sorts of videos.
      As someone who has lived and worked in multiple countries with with internationals, I have found it helpful to know where words or phrases are used so that I know whether my students, friends etc understood (or not) when I use them. Sometimes, I haven’t realised until we talked about it or I saw it in videos like this.
      As for the comment about food, likewise, knowing whether a food variety is available can be useful, but isn’t a claim to ownership. Knowing that the area of SE Asia that I live in has lots of Korean and Chinese food tells you about the people and the context of the area, even though it isn’t in Korea or China. I think both food and language are key indicators of cultural contexts, and knowing about them can help you to understand a culture.

    • @idk-mk6qv
      @idk-mk6qv 2 года назад +2

      "pardon my French" is even used in Russian lol

  • @christina.m135
    @christina.m135 4 года назад +64

    In England you say
    "It rains cats and dogs"
    In Greece we say
    "It rains chairs legs"
    😂😂

    • @norbertoiusem2304
      @norbertoiusem2304 4 года назад +6

      in Spanish we say "it rains frogs and snakes"

    • @christina.m135
      @christina.m135 4 года назад

      @@norbertoiusem2304 hahahahaaa

    • @virginiaangueralopez7645
      @virginiaangueralopez7645 4 года назад

      @@norbertoiusem2304 lol no one here says that hahah

    • @erins2986
      @erins2986 4 года назад +4

      In America we might say "it's raining cats and dogs" and sometimes we just say "it's pouring." When I was little we said "it's raining cats and dogs, I just stepped in a poodle."

    • @vsempoiuh
      @vsempoiuh 4 года назад

      We have studied that fraze in Russia too, but I've never heard it among native speakers.

  • @kingagryger700
    @kingagryger700 6 лет назад +65

    In Poland we say: "for a Russian year" - meaning really long

    • @EatSleepDreamEnglish
      @EatSleepDreamEnglish  6 лет назад +8

      Very cool! Thanks for sharing that with us Kinga Gryger, that's really interesting. Do you know why that is?

    • @ppstawski
      @ppstawski 5 лет назад +7

      raz na Ruski rok --- I guess it's more like "extremely rarely"

    • @Pawcio765
      @Pawcio765 5 лет назад +16

      It has nothing to do with Russia... Ruski, means Ruthenian my fellow Polish friends. Russian is rosyjski. The adjective ruski (also used in one of the most popular Polish dishes "ruskie pierogi" comes from Ruś (Ruthenia), which is a term used to describe various eastern lands (which in the past were parts of Poland). Maaany Polish people don't know that, as we don't have these lands after WWI anymore, so please look it up and stop confusing foreigners ;) Thanks!
      The term "raz na ruski rok" means "extremely rarely" - once in a blue moon. The genesis for this idom comes from the term "ruski miesiąc", so Ruthenian month. People on the east used the Julian calendar (not the Gregorian one, the one everyone knows now). Because of this, every month finished 13 days later when compared to the Gregorian calendar. That's why the Orthodox celebrate Christmas in January ;)

    • @alemusk
      @alemusk 4 года назад +1

      Pawcio765 👌

    • @creativechaos953
      @creativechaos953 4 года назад +2

      @@Pawcio765 thank you, so interesting)))) i've never heard Polish people say "raz na Ruski rok". Now i know))

  • @zenitpro
    @zenitpro Год назад +3

    Hi, Tom! I love your videos, I always refer to them in my classes, as I'm a teacher. I'm Brazilian, and the "cheap as chips" idiom is "it goes for the price of bananas" down here! Cheers, keep up the great content.

  • @Abu-Aley
    @Abu-Aley 7 лет назад +48

    Thanks a lot Tom ,
    some other common and important idioms:
    1. it costs an arm and a leg.
    very expensive stuff, opposite to cheap as chips.
    2. I'd give my right arm to do something.
    I am ready to do everything and anything to achieve my goal.
    3. As easy as pie.
    similar to piece of cake.
    4. To have a finger in many pies.
    To do many tasks different and unrelated tasks at the same time.
    5. The bee's knees.
    The best of something, or something made from the best materials. Like, Mercedes is the bee's knees of the German vehicles.
    6. To have a bee in your bonnet.
    When we are worry or anxious about something.
    7. A second bite of the cherry.
    When ask for a second chance to correct our failure in the first attempt.
    8. To go bananas.
    To be crazy or hyperactive.
    9. To make a dog's dinner of something.
    To make mess of something, like when kids throw their toys everywhere, we may say: you really made a dog's dinner of your toys.
    10. There isn't enough room to swing a cat.
    There isn't enough space or the place is pretty small, like a flat. There isn't enough room to swing a cat in his flat.
    Tom: kindly revise them and if any error or mistake, please correct me.
    N.B.: for more lots of idioms, please visit ruclips.net/video/p0Ygbm2GuHk/видео.html
    Kind regards,

  • @hopethisnamesnottaken
    @hopethisnamesnottaken 4 года назад +3

    In German, if something is really cheap, especially if you'd expect it to be a lot more expensive, that is, you made a good bargain, you say you got it "for an apple and an egg" - "I got myself three of these sweaters. They were selling them for an apple and an egg!"

