Learn the 50 Most Common British Idioms and Expressions in 20 Minutes

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  • Опубликовано: 28 сен 2024

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  • @chammyaewin348
    @chammyaewin348 Год назад +5

    Thanks so much for your valuable and useful lesson, Emma. I've already saved to read it again and again.

  • @attila0323
    @attila0323 Год назад +1

    I like that a lot of these idioms/expressions exists in our language as well, even if not exactly with the same words but very similar and easily can guess.

  • @xabiermartinez1952
    @xabiermartinez1952 Год назад +1

    I thank you for this lesson.
    Your upbeat approach to English teaching makes me happy, positve, and confident.
    The phonological transcription is, quite simply, trailblazing !!!

  • @Montegasppa
    @Montegasppa Год назад +5

    I’m actually quite astonished! We use nearly the same of some idioms you mentioned!
    - Cost an arm and a leg
    We say: “custa um rim” (cost a kidney).
    - The ball is in someone’s court
    We say: “alguém está com a bola” (someone got the ball).
    - Hit the nail on the head
    This one is a bit different: “acertou na mosca” (hit the fly).
    - Speak of the devil
    We say: “falando no diabo” (exactly the same).
    - Add fuel to the fire
    We say: “jogar óleo na fogueira” (throw oil on the campfire).
    - Don’t judge a book by its cover
    We say: “não compre um livro pela capa” (don’t buy a book by its cover).
    - Give someone a taste of their own medicine
    We say: “dê-lhe um gostinho de seu próprio remédio” (exactly the same).
    - Give someone an inch, and they’ll take a mile
    This one is different too, but not too much: “dê a mão e ele vai querer o braço” (give someone your hand, and they’ll want your arm).
    - To be all ears
    We say: “sou todo ouvidos” (exactly the same).
    - Be caught/stuck between a rock and a hard place
    We say: “estar entre a cruz e a espada” (Be between the cross and the sword).
    - Not my cup of tea
    Here we got a cultural difference, we say: “não é minha praia” (not my beach).
    - One’s hands are tied
    We say: “de mãos atadas” (exactly the same).
    - Go behind someone’s back
    We say: “agir pelas coisas” (act/move behind someone’s back).
    - On the same wavelength
    We say: “na mesma sintonia” (exactly the same).
    - Keep one’s chin up
    We say: “manter a cabeça erguida” (keep one’s head up).

    • @NightCloudI
      @NightCloudI 9 месяцев назад +1

      In Poland instead of "speak of the devil" we say: "O wilku mowa" which means "speak of the wolf" 😅

    • @Montegasppa
      @Montegasppa 9 месяцев назад +1

      @@NightCloudI I remember another one! “on the same wavelength” can also be “estar na mesma página” (be [reading] the same page [of the book]).

  • @ingridmarianarodriguez8539
    @ingridmarianarodriguez8539 Год назад

    Thanks a lot Ms. Emma. I'll practice to introduce them in my daily speech since I do love talking to idioms they give your speech something chic but the point is they're very common and most native speakers use them.
    My favorite idioms is :
    GIVE SOMEONE A TASTE OF THEIR OWN MEDICINE
    Because I'm 100% sure that we mustn't do somebody else something which we dislike or hurt our feelings. So please KINDNESS IS THE KEY to GET respect and l❤ve

  • @Yohann_Rechter_De-Farge
    @Yohann_Rechter_De-Farge Год назад +2

    Thankyou very much respected madam 🌹🌹
    I love all the idioms
    And reason is I have got something new to learn.

  • @pavanpradeepkatta928
    @pavanpradeepkatta928 Год назад +1

    I am really happy to see videos in English in foreign & btitish

  • @sarker9345
    @sarker9345 Год назад +1

    Thank you,madam,for your benevolent service.

  • @TaswarAli-u7p
    @TaswarAli-u7p Месяц назад

    Thank you Teacher for best guidance

  • @AlbaIz-f5o
    @AlbaIz-f5o 13 дней назад

    It was a great lesson. I learned a lot

  • @nadeembhat5494
    @nadeembhat5494 Год назад +1

    Thank you so much, this video is very helpful for me.

