ENGLISH MASTERCLASS | Finally Understand Idioms: The 2.5-Hour Masterclass You've Been Waiting For

Let's jump right in. All right, so let's get started with our first idiom. Idiom number one is a foot in the door. After me, a foot in the door. Excellent job. Now, a foot in the door just means gives people an opportunity to start doing something new, usually in an area that is difficult to succeed in. So, for example, let's say there was an individual that wanted to get a great job at a very highpaying bank in New [music] York City. Well, if that individual went to the number one finance university in America, he or

she would have a foot in the door for that job because they went to an amazing school and that gives them a better opportunity to get a good job. Kind of makes sense. We say a foot in the door. Now, let me show you some other examples that will help you understand how to use this idiom. First, my internship allowed me to get my foot in the door For my career. Now, this is a true statement and at the end during story time, I'll tell you the full story. Now, don't go anywhere. At the end,

I'll tell you a story about this. So, having an internship helped this individual, me, get a better job. All right, we say get a foot in the door. Here we go. Example number two, [snorts] this isn't the job you hoped for, but it will help you get a foot in the door. Meaning, hey, the job you have Right now, I know it's not what you want, but it's a stepping stone to the next job, the next level. So, we say a foot in the door. Now, what about sentence number three? I worked as a movie

extra just to get my foot in the door. It gave this individual more opportunities to get better jobs, better acting jobs. Makes sense, right? Okay. So, one more time after me, we have a foot in the door. Excellent. All right. Now, let's go to Idiom number two. Here we go. A shot in the dark. Excellent. One more time after me. A shot in the dark. Good job. Now, a shot in the dark just means an attempt that has very little chance for success. Now, let me tell you a quick story that will help you understand

this. So, you know, I am a woman. I look very young, though. I'm a woman that looks very young, but I actually I'm a little older than you think. So, one day I was hanging out With some friends and there was a young man. He was very handsome, but he was in his 20s. Now, he assumed I was in my 20s, so he approached me and kind of made a pass at me. He was trying to say, "Hey, I'm interested." Now, here's the thing. I was not in my 20s. I was well in my 30s.

So, his attempt was a shot in the dark. There was no way he would succeed in dating me because he was too young. Makes sense, right? Again, it was a shot in the dark. There's very little Chance for success. Honey, you're too young for me. That's the main idea. You get it? All right. So, we say a shot in the dark. So, let me tell you some example sentences. Here we go. You can look for your key on the beach, but that's a shot in the dark. Very hard to find your keys in the midst

of all that sand. A shot in the dark. It's starting to make sense, right? Okay, let's go to sentence number two. The figure he came up with was really a shot in the dark. Like, come on. That that's not realistic. A shot in the dark. And finally, sentence number three. It was a shot in the dark. I can't believe I was right. So, this person thought that there were little chances of them being correct or succeeding, but oh my goodness, they were right. So, in English, we say a shot in the dark. So, one more

time after me. A shot in the dark. Excellent. Now, a quiz is coming, so Keep paying attention. I want you to ace the quiz. Here we go. Let's go to idiom number three. Allow the dust to settle. After me, allow the dust to settle. Excellent. Now, you're probably wondering, teacher, what is this about dust? Let me explain. So allow the dust to settle means to allow a situation to become normal again. So this is what I want you to imagine right now. Close your eyes. Just listen to my voice. Imagine that there Was a rug

on the ground and that rug was full of dust and dirt. So you go and you walk up to the rug and you pick it up and you shake it to get the dust out of the rug. right now. What happens? The dust gets all in the air and now it's hard to see. And you have to pause and wait a minute for the dust to settle. You have to wait for the situation to become normal again. It makes sense, right? You kind of visualize now. Oh yes, the dust in the air. You need to