  • @MatteoMi
    @MatteoMi 5 лет назад +2

    There are many other translation in Italian but these are the first off the top of my head:
    Not my cup of tea -> Non è il mio forte (not the strongest part of me)
    Piece of cake -> Liscio come l'olio (easy, like the oil)
    Go pear-shaped -> a carte 48 (I don't know how to translated this..)
    Donkey's years -> Dai tempi di Noè (Noah's years)
    Cheap as chips -> E' regalato (it's a gift!)
    Pardon my French -> Scusa il francesismo (the same!)
    Do the runner -> Fare il vento, "do the wind"
    Itchy feet -> Prudono i piedi (the same!)
    ..to save your life -> Ho due mani sinistre (I have two left hands!)

  • @airwinai6333
    @airwinai6333 5 лет назад +6

    Hi! Teacher! I wanna tell you the funny thing. In Thailand if you say “Itchy Feet” to Thai people, It’s mean you wanna fight them😂😂 now i can know this idiom in English way, thank you😀🙏🙏

  • @simibro1709
    @simibro1709 6 лет назад +3

    "Something went pear-shaped" is really the most interesting idiom! I think I read somewhere that's existing the opposite too "Something went apple-shaped" for saying something has gone really good. Or I "Drunk like a fish" (in italian: drink like a sponge), or the sentence was "Cheap as chips" (in italian I really don't know if it's something...we use more expression for say that's expensive) ahah

  • @galobarahonabanchon2512
    @galobarahonabanchon2512 7 лет назад +4

    Your videos are really nice. You remind me a British teacher I have here in Ecuador just easy explanations to make English enjoyable. Greetings from Ecuador

  • @sergey9296
    @sergey9296 6 лет назад +4

    There's a common expression in Russian which is similar to "cheap as chips" - "It's cheaper than mushrooms."
    In addition, there's another one for "It was a piece of cake." - "It was easier than a steamed turnip"

  • @marlarupolinak3562
    @marlarupolinak3562 5 лет назад

    Your accent is incredibly amazing! You go from one accent to the other so easily that I Envy you.
    Thanks for the big help

  • @sarahfausi3632
    @sarahfausi3632 7 лет назад +10

    Tom am Sarah from Somalia really like ur channel am learning English from u N now my English is getting better this video is so special and amazing 😉 Thank you very much u deserve to be called the best teacher 👨‍🏫 u N Papa English r my favorite anyway Thanks N keep it up ❤️❤️💕💕💕💝💝❤️💕💕💕💕✅

    • @EatSleepDreamEnglish
      @EatSleepDreamEnglish  7 лет назад +2

      Thanks so much Sarah and welcome to my channel. It's great to have you with us : )

  • @pamplonicamaria
    @pamplonicamaria 6 лет назад +3

    Such a great teacher Tom! Love All the idioms! I gonna try to remember all of them and try to find a situation to use them, it's quite difficult though.

  • @chiaracicognani5761
    @chiaracicognani5761 6 лет назад +1

    Thanks!
    In Italy we say:
    is not my cup of tea - non è il mio genre (is not my kind)
    go pear-shaped - andare a rotoli
    for/in donkey's years - da una vita, da un secolo
    across the pond - oltreoceano
    cheap as chips - non costa niente (it doesn't cost anything)
    do a runner - telare, darsela a gambe
    :)

  • @evgeniiazhelezova3056
    @evgeniiazhelezova3056 4 года назад

    My favourite English idiom "Every cloud has a silver lining". Thanks a lot for your lessons. I'm glad to find your channel. I've already subscribed.

  • @Jenzeable
    @Jenzeable 5 лет назад +4

    These are in common useage in Aus too; I had thought they were Australian colloquiallisms 😄.
    The reverse of 'Downunder' for us is really just 'Britain' (possibly because Queens- land is already taken 😎).

  • @wennyyulina4522
    @wennyyulina4522 6 лет назад +4

    I just love the way you used Harry Styles as examples

  • @mauriciovillafane11
    @mauriciovillafane11 5 лет назад

    Thanks a lot mate for your vídeos. I spent some time in London and you make me feel homesick.

