hey guys welcome to lingo Marina let me tell you a quick story yesterday I was picking up my daughter from her American school and I said hi to her teacher and he told me oh your daughter is so funny she's constantly cracking me up I actually knew that idiom she's constantly cracking me up means she constantly makes me laugh but I never learned that idiom at school I actually learned it when I Was preparing for one of my videos for this channel several years ago the thing is adms are constantly evolving and they're very specific
to different areas where people speak English so today we're going to learn some idioms that people use right now that I hear from time to time and you can start using them right away I'm going to start with winter Blues winter Blues typically happen every now and then during colder months I'm actually in the middle of my winter Blues I don't feel like sad but I want to stay at home home I am a lot less productive and for me the best tip to avoid winter blues or to beat winter Blues is still work well
first all makeup second bright cozy clothes and then I feel less sad and I feel more productive let's continue with winter idioms be snowed under with something if you say that you're snowed under you mean you have a lot of work or other things to deal with for example I'm sorry I can't make it to your party tonight I'm snowed under with work this one I hear every other day keep someone posted that means to keep someone updated on a situation to make sure someone knows what is happening especially in a situation that is quickly
changing okay keeping posted about your schedule so we can uh find time to meet that's perfect so let's just keep each other posted okay go south this idiom is so so quite popular this means to become much worth what I like to do as a person who loves learning languages is I like to dig deeper into the origin of an idiom to understand where is this coming from so this probably comes from the Native American belief that the soul goes south after death so go south meant to die in British English a similar phrase would
be go west let's look at an example if anything goes south just call me and we'll be there in no time okay in no time is another popular ID so there are several variations of this phrase in no time at all in less than no time next to no time all these terms mean immediately very quickly soon don't worry the repair men will be here in no time now if you're listening to this and thinking are idioms the secret to sounding like a native not quite to truly sound natural in English you also need to
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been mind your own business like why are you asking me that in this example it's a little bit rude but if you say something about yourself it doesn't sound as rude you know I don't want to be involved in this conflict I will be minding my own business well I'm sure she just needs space and would appreciate if everyone minded their own business piece of cake cakes are often associated with something nice like icing on the cake sold like hot cakes the phrase piece of cake means something is very easy to do again let's talk
about where it's coming from it might come from a time in the United States when people won Cakes as prizes at faires and competitions winning a cake was seen as something simple and easy oh it's a piece of cake just follow the instructions on the screen this is how people use this idiom a last resort very very common idiom this idiom has nothing to do with a resort okay originally the term referred to a court of General jurisdiction with no appeal nowadays it is used to talk about the last means to achieve a goal or
solve a problem when everything else has been tried so it's about this final option when nothing else works as a last resort we could borrow money from the bank be all ears you probably know this since we only have two ears what does this idiom mean use it when you want to let someone know that you're listening attentively or want to know all the detail details of an event I'm all ears tell me everything you know I mean I'm all ears here the next one is my favorite this is what I try to do with
everything I do I try to go the extra mile this ADM is used to indicate making an extra effort to do something very well to go above and beyond or work harder to achieve a goal when I prepare for a video I try to go the extra mile and set up a studio at home think about the outfit think about how the outfit matches the backdrop self starter someone who can meet deadlines and just pretty much just go the extra mile take a rain check on something this one is super common as well we use
it all the time this is a polite way of saying that you can't accept an invitation right now but would like to do it later are you free tonight do you want to check out that new restaurant mind if I take a rain check on that I have to work late I kind of just need to figure some stuff out right now but can I get a rain check cut to the chase very important idium that you have to know it means to skip unnecessary details and get straight to the main point we're short on
time so let's cut to the chase what's your decision cut someone some slack the EDM cut someone some slack means to be more understanding or forgiving towards someone especially when they're facing difficulties or challenging it's commonly used in everyday situations when someone deserves a break due to their circumstances for example if a coworker is laid because of traffic you might say let's cut him some slack the roads worth terrible this morning the ball is in your court imagine you're playing tennis once someone hits the ball to you it's up to you to respond now this
phrase is also used off the court to politely or not so politely remind someone they need to step up and do something next for example I told you what I think about the project now the ball's in your court like do something for a rainy day the edum for a rainy day is all about saving something oh that's me that's me all the time usually money for a time when things go wrong you know like when your car suddenly decides it's head enough or your business goes down or YouTube stops promoting your videos it's a
super common phrase probably because let's face said life's full of unexpected storms so I always try to save for a rainy day bad hair day I don't know if I'm having one today but the expression comes from an idea that if you're struggling with your ha in the morning the rest of the day might be struggle too for example I spilled coffee on my shirt then I miss the bus total bed hair day so when everything goes wrong give cold shoulder very important the idiom means to ignore someone or treat them in a frosty unfriendly
way for example I forgot her birthday and now she's giving me the cold shoulder guess I'll be apologizing with a cupcake wait for the other shoe to drop the IDM wait for the other shoe to drop means to expect something bad to happen after something else has already happened it's like waiting for the next problem or trouble for example after hearing about the company layoffs employees were just waiting for the other shoe to drop I'm always going to be waiting for the other shoe to drop feel under the weather that's also me today like all
of these things you know bad hair a day so this EDM means to feel ill or unwell like Hing a cold or feeling a little off it's a common and Casual way to describe not feeling your best without specifying the illness I think I'm going to stay home today I'm feeling a bit under the weather and my favorite call it a day it's a relaxed way to say you're done for now and ready to take a break or finish up for the day let's call it a day and pick up where we left off tomorrow
and there you have it 20 awesome idioms actually 21 if you add to crack someone up these idioms will help you sound like a native speaker but also they will help you understand Americans use these idioms to sound more natural and fun thank you so much do not forget to subscribe to this Channel and I'll see you very soon bye