Wait for it to leave the air. So the same idea goes for this idiom. Allow the dust to settle. So, let's look at some example sentences that will help you understand this a little bit more. First one, I'm going to allow the dust to settle before I try talking to her again. That means something happened. There was a challenge or an issue and now things are a little bit strange like that dust in the air and you want things to go back to normal. Hey, [snorts] I'm going to let the dust settle before I try

talking to her again. Makes sense, right? You're seeing it now, even visually, right? All right, so let's check out sentence number two. Here we go. My mom said I needed to allow the dust to settle before I ask my dad to adopt a dog. Make sense? Ooh, wait a second. Let things go back to normal before you ask your dad for a dog. All right, here we go. Sentence number three. She waited for the dust to Settle, then began to express her feelings to her fiance. Makes sense. Again, waiting until things go back to normal

before you do something. In English, the idiom is allow the dust to settle. Make sense? Woo! Oh, you're smart. Here we go. Let's keep going to idiom number four. So again, we had idiom number three. Let's move on to idiom number four. Here we go. Back against the wall. Wait a minute, teacher. What does that mean to have Your back against the wall? Now, this means to be in a very bad situation or position. A very bad situation. So, let me tell you really quickly when I had my back against the wall. You see, I've

been teaching for a long time, but at the very beginning of my business when I started, I didn't have any money. My credit card was maxed out. So, my back was against the wall. I had to figure out how to bring in more money. Again, I had my back against the wall. I was in a Bad situation. Makes sense, right? Maybe you've been in a bad situation. You had your back against the wall. Make sense? All right, let's check out some example sentences. Here we go. First, the lawsuit had him with his back against the

wall. Make sense? All right, sentence number two. We had our backs against the wall, but somehow we managed to win the game. Makes sense, right? All right, here we go. Now, again, all of these examples You can find if you go to my website, speakenglishwithtiffany.com, and go to the section that has the YouTube lessons. So, don't worry, you can see all of these example sentences. Here we go. I was in a foreign country without a phone and my back was against the wall. It makes sense, right? That's a horrible situation to be in overseas in

a foreign country [snorts] without a phone. Your back will be against the wall. Make sense? Oh, you're smart. All Right. Now, let's go to our next idiom. Here we go. Let's go to idiom number five. Remember, your quiz is coming up, so I hope you are paying attention. Here we go. Idiom number five. Barking up the wrong tree. Good. One more time after me. Barking up the wrong tree. Excellent. Now, this just means to pursue, to move forward on a mistaken line of thought or course of action. It's like, oop, I don't think that's the

Way you want to go, or oop, I don't think that's the direction we're trying to go in. You are barking up the wrong tree. All right. Now, again, these idioms, oh my goodness, we use them all the time. So, I get excited because I want you to sound more like a native English speaker. So, here we go. Let's look at some example sentences. Sentence number one, if he thinks I'm paying for him, he's barking up the wrong tree. Now, this is something that a woman can Say on the first date. You know, they go out

to dinner, candle light, beautiful restaurant, the meal comes. Oh, it looks delicious. And when the meal is over, the bill comes and the guy looks at her and she looks at the guy and she says, "Oh, he thinks I'm paying for him." No, no, he's barking up the wrong tree. Makes sense, right? Oh, that's the wrong train of thought. That's the wrong idea, buddy. We say barking up the wrong tree. All right, I think some ladies understood that one. Here we go. Sentence number two. She's barking up the wrong tree. If she thinks that will

solve the problem, she has the wrong idea. That's not going to solve anything. She's barking up the wrong tree. Make sense, right? I know you're taking notes and I'm so proud of you. Here we go. Last example sentence. The investors kept barking up the wrong tree. Hey guys, come on. This is not the Right direction. You guys are barking up the wrong tree. Makes sense, right? Again, barking up the wrong tree. All right. Now, real quick before we have our quiz, I want to go over them real quick before our quiz. I want you to