  • @ushasingh4726
    @ushasingh4726 5 лет назад +1

    Great! The idioms are very interesting and useful. I am a new subscriber. I love British English.

  • @michellebloch8970
    @michellebloch8970 6 лет назад +3

    Hello I am from the US. I’ve watched several of your videos now and am still amazed that we do use a lot of the same words and phrases to mean the same thing. Such as “pardon my French” and “not my cup of tea” and “cant do that to save my life”. I was also interested to learn the other idioms you told us. Here in America I can’t think of a way to cheap as chips other than “cheap as sh!t”. However we do have one for something that’s really expensive: “that costs an arm and a leg” or something that’s really old can be said to be “as old as dirt”! Thanks for the fun lesson 😊

  • @rociosutera8008
    @rociosutera8008 4 года назад +10

    Today I learned one: "My brother and I are like chalk and cheese" meaning we're completely different from each other.

  • @jacqueplett1800
    @jacqueplett1800 Год назад

    Not too much to add to the comments. Am a "cousin" from across the pond. I've always used a variation on your last example. "I couldn't learn French even if my life depended on it. Just discovered your channel and am enjoying it. Kudos!

  • @mevlutakdag3947
    @mevlutakdag3947 6 лет назад

    I have just realized your channel. You are amazing in teaching.

  • @fido1479
    @fido1479 5 лет назад +13

    ,,Bun with butter" (bułka z masłem), means something like ,,peace of cake", in Polish 🇵🇱

  • @dolorscirera100
    @dolorscirera100 6 лет назад +3

    You are a good teacher, it's very easy to understand what you say,don't give up"

  • @shyamalapuchakayalu8290
    @shyamalapuchakayalu8290 5 лет назад

    Thanks for your video Tom . You are a good teacher. English is not my native language. But now it's become a piece of cake day by day , by watching your videos

  • @Desertrose0219
    @Desertrose0219 6 лет назад

    thank you Tom for you efforts!!!!

  • @charlotte2071
    @charlotte2071 6 лет назад +4

    You're right, "Je suis désolé" means "I'm sorry" (yah, I'm French and I use your videos to prove my english teacher that the figures of speech I use are right, so THANK YOU)

  • @annikar0se
    @annikar0se 6 лет назад +30

    We say “dirt cheap” here in the US. “These shoes were dirt cheap”

    • @michellerains2732
      @michellerains2732 3 года назад +2

      Or we say that "it was a steal"..... "These shoes were a steal."

  • @domkermit
    @domkermit Год назад

    Tom is a really lovely guy .. great humour as a teacher. .. merci beaucoup mon ami for this vid ❣

  • @OxanaKlachkova
    @OxanaKlachkova 4 года назад

    Thank u very much like always, u r the best on RUclips!!!👍👍👍☺️☺️☺️

  • @ngocanhhoangthi461
    @ngocanhhoangthi461 7 лет назад +24

    This is great a lesson. Thank you so much

    • @EatSleepDreamEnglish
      @EatSleepDreamEnglish  7 лет назад +4

      You are very welcome Ngọc Anh Hoàng Thị, thanks for your kind words.

    • @BaoTran-ix6mm
      @BaoTran-ix6mm 7 лет назад +3

      Ngọc Anh Hoàng Thị instead of saying this is great lesson,i'd be better to say this is a great lesson.forgive me if this makes you annoyed

  • @hafizmahbob5567
    @hafizmahbob5567 6 лет назад +148

    Drinking coffee is not my cup of tea. 🙂

  • @lionelgonzalez78
    @lionelgonzalez78 4 года назад +1

    He speaks so clearly

  • @Elisa-xk8tn
    @Elisa-xk8tn 7 лет назад +2

    thank you for this video. very useful

  • @Unknown-xm4xb
    @Unknown-xm4xb 7 лет назад +3

    What a precious lesson !!! Thank you.

  • @sarkafilova7816
    @sarkafilova7816 7 лет назад +4

    Hello Tom, I have just watched your video, loved it. I ran into your channel by chance, it's splendid. Keep doing, man! I am from the Czech Republic, so speak Czech, a Slavonic language, we have a few very very similar idioms here though. We say, Walk through a rose orchard, Behind the big puddle, By antipodes. Guess what is what :)

    • @EatSleepDreamEnglish
      @EatSleepDreamEnglish  7 лет назад +1

      Welcome to Eat Sleep Dream English Šárka Fíla. Ohh 'walk through a rose orchard' sounds like an awesome idiom. Does it mean to experience happy times?