  • @farouksafi4716
    @farouksafi4716 Год назад +2

    Thanks

  • @hojiaqian4757
    @hojiaqian4757 Год назад +3

    40. Be in the same boat
    - when many people are in the same difficult situation.
    "I'm struggling with my group assignments right now. My coursemates are in the same boat."
    41. Go behind someone's back
    - Do sth without someone knowing, whether because she'll be upset, or she doesn't want me to do that.
    "I can't believe you went behind my back and dated my crush. You're my best friend, and you know I've been loving him for 5 years. "
    42. Get the wrong end of the stick.
    - completely misunderstand a situation.
    "You are getting the wrong end of the stick. I didn't date him. We were planning to throw you a surprise party! "
    43. Be on the same wavelength
    - 2 or more people agree on sth because they share the same opinion.
    "I love spending time with her because we're always on the same wavelength. "
    44. put sth on the back-burner
    - postpone a task
    "I'll put my weekly report on the back-burner because I have to prepare for my tomorrow's Calculus quiz. "

  • @eduardogarciavalencia3013
    @eduardogarciavalencia3013 Год назад +1

    Thanks a lot I enjoy your lessons

  • @jaheerusain8096
    @jaheerusain8096 16 дней назад

    Thank you so much teacher Emma

  • @haykmakaryan6187
    @haykmakaryan6187 Год назад +1

    Thank You very much indeed

  • @ashikihsan1946
    @ashikihsan1946 Год назад

    Hi Emma, Love these most common 50 British Idioms. Emma, you are defining the meaning of every idiom so clearly to understand. Thank you Emma

  • @englishwithali
    @englishwithali Год назад +1

    Thanks a lot for this video 💐

  • @abdullah-al-jubayer4482
    @abdullah-al-jubayer4482 Год назад +1

    yeah, well. it was so effective. idiom takes people in the another world. I'll try to use this in my daily communication. thanks.....

  • @bobc.5698
    @bobc.5698 Год назад +1

    Extrordinree! I learn from watching Endeavor.....so my English lingo is stuck in the 1960's it makes im all 6's and 7's about it.

  • @hojiaqian4757
    @hojiaqian4757 Год назад +1

    33. Off one's rocker
    - crazy
    "Stop doing that! You are off your rocker. "

    • @hojiaqian4757
      @hojiaqian4757 Год назад

      34. Jump on the bandwagon
      - follow a new trend.
      "She changed her hairstyle and daily outfit to jump on the bandwagon. "

  • @samiraben2854
    @samiraben2854 Год назад +1

    Thanks for your time great may Allah bless you Emma

  • @sagyanbharatigupta2907
    @sagyanbharatigupta2907 Год назад

    Thank Emma my best teacher

  • @George-gs2zf
    @George-gs2zf Год назад

    Thank you, Emma. You're such a lovely person and an amazing teacher. Greetings from Greece.

  • @ChristopherPearce-u3j
    @ChristopherPearce-u3j 24 дня назад

    I've heard them all and used them all so far at 15

  • @parablesexplained755
    @parablesexplained755 Год назад +1

    Hi Emma, I love all your videos, your articulation and simplification of the sounds are so good. Some of all these idoms are also quite popular in my residence especially that of "bite more than one can chew," so I can call that my favourite. I was wondering if you have any videos or so related to Queens English cause I don't know much about it,[where it came from and how it sounds so I can't yet differentiate it from the British accent] just heard about it from a teacher at my school so I wanted to know more about it.

  • @akeke1
    @akeke1 10 месяцев назад

    Many Swedish expressions are similar.
    The equivalents of "Give an inch take a mile" are
    "If you give someone a finger, he will soon take the whole hand"

  • @mrsabraattiaselim5334
    @mrsabraattiaselim5334 Год назад +1

    thanks my angel

  • @SardarAli55555
    @SardarAli55555 11 месяцев назад +1

    Excellent job

  • @darmabadra1988
    @darmabadra1988 Год назад +1

    Thanks from bottom of my❤….