ace the quiz. Foot in the door. Giving an opportunity. Number two, shot in the dark. An attempt that has little chance of success. Number three, allow the dust to settle. Remember that one. Let things go back to Normal. Number four, BACK AGAINST THE WALL TO BE IN a very bad situation. And number five, barking up the wrong tree. Hey, that's a mistake. That's not the right way to think. Are you ready? It's time for your quiz. Now, you are going to have five seconds for each question. I hope you're ready. I'm going to give you

the question. You need to fill in the blank with the correct idiom. Remember, you've learned them. You know them. You can sound like a Native English speaker. Here we go. Question number one. You have five seconds. Here we go. She doesn't like guys with long hair. So, I think you may be Time starts now. Time. All right. What's the answer? Come on. You know it. What's the answer? Yes. Barking up the wrong tree. Excellent job. Very good. All right. Now, let's go to question number two. Again, you have five seconds. Here we go. Question number

two. Her blank after she lost her biggest client. Woo! [music] Her blank after she lost her biggest client. This one is tricky. You ready? Here we go. 5 seconds time. All right. What's the answer? This one was tricky. her yes back was against the wall after she lost her biggest client. Excellent. All right, here we go. Number three. Now remember, you have 5 seconds. My mother was furious, so I decided to before I asked for a new phone. What idiom goes here? Which idiom did we learn that matches this one? 5 seconds. Here we go.

time. All right. What's the answer? Come on. I know you know it. What's the answer? Yes. Allow the dust to settle. Excellent job. Here we go. Question number four. The project was hopeless. So, his suggestion was really 5 seconds. Here we go. Time. All right. What's the answer? Come on. I know you know it. A shot in the dark. Excellent. Very good. Man, you learned these idioms so fast. All right, here we go. And number five, last one. I think this conference will really help you get your 5 seconds. Here we go. 5 seconds. Time.

What's the answer? Yes, your foot in the door, man. You are awesome. Excellent job. You did such an amazing Job. So again, today you learned five new English idioms that will help you sound more like a native English speaker. A foot in the door, a shot in the dark, allow the dust to settle, barking up the wrong tree, and back against the wall. Now remember, if you want to learn even more English idioms and sound like a native English speaker, remember to get this book right here. I created this ebook just for you. 100 English

Idioms. Download your copy. Get Your copy now by going to the link in the description. Trust me, you are going to love it. All right, I hope you enjoyed today's lesson. I hope you learn these idioms and use them. I love being your teacher and I can't wait to see you next time. But as always, remember to speak English. Let's jump right in. All right. Our first English idiom is be in a tight spot. I want you to repeat it after me for pronunciation practice. Be in a Tight spot. Excellent. Very good. Now, this idiom

is very commonly used and it just means to be in a difficult situation. I want to explain it to you. Think about tight. When something is really tight, think about when you were a kid, right? And your mom would buy clothes for you that were a little bit too small. You'd put on the shirt, but you just felt restricted, like you could not move. It was very difficult for you to move Because the clothes were too tight. Well, the same idea applies to this idiom. Being in a difficult situation or being in a tight spot.

Now, let's look at an example sentence. Here's the first example sentence. You have put me in a tight spot. I think I need to let you go. Hey, you you've made my situation very difficult and I think I'm going to have to let you go. Imagine you were a manager or a boss and you were speaking to your employee that did something Really bad for the company and the company was negatively affected. That's a difficult situation. You are in a tight spot. So, you have to let him or her go. Makes sense, right? Okay. Let's

look at the second sentence using this idiom. Her divorce put her in a tight spot, but she is doing better. Now, I want you to think about this. Divorce is never a good situation for people. Even when two people decide mutually to divorce, there are lots of difficulties That come up after that divorce. financial difficulties, dealing with the children, who's going to have custody, lots of difficult situations, and many of them relate to finances. You go from a twoerson household with income, two income household to now one income, only one salary. So that's a very

difficult situation. You've put me in a tight spot. The divorce put her in a tight spot. Make sense? All right. Now, what about this example sentence right here? Jeremy put me in a tight spot, a difficult situation when he brought up the bankruptcy in front of everyone. Oh my goodness. It was a very difficult situation. Put him in a tight spot. All right. So, one more time after me. Be in a tight spot. Excellent. Very good. Now, the next English idiom that will really help you out is this one right here. Be off the mark.