  • @anshsingh4657
    @anshsingh4657 6 лет назад

    Thanks TOM you are an amazing teacher

  • @lusn-r9705
    @lusn-r9705 6 лет назад

    Thanks. It was very useful!

  • @galiagoze
    @galiagoze 6 лет назад +7

    Many of these phrases are also spoken in Mid-America where I am from. I say "not my cup of tea", "That's a piece of cake!!", "Pardon my French", "I can't draw to save my life!", and "Sally lives down under (Australia). Want to know where Britain is on the map? "I live in Boston, but James lives across the Pond (Britain)!!" When a bride runs from her wedding, "she has cold feet". If you haven't seen or done something in a long time you say "I haven't seen him in ages!!"

    • @EatSleepDreamEnglish
      @EatSleepDreamEnglish  6 лет назад +1

      Great! So interesting they're used in your part of the world too. Thanks so much for sharing galiagoze!

    • @Jenny-op2rp
      @Jenny-op2rp 6 лет назад

      galiagoze A lot of these are said in the northeast too. The idiom about pears I’ve never heard of but the rest of them are used here also. Actually, the donkey one I’ve heard but I think is much less frequently used. Interesting stuff.

    • @gwillis01
      @gwillis01 4 года назад

      When you are extremely reluctant to do something in America "you have cold feet" .

  • @itkcurdjj
    @itkcurdjj 6 лет назад +8

    Thats not my beer - German for "thats not my responsibility"

  • @Serreplantje
    @Serreplantje 6 лет назад

    Like your videos man! Great accent too! I always try to sound as Bristish as possible and your videos did help me a lot. Thanks !

  • @novitasetiawati4922
    @novitasetiawati4922 6 лет назад

    Thanks, Tom. That's great!

  • @favoritos907
    @favoritos907 7 лет назад +29

    Here in Brazil we say that something is cheap as bananas. Maybe because bananas are very cheap in Brazil but I think it is cheap in other countries too.

    • @EatSleepDreamEnglish
      @EatSleepDreamEnglish  7 лет назад +3

      Ha! That's awesome, thanks for sharing that marcos silva

    • @alanaoliveira2197
      @alanaoliveira2197 6 лет назад

      Great video!!

    • @salihokumus6568
      @salihokumus6568 6 лет назад +2

      marcos silva I dont agree with you as Turkish :) it is not cheap to have. If you purchase for a kilo, you need to pay as 3 dollars. By the way Brazil is amazing country i am really excited for it!!

  • @alessiatrabucco9725
    @alessiatrabucco9725 6 лет назад +23

    In Italian for donkeys' years we say "ogni morte di papa" that is every time the Pope dies because it's just so rare I guess and usually they live a pretty long life

    • @ValerioBettini
      @ValerioBettini 6 лет назад +3

      The expression (great one!) is similar but the meaning is different: we say "that thing happens ogni morte di papa". It is something that happens once in a blue moon! (to use another expression). "for donkey's years" is something that hasn't happened for ages.

    • @v4r143
      @v4r143 5 лет назад +3

      in spanish we have also that one: "cada que muere un papa".

    • @norbertoiusem2304
      @norbertoiusem2304 4 года назад +1

      in Argentina, we have a similar idiom (bishop instead of pope) but those fit more for referring to an infrequent event, rather than "a long time" like the examples given by Tom. Similar but not the same

  • @supriya1919
    @supriya1919 3 года назад

    Thanks a million, sir, for proving such sensational phrases!!

  • @katarinabajovic6511
    @katarinabajovic6511 6 лет назад +1

    Amazing lesson!

  • @deencourse7857
    @deencourse7857 7 лет назад +15

    very useful and thanks

  • @annalisacozzolino1855
    @annalisacozzolino1855 6 лет назад +3

    In Italy "a piece of cake" can be translated as "un gioco da ragazzi " (a game for young people)... when we use bad words we also say "scusate il francesismo" 😂😂😂. I have learned a lot of new idioms in this video. Thank you a lot 😊

    • @EatSleepDreamEnglish
      @EatSleepDreamEnglish  6 лет назад

      Great! Thanks for sharing those with us Annalisa Cozzolino!

    • @AelwynMr
      @AelwynMr 6 лет назад +1

      Or even: "as easy as stealing candy from a child". Not a very polite thing to do, but still...

  • @joaquinasagario5698
    @joaquinasagario5698 3 года назад

    I love your videos because you always mention Harry Styles, that is nice.