  • @eustaquiozambrano2974
    @eustaquiozambrano2974 Год назад

    Thank you very much for help us. Your English video are so interesting. Have a nice weekend ☺👍

  • @mdshamimahmmed8675
    @mdshamimahmmed8675 Год назад +1

    Thanks. I am from Bangladesh

  • @HaaniaUmair
    @HaaniaUmair 11 месяцев назад +1

    Angel Emma
    How are you today
    I always watch your videos
    When you speak it looks like you are singing a sweet song

  • @rubenvillacorta2320
    @rubenvillacorta2320 Год назад +1

    Thanks !!! 😘😘😘

  • @mohamedsomaa1041
    @mohamedsomaa1041 4 месяца назад

    cheers of these information

  • @hipocoristico15
    @hipocoristico15 Год назад +1

    This is a great video.

  • @umeshjoshi1226
    @umeshjoshi1226 Год назад +2

    Please please make a detail video for IPA...
    Make video for each and every sound 🙏

    • @Pronunciationwithemma
      @Pronunciationwithemma  Год назад

      I already have! :)

    • @umeshjoshi1226
      @umeshjoshi1226 Год назад

      @@Pronunciationwithemma
      I don't think so.. U aren't teaching all 44 sounds and u aren't explaining all the sounds in one video 😑😑

    • @simonmaximov8443
      @simonmaximov8443 Год назад

      What is IPA?

    • @umeshjoshi1226
      @umeshjoshi1226 Год назад

      @@simonmaximov8443
      IPA means International Phonetic Alphabet
      Is the way of pronouncing the 44 sounds It is a rule to pronounce the sounds.

  • @tahminashima2691
    @tahminashima2691 Год назад

    Thank you so much

  • @ibrahimakalilkeita5373
    @ibrahimakalilkeita5373 2 месяца назад

    Thanks a lot .

  • @bongkokhmer7546
    @bongkokhmer7546 Год назад +1

    You are lovely teacher 💗.

  • @vivianagambetta9197
    @vivianagambetta9197 Год назад

    Emma you are great! Thank you so much for this lesson

  • @yaxshi_okay
    @yaxshi_okay 3 месяца назад

    Hello Emma, very useful your vedio for me,from Uzbekistan 🇺🇿 😘

  • @mostafaallami2271
    @mostafaallami2271 Год назад

    Fantastic! Thank you very much! I'm happy because I've recognised most of the idioms. YOU ARE SO FUNNY! 😆

  • @SergeySuper_Silver
    @SergeySuper_Silver Год назад +14

    Hi Emma,
    I've learnt a lot from this lesson. Thank you very much!
    Interesting fact that some of the Idioms have an equivalent with the same meaning in my language.
    For example:
    Idiom number 15 'add insult to injury' = 'pour salt onto a wound',
    Idiom number 17 'to be stuck between a rock and a hard place' = 'to chose between two evils'
    Idiom number 21 'to call a spade a spade' = 'to call things by their names'
    And we also have the same idiom number 29 'burn bridges'.
    It's really fascinating how different languages intersect.
    I like the way you teach) You're so optimistic and joyful! Watching your lessons makes my day :)

    • @Pronunciationwithemma
      @Pronunciationwithemma  Год назад +5

      We also have pour salt on the wound" but I actually removed it because I had too many idioms 😅
      Thank you for sharing your language's idioms too! What language is that?
      And thank you so much for watching and sharing your kind words!

    • @SergeySuper_Silver
      @SergeySuper_Silver Год назад +5

      @@Pronunciationwithemma You're so welcome, Emma :) I always enjoy your lessons!
      My native language is Russian :)

    • @sarndoismali6473
      @sarndoismali6473 10 месяцев назад

      Hi Emma from London

  • @NadaMohamed-ip7sz
    @NadaMohamed-ip7sz Год назад

    Thanks Emma I'm learning from you i love your way in learning 🤍🌸

  • @ricardoroque9055
    @ricardoroque9055 Год назад

    "Were you born in a barn?", was my favourite, surely. I agree, a funny and useful lesson to be watched over and over again. Thanks a lot.