Be off the mark. After me. Be off the mark. Excellent. Now, this just means not achieving the desired result due to inaccuracy. I want to show you this visually. I want you to think about a goal. Maybe a goal that you have in your life. Your goal is what? To speak English fluently, right? And maybe your goal is to do that within this year or maybe next year. That is your goal. So, I want you to imagine I have my marker. I'm going to get a sheet of paper and I want you to imagine that

This sheet of paper I'm going to write down your goal in the middle. Speak English fluently. That is your goal. That is your target. And your target is right in the center of this paper right here. You see that? Speak English fluently. That is your target. However, you miss your target and you're not able to speak English fluently just yet. Keep watching these lessons. You are off the mark. You did not hit the target. that can happen In business or in other aspects of life. So let's look at an example sentence. Again, being off the

mark means not achieving the desired result. Here's a first example sentence. I was really off the mark on my exams. So think about it. Your exams, your tests, maybe you want to get an [music] A. you want an A+, but instead of an A+ on your test, you get a B minus. So, in this situation, your goal was to get an A+, but you got a B minus. You were off the mark. You caught It, right? Excellent. Now, the second example sentence. His efforts were off the mark. She was too hysteric to console. She couldn't

comfort him. His efforts were off the mark. He made an effort, but she was too hysterical. He could not actually comfort her. Off the mark. His goal comfort, but he was not able to. Off the mark. All right. What about this third example sentence? The weather forecast was really off the mark today. They said it was going to be a Really hot day today, but instead it was it was really brisk outside, really cold. The weather forecast was really off the mark today. Makes sense, right? Okay. Excellent. So, one more time after me. Be off

the mark. Excellent. Now, this third example idiom is very, very important. The idiom is bend over backwards. One more time after me. Bend over backwards. Excellent. I want you to think about This. Bending over is not difficult, but bending backwards can be a little bit challenging. This idiom actually means to work extra hard in an effort to make someone happy. I want you to be happy. I want you to achieve your goals. I'm working hard. I'm actually bending over backwards to make sure you achieve your English goals. Makes sense, right? Okay. Excellent. Now, I want

us to look at the first example sentence. Here we go. Jaime's husband constantly bends over Backwards for her. He's trying to make an extra effort to make his wife happy. Bend over backwards. You see how useful this idiom actually is? Next. I bent over backwards for that guy and he still treats me poorly. You went over above and over all that you had to do. You worked extra hard to make him happy, but he still treats you poorly. We say bend over backwards. And the third one, I only bend over backwards for my family. I

only make an extra effort for my Family to make them happy. Again, I only bend over backwards for my family. Now, I want to talk to you about something really quickly because this idiom is so important. Again, bending over backwards. You all know that I bend over backwards to help you achieve all of your English goals. But actually, the sponsor of today's video also bends over backwards for you each and every day. Cambbi right here. I want to thank Cambi so much for sponsoring this video. You See, CBI offers English tutors to English learners like

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in the description. Now, our fourth English idiom is right here. Bite off more than you can chew. Again, bite off more than you can chew. Excellent. Very good. Now, this just Means to make a commitment you cannot fulfill. To make a commitment, a promise that you cannot fulfill. I want you to think about a big sandwich, right? Maybe you like burgers, right? And there's a huge burger and you want to eat this burger. So, you go to take a bite, but you're not able to eat this entire burger, but you try to stuff it in