  • @racheleedanteadventures9955
    @racheleedanteadventures9955 6 лет назад +1

    thank you for your lessons.

  • @NadaMajdy
    @NadaMajdy 5 лет назад +7

    "Bob's your uncle" is my fav British idiom

    • @BKLNHobo
      @BKLNHobo 5 лет назад

      In America it's "your mother."

  • @LucasFerreira-ep3pl
    @LucasFerreira-ep3pl 6 лет назад +3

    wonderful video!!!!! here in Brazil we imply that something is cheap by saying "banana price".

  • @muhammadalwiabubakar5780
    @muhammadalwiabubakar5780 5 лет назад

    This help me much. Thanks tom

  • @areej6794
    @areej6794 5 лет назад

    Hi Tom I’m from Saudi Arabia but now I living in cardiff I really benefited from you I wish see you soon 💕

  • @blindcriminal
    @blindcriminal 7 лет назад +5

    Polish equivalent of Cheap as chips is Tani jak barszcz (Tany yak burshch). It is means Cheap as borsch ;) BTW: Thanks for another great video ;)

    • @EatSleepDreamEnglish
      @EatSleepDreamEnglish  7 лет назад +1

      Ha! That's very cool Casto, I love how it's a very local type of food. Thanks for telling us : )

  • @justme6788
    @justme6788 6 лет назад +7

    I love idioms! The strangest one for me was when my mate from work said 'oh I need to spend a penny'. I thought he goes shopping few times a day and spends his money or something :D but nope, there's nothing you can buy in the loo:D

    • @EatSleepDreamEnglish
      @EatSleepDreamEnglish  6 лет назад +4

      Hahaha yes! It's such a strange one isn't it. Over here in Britain there are still public toilets where we have to pay to use them but nowadays we have to 'spend 50 pennies' rather than 1. Is it the same where you are from Anna Zyxx?

    • @justme6788
      @justme6788 6 лет назад +3

      Eat Sleep Dream English I live in England now but come from Poland and yes it's the same there, but trust me you don't wanna go to public toilet in Poland, even for free :D but Poland is such a beautiful country with lovely people anyway! Just avoid public toilets! :D

    • @ethelmini
      @ethelmini 6 лет назад +1

      It was once common to have coin operated locks on the cubicle doors. If there was an (cloakroom) attendant you'd be expected to tip more, often in exchange for arbitrary services, like having the back of your coat brushed or use of perfume (toilet water).

  • @HDX539
    @HDX539 6 лет назад

    i love you man!, perfect, this video that's i wanted

  • @lilnastusha6065
    @lilnastusha6065 3 года назад +1

    Hello! I really love your channel) To be honest, you tell about English so interestingly. Thank you for that. By the way I want to tell you about idiom that in my language(I`m Russian) can mean "for donkey`s years". We usually say "hundred summers, hundred winters"
    for example: Hey!! Hundred summers, hundred winters! I haven`t seen you for many years.

  • @samanthaeilz2625
    @samanthaeilz2625 6 лет назад +3

    I love your channel 🖤

    • @EatSleepDreamEnglish
      @EatSleepDreamEnglish  6 лет назад +2

      Ahhh I really appreciate that samantha eilz welcome and thanks for taking the time to watch my videos. If there is a video you would like me to make for you, please let me know : )

    • @samanthaeilz2625
      @samanthaeilz2625 6 лет назад +1

      Eat Sleep Dream English 🖤

  • @Babuscum
    @Babuscum 6 лет назад +30

    In Italian we also say "pardon my French": scusate il francesismo (or come dicono i francesi or similar)

    • @EatSleepDreamEnglish
      @EatSleepDreamEnglish  6 лет назад +3

      Haha awesome! I wonder why 'French' and not Spanish or something else?

    • @dariodestefano94
      @dariodestefano94 6 лет назад +3

      Eat Sleep Dream English. Maybe because French sounds really sophisticated and polite. That's why in Italian it's used in a sarcastic way. We also say "itchy hands" when we would like to slap/beat someone 😂

    • @McFred1065
      @McFred1065 6 лет назад +3

      I really don't know, but it is exactly the same in Spanish "Disculpen mi francés, pero %&//%/$/&$/$///(/@@/(&)(/&... " French is so friggin' complicated!

    • @nenechonlisboa4127
      @nenechonlisboa4127 6 лет назад

      Dario De Stefano In French, we also have the "itchy hands" in the same way as tours

    • @user-bw9jl2yy4d
      @user-bw9jl2yy4d 5 лет назад +2

      In Russia we also use a phrase Pardon for my French)

  • @debrakilgore1556
    @debrakilgore1556 10 месяцев назад

    I live in America and I say almost all of them!! Although I have never heard "in donkeys years " before. Thank you for your videos, I really enjoy them!! ❤

  • @marciamouraoparreiravital3247
    @marciamouraoparreiravital3247 6 лет назад

    Very good!!!! Thank you!!!!