  • @ahmedhassanmohamed4271
    @ahmedhassanmohamed4271 Год назад +1

    thank you so much Teacher Emma are you good long time ago?

  • @imalisonnguyenangel3938
    @imalisonnguyenangel3938 Год назад +2

    Greeting from Vietnam! How are you?

  • @RemyZombie
    @RemyZombie 8 месяцев назад

    In portuguese we have our version of some of these idioms
    "Speak of the Devil" "Falando no Diabo"

  • @subhashbairagi9164
    @subhashbairagi9164 6 месяцев назад

    Dear emma your speech is very) ovely i am from bangla&esh thank you very much

  • @dr.m.furqanali218
    @dr.m.furqanali218 Год назад +2

    My favorite "Get the wrong end of the stick..."

  • @nationfirstbyranjeetsir8809
    @nationfirstbyranjeetsir8809 Год назад

    Marvellous class, Emma!!

  • @akmajed24
    @akmajed24 Год назад

    Wow it was great idiomes, we share most of it in arabic.

  • @rizkhan3368
    @rizkhan3368 Год назад +2

    Yorkshire
    the famous roast used for them was Sheep Sh******, I lived there well near there for well over 4 years, I was taught the rude phrase by people from there only....

  • @beppobarrendero74
    @beppobarrendero74 Год назад +1

    I like when you smile when talking... Don't take any notice from those who don't like it

  • @RaphaelNBello
    @RaphaelNBello 9 месяцев назад

    Hi Emma, I just wanna thank you for the app, you recommended that's ELSA. You are d best❤❤

  • @saba-san-k9t
    @saba-san-k9t Год назад

    It was sooooo fun thanks to you😊 but it took five hours to watch😂 but it's OK.
    Final one tickles me and stimulates me as well because
    I can't find it in my dictionary so that I really want to know a lot about Yorkshore. You have an external door in your home?
    I guess northern part of UK must be freezing. In my country Japan also, northern part is really snowy and people
    tend not to open their mouths widely😊😂
    That's why I sympathize with this final one !!
    I deeply thank for your great effort 🎉

  • @simonmaximov8443
    @simonmaximov8443 Год назад +1

    Put the wood in the hall sounds cool 😂

  • @user-co3binod
    @user-co3binod Год назад +1

    don't judge a book by its cover❤❤❤ it's my favourite

    • @user-co3binod
      @user-co3binod Год назад

      Please tell me something me🙏🙏🙏🙏 Emma

    • @user-co3binod
      @user-co3binod Год назад

      Love you form India ❤❤❤❤

  • @alok6752
    @alok6752 Год назад +1

    Hey Emma, I've watched it! 👀 Now the ball is in your court!! 😂🤣

  • @james-oc9sb
    @james-oc9sb Год назад +1

    Ma'am why don't you make more videos on idioms . I found your video really wonderful your art of teaching is excellent.

    • @Pronunciationwithemma
      @Pronunciationwithemma  Год назад +2

      If I get lots of requests, I will :)

    • @james-oc9sb
      @james-oc9sb Год назад

      @@Pronunciationwithemma Emma please make another video on idioms.would you? Maam Emma there are lots of videos on the youtube but I don't understand them the way I understand you.

    • @agamanbanerjee9048
      @agamanbanerjee9048 Год назад

      @@Pronunciationwithemma More Yorkie idioms please. 😁 I know you generally don't make videos on grammatical side of things but when you touch things, they become gold.
      (Is there actually an idiom like that? or did I just make it up, makes sense though, doesn't it? 😃)
      Edit : I just realised that we use this idiom in Bengali, so I subconsciously translated it.

  • @silviahannak3213
    @silviahannak3213 8 месяцев назад

    Some of them we use in german too. Except Pulling ones leg..we say auf den arm nehmen. To take somebody on (his/her) the arm. Butterflies in your stomache..means being in love with somebody or being on cloud 7.