your mouth, and then you're not able to talk. You've bitten off more than you can chew, and your commitment was to eat the Whole thing, but you're not able to. So, in the idiom, it's the same. Taking on a commitment, making a promise that you cannot fulfill. So, I'm actually kind of hungry now. Here we go. Here's the first example sentence. I think I bit off more than I can chew with this new job. I thought I could handle it, but woo, there's too much responsibility. I really bit off more than I could chew. Make

sense? All right. Now, the second example sentence is, I need to expand to Build my company, but I don't want to bite off more than I can chew. I don't want to make a commitment that I cannot fulfill. Bite off more than I can chew. Don't forget that big burger. All right. And the third example sentence is right here. He is about to bite off more than he can chew by marrying Sabrina. She's a wild one. [laughter] Now, I'll say it again. She's a wild one just means she's a little bit much for Him to

handle. She's a little wild. She's a little excited and a little bit too much. So again, he is about to bite off more than he can chew by marrying Sabrina. She's a wild one. He's trying to commit to her, but I don't know if he's going to stay in this marriage. Bite off more than you can chew. All right, last time after me. Bite off more than you can chew. Excellent. All right, now the fifth idiom you must know. This idiom is Bitter pill to swallow. Bitter pill to swallow. Excellent. [music] Think of a pill,

you know, you have to take a pill as medicine and you swallow it, right? Usually pills are small, right? Not huge because they're too difficult to swallow when they're big. So doctors and companies make them small. Now, a bitter pill means when you actually take the pill in, oh my goodness, I I I can't take this pill. It's difficult. The meaning is an unpleasant happening that is difficult to endure. An unpleasant situation that is difficult to proceed forward in difficult to endure. So, let's look at an example sentence. Here we go. The first one, moving

away from family. This situation was a bitter pill to swallow. Unpleasant. Not something that you would like to do. I don't want to move away from my family. I'll miss them. A bitter Pill to swallow. Very difficult. I don't want to accept this. Bitter pill to swallow. Next. The pandemic is a bitter pill to swallow. But we will overcome this. It's not something that you like. It's not something that you enjoy. It's unpleasant. It's a bitter pill to swallow. And finally, this one. Failing the bar exam again was a bitter pill to swallow, but I

will make sure I pass next time. Again, I wanted to pass the bar exam to become a lawyer, but I Didn't. And that was unpleasant, but I had to accept it. It was a bitter pill to swallow. Makes sense, right? So again after me. Bitter pill to swallow. Excellent. Very good job. Now you know what time it is. It's time for your quiz. I want to see how much you remember out of these five idioms. Here's question number one. And I'm going to start the timer after I read it. The pandemic is a but we

will overcome this. Five seconds Time. What's the answer? Excellent. The pandemic is a bitter pill to swallow, but we will overcome this. Excellent job. Very good. What about this second quiz question? I know you can do it. Jeremy dot dot dot when he brought up the bankruptcy in front of everyone. Five seconds time. What's the answer? Come on. Yes. Put me in a tight a difficult spot. Excellent job. Now, what about this question right here? Question number Three. I need to expand my company, but I don't want to. 5 seconds starting now. time. I gave

you an extra second. What's the answer? I don't want to bite off more than I can chew. Excellent. You're so smart. Now, what about this fourth question? The fourth quiz question. The weather forecast was really dot dot dot today. 5 seconds time. I gave you another extra second. What's the answer? Yes. Off the mark. Not accurate. Excellent. And what about Question number five? I dot dot dot for that guy and he still treats me poorly. 5 seconds. Here we go. Time. What's the answer? Excellent. I bent over backwards for that guy and he still treats

me poorly. Excellent job. You are amazing. Today you learned five English idioms that you must know in order to finally sound like a native English speaker. I hope you understood them. I hope you enjoyed them and I hope you use them today. Don't Forget to click the link in the description because Camly tutors are waiting to bend over backwards to help you reach your English goals. Hit that link in the description and I will see you next time. Let's jump right in. Here we go. Idiom number one, to come to a head. Good. After me.