  • @mehmetoran8477
    @mehmetoran8477 7 лет назад +23

    We use similar idiom in Turkey. it's cheap as chips =it's cheaper than water

    • @EatSleepDreamEnglish
      @EatSleepDreamEnglish  7 лет назад +6

      very cool!

    • @worschtee1
      @worschtee1 6 лет назад +1

      In America we have a similar phrase...cheaper then dirt

    • @KeyrptNetwork
      @KeyrptNetwork 5 лет назад

      This idiom will be useless in the future!!

    • @ofmyoutube3062
      @ofmyoutube3062 5 лет назад

      helal be reis

    • @fleurkus
      @fleurkus 5 лет назад

      Mehmet Oran How about don’t burn the quilt for one flea....in English, don’t cut your nose off to spite your face.

  • @creativechaos953
    @creativechaos953 6 лет назад +18

    In Russia we also say "pardon my French" when we use bad language))) we say "prostite mn'e moy frantsuskiy")))) and we also have an idiom that sounds like" do a runner " - we say " delat' nogi" (to do legs) it means to leave very quickly))) and we say as easy as an orange))) thanks for sharing, you videos are really useful for me as I am a teacher of English as a foreign language)))

    • @user-ip6oq2ee1v
      @user-ip6oq2ee1v 4 года назад +1

      Never heard anyone say easy as an orange. Doesn't even make sense. We say easier than steamed turnip or easy as two times two.

    • @ekaterinagrichko8106
      @ekaterinagrichko8106 4 года назад +1

      As easy as an orange? Can you write it in Russian. I never heard

    • @creativechaos953
      @creativechaos953 4 года назад

      @@ekaterinagrichko8106 просто как апельсин)))

    • @creativechaos953
      @creativechaos953 4 года назад

      @@user-ip6oq2ee1v it may depend on the local features of speech. I have been hearing it since my childhood. Not every day, yes, but... Sometimes))

    • @user-ip6oq2ee1v
      @user-ip6oq2ee1v 4 года назад

      @@creativechaos953 Amazing! Which part of Russia are you from?

  • @ariifhashuhada8732
    @ariifhashuhada8732 5 лет назад

    Thank you, Tom 😊

  • @wojtekbystryk5884
    @wojtekbystryk5884 6 лет назад

    Very useful lessons, thank you.

  • @preyaramroop9182
    @preyaramroop9182 6 лет назад +3

    “I haven’t been to the gym in forever”
    “That jacket was dirt cheap”

  • @AndriyShyrochenkov
    @AndriyShyrochenkov 6 лет назад +6

    Hello Tom! If somebody says, 'I couldn't sing to save my life', can that mean the person didn't manage to sing well on one occasion? Or is it only about your general ability?

    • @EatSleepDreamEnglish
      @EatSleepDreamEnglish  6 лет назад +4

      Fab question Andriy Shyrochenkov it's a general ability so they can't sing at all!

    • @gwillis01
      @gwillis01 4 года назад

      The ugly, literal meaning of "can't sing [ or do something else] to save my life is: If someone pointed a handgun at your ear and said that you had to sing pleasantly or you would be shot, you would probably lose your life because you are so very bad at singing [ or whatever else the gunman wanted] .

  • @Daniela-mc1br
    @Daniela-mc1br 7 лет назад +2

    I love your channel. Thank you so much for all your lessons. Waiting for them every week :) In Argentina, we've got an idiom which is similar to 'in donkey's years: we say 'in green year' (en año verde) which means in a very very long time. ;)

    • @EatSleepDreamEnglish
      @EatSleepDreamEnglish  7 лет назад +1

      Ohhh nice! I'll try and use it next time I'm speaking Spanish. Thanks Daniela : )

  • @AlePaoletti
    @AlePaoletti 6 лет назад +2

    In Italy we say "vale quattro soldi" as cheap as chips. It literally means "it's worth two bits" . "Soldi" is a money nobody uses, a kind of out of time term, a medieval memory. Thank for sharing your super-fresh lessons.

  • @axiomaddict
    @axiomaddict 5 лет назад +8

    I was been expecting more England-specific and colorful phrases. We have phrases such as:
    1. He ain’t the sharpest knife in the drawer. (Not too smart)
    2. Happier than a dog with two peckers. (REALLY HAPPY!)
    3. Half a bubble off-center (a little crazy).
    4) If it had hair around I bet you’d get it in there! (What you say to your co-worker trying to fit a part in another part).
    There’s more but they’re even raunchier.