  • @soumyaraj4819
    @soumyaraj4819 Год назад

    Dear Emma, only 5 had already studied in my school. Anyway thanks for your idioms KATHAKALY=(artform of KERALA famous for face- expressions and signs. ) your smile and laugh are very attractive to me.
    Thanks for wonderful video. 🙏

  • @naveenshastryg571
    @naveenshastryg571 2 месяца назад

    Cool 😅.. I do UK accent training here in Bangalore 😅

  • @tranthuthuy4613
    @tranthuthuy4613 Год назад +1

    I’m not sure if I bite off more than I can choose if I wanna get 7.5 for the upcoming IELTS exam

  • @Abhi-yn5gx
    @Abhi-yn5gx Год назад +1

    Thanks Emma.......Emma can you make a vedios about Unique British Vocabularies???

    • @Pronunciationwithemma
      @Pronunciationwithemma  Год назад +1

      Mmm like British slang?

    • @Abhi-yn5gx
      @Abhi-yn5gx Год назад

      @@Pronunciationwithemma yeah it is.. Sorry i forgot the word slang at that moment 😁

  • @tetramalika
    @tetramalika Год назад +1

    i like ur idiom :))

  • @jrtv-orpon353
    @jrtv-orpon353 Год назад

    Fantastic

  • @subhashbairagi9164
    @subhashbairagi9164 6 месяцев назад

    Emma your Emma i am an english teacher of banglades!, i wish to 5alk with you.thank you very mudio

  • @장광식-c3v
    @장광식-c3v Год назад +1

    I am very intersting for ur atitude

  • @ranjitdesai3926
    @ranjitdesai3926 8 месяцев назад

    Keep ones Chin Up example is hilarious 😀😀😀

  • @jakuszyn11
    @jakuszyn11 Год назад +1

    I simply ❤ you

  • @pavanpradeepkatta928
    @pavanpradeepkatta928 Год назад +1

    I am happy to see vyou

  • @subhashbairagi9164
    @subhashbairagi9164 6 месяцев назад

    Emma your this Emma i am an english teacher of banglades!, i wish to 5alk with you.thank you very mudio

  • @LewatJam
    @LewatJam 10 месяцев назад

    Hello my teacher may I ask a question?
    You said in the video "i'm never helping sarah again" Do present progressive propriate in this sentence, because we are talking about habit. What I learnt at school is when we talk about a habit we use a simple present. Sorry I'm just asking because I'm in wonder, there's no other intention.
    Hehe may I have an inch and take a mile? What kind of expression that suits with the "There's no other intention" In my sentence 😁

    • @Pronunciationwithemma
      @Pronunciationwithemma  10 месяцев назад

      Hello
      This isn't a habit. This is a concrete decision that you make for the future. Hope this helps!

  • @LiaquatAli-n3f
    @LiaquatAli-n3f 3 дня назад

    Emma u so nice well wisher fine convience to us I am glad with u

  • @malusa9508
    @malusa9508 7 месяцев назад

    Some of these expressions are often used in the U.S

  • @boukhalfakhemouche
    @boukhalfakhemouche 5 месяцев назад

    Thank you, l like this one keep your wig on

  • @cglking
    @cglking Год назад

    love 💖 from India.

  • @hojiaqian4757
    @hojiaqian4757 Год назад +1

    23. To cut corners.
    - to do sth in the fastest or most effective way to save time or money.
    The food isn't as delicious as it was, because the restaurant cut corners to save money.
    24. One can dish it out, but one can't take it.
    - One treats others badly, but one can't handle it when others treat him in the same way.
    "She's a bit annoying, as she loves to prank others. She can dish it out, but she can't take it when she is pranked by others. "
    25. Not my cup of tea.
    - not interested in sth.
    "History and philosophy are really not my cups of tea. "
    26. On your bike.
    - go away.
    "Can I borrow your notes? "
    "On your bike. You're excellent in Algebra, but you were never willing to help me when I asked you questions. "
    27. Call it a day
    - you say it when you agree to stop doing sth, usually when you feel like you've done enough work.
    "I've been working on the weekly report in the library since this morning. I think I'll call it a day. "