To come to a head. Excellent. Last time after me. To come to a head. Great job. Now this just means to reach A crisis. So think about it like this. Imagine there was a man and a woman. They fell in love and they decided to get married. And in the very beginning everything was wonderful. They were happy every day. They woke up smiling. But suddenly things started to change. They started to argued more. THEY STARTED to avoid each other. and they started to really hate each other. But you see, when the wife found out that

her husband had cheated on her, things Came to a head. THEY ARGUED, THEY FOUGHT, AND SHE SAID, "I want a divorce." Things came to a head when she found out that her husband had cheated on her. You caught it, right? Okay. Again, reached a crisis. She mentioned divorce. So, let me give you an example sentence. Here we go. Things haven't been good between us for a while and this incident made everything come to a head. Just like in this story with the husband and wife, things came to a Head. Here's another example sentence. The situation

finally came to a head when she failed to show up to school. reached a crisis. And sentence number three, a situation came to a head when the workers went out on strike. When the workers went out on strike, it reached the crisis level. In English, we say to come to ahead. Makes sense, right? Again, try to use the idiom today at least one time. Here we go. Now, idiom number two, turn a deaf ear. Now After me, turn a deaf ear. Excellent. Again, turn a deaf ear. Good job. Now, this just means to refuse to

listen or respond to a statement or request. In English, we say turn a deaf ear. Think about it like this. There's a story that is told to children and the story is called the boy that cried wolf. Now in the story this little boy every day he would say there's a wolf coming. There's a wolf coming. And everyone in the village where he lived would get Scared AND SAY, "OH NO, SAVE the sheep. Save the animals." And then they would hear the little boy laughing. [laughter] Just kidding. He was lying. And the boy continued to

do this day after day after day. So after a while, the the people of the village realized that the boy was just lying until one day a wolf actually did come. THE WOLF WAS ATTACKING the sheep. And the little boy ran to the town and said, "A wolf! There's a wolf. He's Attacking the sheep." But instead of listening to him, all of the town's people turned a deaf ear to the little boy's warnings. Why? Because he had lied so many times before, they refused to listen this time. Makes sense, right? So, let me give you

another example sentence that will help you understand this idiom even more. Here we go. He turned a deaf ear to all appeals. He turned a deaf ear. Remember, deaf means someone who is unable to Hear. So, turning a deaf ear means you're not going to listen. Next, the factory owners turned a deaf ear to the demands of the workers. They didn't want to listen. Sentence number three. She turned a deaf ear to her husband's advice and took the job anyway. She didn't listen to her husband. She turned a deaf ear to. So again, this idiom,

idiom number two, you must understand this idiom to turn a deaf ear. Now let's move on to idiom number three. Idiom Number three is turn the clock back. Turn the clock back. Now this just means to return to a situation that used to exist. To turn to a situation that used to exist. And now to give you an example so that you can understand this better. I am uh about to be 40 years old and I still feel good but I don't feel as good as I did when I was in my 20s. And I

remember being in my 20s I used to run five miles a day. I REMEMBER GETTING ON THE treadmill and just running for an Hour like it was nothing. I could talk to people while watching TV. Everything was good. I was able to do it because I was in good shape. Now, I'm in good shape now, BUT NOT LIKE WHEN I WAS in my 20s. So, sometimes I would like to turn the clock back to have my 20year-old body back. You got it right. Maybe you've experienced the same thing. You remember when you were in high

school or college and you're like, "Man, woo." Now, Every once in a while you have a cough, maybe your head hurts, maybe your body aches, things aren't like they used to be. But if you could just go back in time when you were younger and turn the clock back. You got it right. Again, to return to a situation that used to exist. So, let's check out the first example sentence. In some ways, we wish we could turn the clock back for a moment. Just for a moment to go back in time. Next sentence. If I