    • @michellerains2732
      @michellerains2732 3 года назад

      I'm American & I have never heard of #2. #3, or #4 --ever

  • @kermittime6507
    @kermittime6507 6 лет назад +3

    In Poland we say as cheap as beetroot soup...haha rather strange, isn't it? Very cool video thx!!!

    • @EatSleepDreamEnglish
      @EatSleepDreamEnglish  6 лет назад +2

      That's a great one Jagoda Hoffmann. Thanks for sharing. Beetroot soup sounds yummy!

  • @shaimaashoosho1594
    @shaimaashoosho1594 6 лет назад +1

    Thank you so much,you give me motivation and encouragement me to learn english,so i wanna continue 🇬🇧💎

    • @EatSleepDreamEnglish
      @EatSleepDreamEnglish  6 лет назад

      Really pleased you find the videos useful Shaimaa Alatabi. I am thrilled that the channel is inspiring your English. Thanks for your lovely comments.

  • @iolantabatus2596
    @iolantabatus2596 6 лет назад +2

    Thank you for such a creative and interesting lesson. You really are number one coach.To me, the best one was "Something went pear-shaped".

  • @bangocool
    @bangocool 6 лет назад +3

    In polish 'a piece of cake' is 'bułka z masłem' in english it means something like a bread roll with butter. I know that it's strange but it's polish😀

  • @Xar14227
    @Xar14227 6 лет назад +66

    Cheap as borscht (PL)

    • @EatSleepDreamEnglish
      @EatSleepDreamEnglish  6 лет назад +3

      Great examples - thanks for sharing!

    • @Termidryna
      @Termidryna 6 лет назад +2

      I just wanted to write that :)

    • @StevenCobble
      @StevenCobble 5 лет назад +3

      A dime a dozen. I've only used in plural, but " oh, their a dime a dozen". Very common and inexpensive. Mid-west American U.S.

    • @birylo1
      @birylo1 5 лет назад +1

      yes of course, tani jak barszcz

    • @ivanbombana7282
      @ivanbombana7282 5 лет назад

      Could you translate it in Italian please? :-)

  • @fse7794
    @fse7794 4 года назад

    Thank you! Very cool!

  • @mollietai8946
    @mollietai8946 5 лет назад +1

    What a miracle you are! You strengthen my spirit.

  • @haihiennguyen3152
    @haihiennguyen3152 6 лет назад +3

    In Vietnam we say "rẻ như bèo" which means "cheap as water ferns" 😃

  • @kimberley8902
    @kimberley8902 6 лет назад +17

    “When pigs fly” or “when hell freezes over” not likely to happen, lmao!

    • @gwillis01
      @gwillis01 4 года назад +1

      It's not likely to happen if you say "It will happen when hell freezes over" . I agree

    • @christophecoudret2073
      @christophecoudret2073 3 года назад +1

      @@gwillis01..in french: Quand les poules auront des dents / when chickens have teeth!

  • @radosawpodgorski487
    @radosawpodgorski487 3 года назад

    Finally some phrases I didn't know! Excellent lesson, thanks Tom --> subscribed

  • @believeinyourself1212
    @believeinyourself1212 6 лет назад +1

    Thank you very much for this information great lesson Keepgoing

  • @Abu-Aley
    @Abu-Aley 7 лет назад +6

    In Egypt, if someone said that he/she is going to do something in a short period like one day, and we know that this person usually takes very long time to fulfill or accomplish his/her promise, we say "his day is as long as the government's day" because usually when we do any transaction at any governmental organisation, like issuing a passport, driving license, or any else transaction, process is lengthy and takes long time.
    Kind regards,

  • @CeaSeMusic1
    @CeaSeMusic1 2 года назад +6

    0:35 - not my cup of tea
    1:20 - a piece of cake
    2:00 - to go pear-shaped
    2:58 - for donkey's years
    3:48 - across the pond / down under
    4:53 - cheap as chips
    5:40 - pardon my french
    6:14 - to do a runner
    7:05 - itchy feet
    7:59 - can't do something to save your life

  • @fotografianachmurce
    @fotografianachmurce 7 лет назад +1

    In Polish we say it' s cheap as beetroot soup. Love your lessons!

  • @luizaugustosoaresmoura5426
    @luizaugustosoaresmoura5426 5 лет назад +1

    I love your videos, mate! Greetings from Brazil.Cheers.