  • @ArtsyEnigma
    @ArtsyEnigma Год назад

    Can you create the notes for your videos and attach them to the new videos
    It would be really helpful

    • @Pronunciationwithemma
      @Pronunciationwithemma  Год назад

      Why not make notes yourself to help you remember the contents of the video? It'll help you remember MUCH better if you make the notes yourself. :)

  • @shabbirhussain8198
    @shabbirhussain8198 Год назад +1

    Your eyes colour beautiful ❤️❤️ video nice

  • @subhashbairagi9164
    @subhashbairagi9164 6 месяцев назад

    Thank you for your this nice vdio

  • @saba-san-k9t
    @saba-san-k9t Год назад +1

    I can be fun because your acting is so nice🎉

  • @meo8256
    @meo8256 Год назад +1

    I like I idiom don't judge book by his cover,on my bike and cost me arm and leg,

  • @zaynabchannel7005
    @zaynabchannel7005 Год назад

    You are a good teacher 👩‍🏫.

  • @DoubeEdged7
    @DoubeEdged7 Год назад +1

    All of them are used in the USA

  • @habibo89benkheroufa41
    @habibo89benkheroufa41 Год назад +1

    That ship has sailed.

  • @chaochewei6213
    @chaochewei6213 Год назад +1

    I’ve been watching it for 1 hour

  • @subhashbairagi9164
    @subhashbairagi9164 6 месяцев назад

    Emma your this Emma i am an english teacher of banglades!, i wish to 5alk with you.thank you very /uch 12:21

  • @aaronsaunders6974
    @aaronsaunders6974 6 месяцев назад

    One can short of a 6 pack - the terminator

  • @hojiaqian4757
    @hojiaqian4757 Год назад

    16. Add insult to injury
    - similar meaning to the 12th idiom.
    "He cheated on her, and to add insult to injury, he immediately entered a new relationship after he broke up with her. "
    17. To be all ears
    Meaning: early waiting to listen to someone.
    "Tell me more about your new crush. I'm all ears. '"
    18. Be caught/ stuck between a rock and a hard place.
    Meaning: When you're stuck in a situation where it's really difficult to make a decision.
    "I'm struggling to decide. I'm stuck between a rock and a hard place here. "
    19. Bite the bullet.
    Meaning: To do something you don't really want to do.
    "Sometimes we don't really have choices. Just bite the bullet and do it anyway. "
    20. Don't get your knickers in a twist.
    Meaning: Don't get upset about some trivial things.
    "Don't get your knickers in a twist. I don't think he said that intentionally. He was just pulling your leg. "
    21. By the skin of one's teeth
    Meaning: Only just succeed in doing something/ just survive something risky/ just win in a race.
    "He won the 1st place in the race, but only by the skin of his teeth. "
    22. Call a spade a spade.
    Meaning: To talk directly without worrying about embarrassing others.
    "She's the type of person who calls a spade a spade. Some people dislike her because of her trait. "

    • @james-oc9sb
      @james-oc9sb Год назад

      Icing on the cake . good situation turns into better and sometimes bad situation worse depends on the context.

  • @mdsolim9991
    @mdsolim9991 Год назад +1

    Warriors methodology

  • @YayaShariif
    @YayaShariif 9 месяцев назад +1

  • @LenoJose-n3w
    @LenoJose-n3w 6 месяцев назад

    Very good luck My pretty good

  • @salimusumareh9466
    @salimusumareh9466 Год назад +1

    👍👍

  • @ДенисПлахотя-о2ч
    @ДенисПлахотя-о2ч 7 месяцев назад

    I finally got to a very long lifetime point 😘

  • @RodRavenpictures
    @RodRavenpictures Год назад +2

    Don't you dare stop smiling.

  • @techNride1
    @techNride1 Год назад +1

    HI Emma !
    nice to see you again with your wide smily face...!