could turn the Clock back and do things differently, I would think about a situation that happened in your past and you regret what you did or what you said. You in that situation, you would wish to turn the clock back and you change what you did or what you said. And sentence number three, I wish I could turn the clock back to when I was a kid and didn't have any responsibilities. No bills, nothing to worry about. Turn The clock back. Makes sense, right? All right. Now, let's get into idiom into idiom number four. But

before I tell you idiom number four, again, I want to help you improve your English. So, if you want daily English lessons, all you have to do is go to dailyenglishlessons.com. I'm teaching you important idioms right now, but if you follow the plan I offer you and so many students at dailyenglishlessons.com, you'll learn even more idioms and Improve your English. So again, go to www.denglishlessons.com. Now, idiom number four. Idiom number four is twist someone's arm. Say it after me. Twist someone's arm. Excellent. Last time after me. Twist someone's arm. Great job. Now, this just means

to persuade someone to do something that they are or ah might be reluctant to do. We say you're twisting their arm. Now, [laughter] Sometimes parents, right, when they want their children to do their homework, the children complain, I don't want to do my homework. I just want to watch TV or I want to play on my phone. They don't want to do their homework. So, sometimes parents have to twist their children's arms. Listen, if you do your homework, I'll buy you ice cream. Now, this is not my method, but sometimes parents do this. they have

to twist their child's arm. Again, persuade them to do Something. It's not a physical twisting, but this idiom just means to persuade someone to do something. Like a parent may try to persuade his or her child to do something. Here's an example sentence right here. The first example sentence is, "I've twisted his arm and he'll get you some tickets." I did it. He's going to do it for you now. I've twisted his arm. Next, MY WI WIFE MY WIFE REALLY SHE really had to twist my arm to get me to apologize to my boss. I

didn't want to Do it, but my wife twisted my arm to get me to apologize to my boss. Number three, I wasn't going to come, but George, he twisted my arm. You get it right. I'm showing you through body language and my facial expressions how we use this in real life because I want you to use it as well. Again, twist someone's arm. Now, let's check out idiom number five. Another important one. Wear several hats. Good. Again, wear several hats. Excellent. Last time. Wear several hats. Good job. Now, this just means to have many jobs

or roles. Again, to have many jobs or roles. And this reminds me of when I lived in South Korea. Again, I lived there for about 10 years. I was a missionary English teacher. Loved it. Loved my students. I loved it a lot. Now, when I was there, initially I was just a teacher. But as time went on, I was asked to be a manager. So, I was an English teacher and then I was a Manager. Now as a manager I had to manage the teachers. I had to uh give them duties and give them tasks.

And then I was also studying Korean. So as a Korean English learner, Korean learner. Sometimes I had to be in charge of my group, my study group. So I was a teacher, I was a manager and also I was a group leader. I was wearing many hats. I had many different responsibilities. You caught it right. Again, wear several hats. You can also say wear many hats. Now, here's the first example sentence I want you to take a look at. The first one is, "Our editorial assistant left the company, so I've been wearing several hats, many

different duties or responsibilities." Sentence number two, I work from home, so I'm able to wear several hats. I'm able to do many different things. And sentence number three, after he left, she had to wear several hats. Again, she had to do many different things. In English, we say wear several hats. Makes sense, right? Now, I really hope you enjoyed today's lesson. Remember, use the idioms you learned today. They will help you sound more like a native English speaker. Now, I'll talk to you next time, but as always, remember to speak English. Let's jump right in.

The very first English idiom is be in a tight spot. Again, be in a tight spot. Excellent. Now, this just means to be in A difficult situation. So, I want you to think about it like this. Imagine you had a shirt, your favorite shirt, and every time you wore this shirt, you felt good about yourself, but all of a sudden, you started gaining weight. So, WHEN YOU GO TO PUT ON THE SHIRT that you love so much, all of a sudden, ah, it's a little tight. IT'S IT'S DIFFICULT to get the shirt on and even