  • @annavsmysle7869
    @annavsmysle7869 7 лет назад +8

    Thanks a lot for such useful idioms! In Russian we say: "It's cheaper than mushrooms". It may be interesting for you)

    • @EatSleepDreamEnglish
      @EatSleepDreamEnglish  7 лет назад +2

      Ha! That's super cool! Thanks for sharing Anna Vsmysle

    • @BadNickVlg
      @BadNickVlg 6 лет назад +4

      Never heard this before in my life (Live in Volgograd)

    • @user-sm3tk2qm3o
      @user-sm3tk2qm3o 6 лет назад +3

      BadNickVlg I'm Russian. Never heard it

    • @paolofranceschi816
      @paolofranceschi816 5 лет назад

      In Italy the mushrooms cost an arm and a leg!

    • @xuanphucbui7219
      @xuanphucbui7219 5 лет назад

      mushrooms in my country is expensive as well haha i come from VietNam

  • @kendrixsese6890
    @kendrixsese6890 6 лет назад +12

    It could also be easy peasy! how was your exam! Oh, It was really easy peasy! means very easy!
    It is cheap as his or her life! :D from other words here in philippines hahaha

    • @McFred1065
      @McFred1065 6 лет назад

      Piece of cake = A walk in the park...

    • @raadyalsharif7101
      @raadyalsharif7101 6 лет назад

      Why dont you have your own language ??Is English your own ?!! You are Asians not English !!

    • @McFred1065
      @McFred1065 6 лет назад

      raady alsharif sure he is asian just as ur OH SO BRITISH name RAADY ALSHARIF. What a loser!

    • @Rosie6857
      @Rosie6857 6 лет назад +1

      Among friends the phrase is more likely to be "piece of piss".

  • @mimilawrence5772
    @mimilawrence5772 6 лет назад

    As a life long Anglophile from across the pond, I am really enjoying your videos. One phrase I haven't heard you use yet is gobsmacked. I hear it in British shows and movies, is it common in the real world? Because of my love of all things British, most of the terms you use are familiar to me. I also use quite a few myself. My kids think I'm weird! LOL! I enjoy your videos. Keep up the good work.

  • @melissaw4572
    @melissaw4572 4 года назад +1

    late to the game, but there's one that I have always used. I'm sure where it came from but I like it.
    "What are you on about?" This, I have always believed, meant "What are you talking about?

  • @nigdyzapozno
    @nigdyzapozno 6 лет назад +12

    "As cheap as borscht"-in Polish;)

  • @xoxo2675
    @xoxo2675 6 лет назад +3

    The Poles say instead of Donkey’s years; I haven’t seen u for a russian year (we tend to call it: Ruski Rok)

    • @EatSleepDreamEnglish
      @EatSleepDreamEnglish  6 лет назад +1

      Great example - thanks for sharing Wlodzimierz Kulpa!

    • @RJ-hx5nb
      @RJ-hx5nb 4 года назад

      USA say:
      Haven't seen you for a Month of Sundays

  • @piollaceable
    @piollaceable 6 лет назад

    the best thing since sliced bread, I love this one

  • @erickaguzman1082
    @erickaguzman1082 6 лет назад

    Eres muy buen maestro ! you are a very good teacher ! We like you ! Congratulations !

  • @user-eu6ci3hc5o
    @user-eu6ci3hc5o 5 лет назад +4

    We haven't seen each other for internity (RU)

  • @joyceslp
    @joyceslp 7 лет назад +25

    "Bob is your uncle"

    • @EatSleepDreamEnglish
      @EatSleepDreamEnglish  7 лет назад +4

      Ahhh yes that's a classic phrase, thanks Red Panda

    • @paulfinchman3855
      @paulfinchman3855 6 лет назад

      and fanny's your aunt

    • @monikaap9526
      @monikaap9526 6 лет назад

      Meaning what?

    • @paulfinchman3855
      @paulfinchman3855 6 лет назад

      Sorry Monica. It means it's raining heavily

    • @McFred1065
      @McFred1065 6 лет назад

      It means "...and that's it" like when given instructions: "follow step 1 xxxxx, then step 2 xxxxxx and then step 3 xxxxxx and Bob's your uncle" and one can then add "and Fanny's / Nelly's your aunt"

  • @seanlaoch1678
    @seanlaoch1678 2 года назад

    Oi, Tom! I'm absolutely chuffed. Brilliant as always.

  • @kenau1902
    @kenau1902 6 лет назад +1

    I learnt something new from this video Tom! :)
    We actually got a grocery store called "Cheap as Chips" here in Australia lol.