more difficult to get the shirt off. Taking the shirt off requires extra energy. It's a Difficult situation. That's why we say be in a tight spot. Makes sense, right? Again, a difficult situation. So, let me give you some example sentences. Here's the very first one. You have put me in a tight spot. So, I think I need to let you go. This is a very hard situation for me to be in. I I can't really help you anymore. I need to let you go. You have put me in a tight spot. So, I think I

need to let you go. Sentence number two. Her divorce Put her in a tight spot, a difficult situation, but she is doing better now. Make sense? And sentence number three, Jeremy put me in a tight spot when he brought up the bankruptcy in front of everyone. I didn't want everyone to know about my bankruptcy. So, I felt very awkward. It was a difficult situation when Jeremy told everyone, revealed, brought up my bankruptcy. Makes sense, right? Again we say be in a Tight spot. Now idiom number two is also a very useful one. Idiom number two

is be off the mark. Be off the mark. Once again be off the mark. Excellent. Now this one just means not achieving the desired result due to inaccuracy. Think about it. Maybe you took a test and you expected that you were going to get an A on the test, but then you receive your test results and instead of an A, you get A C. WAIT A MINUTE. That's not the expected Result. You were off the mark. Again, not achieving the desired result due to inaccuracy. Here's the first example sentence. I was really off the mark

on my exams. You got that one right. Number two, his efforts were off the mark. He didn't achieve the desired result. His efforts were off the mark. And finally, the weather forecast was really off the mark today. You know, the weather forecast said that, hey, it's going to Be a sunny day, but it rained all day. The weather forecast was really off the mark today. Make sense? All right, let's move on to English idiom number three. English idiom number three is bend over backward. Bend over backward. I want you to repeat after me. Bend over

backward. Excellent. Now, this idiom just means to work extra hard in an effort to make someone happy. Again, you're going the extra mile. You're working extra hard in order to Make someone happy. Now, think about bending over backward. Oh, it's not really the easiest thing to do. You have to put a lot of effort in order to do it, right? It's just saying that you're working extra hard to help someone else out. In English, we say bend over backward. Now, check out this example sentence. Jaime's husband constantly bends over backward for her. He loves her

so much. WHATEVER SHE WANTS, EVEN THOUGH HE comes home from work extremely Tired, he will go right back out to get her some flowers, to get her the food that she wants. Why? Jaime's husband constantly bends over backward for her. He worked extra hard. He works extra extra hard in an effort to make her happy. All right, sentence number two. I bent over backward for that guy and he still treats me poorly. I worked hard. I put in my best effort and yet he still treats me poorly. Again, I bent over backward for that guy

and he still Treats me poorly. And what about sentence number three? I only bend over backward for family. I only put in an extra effort for my family. Once again, I only bend over backward for family. Makes sense, right? Okay, let's check out idiom number four. Idiom number four is bite off more than you can chew. Bite off more than you can chew. I want you to repeat after me. Bite off more than you can chew. Excellent. Bite off more than you can chew. Now, this just means to make a commitment you cannot fulfill. You

tell someone, "HEY, I GOT YOU. I'll make sure TO COMPLETE ALL OF the things you asked me to complete." And then you realize, "Oh my goodness, I'm not going to be able to do what I said. I bit off more than I can chew to make a commitment you cannot fulfill. Hey, I'll record a video for you every single Day." Wait a minute. I'm a little too busy to do that. I bit off more than I can chew. Make sense? All right, let me give you an example sentence. Here we go. I think I bit

off more than I can chew with this new job. I think I bit off more than I can chew with this new job. Next, I need to expand my company, but I don't want to bite off more than I can chew. I want TO GET BIGGER, BUT I DON'T WANT TO MAKE a commitment that I cannot fulfill. I need to expand my company, but I don't want to bite off more than I can chew. And this one, he is about to bite off more than he can chew by marrying Sabrina. I don't think that's a

wise decision. This might be a little bit much for him. He is about to bite off more than he can chew by marrying Sabrina. You got it right. Okay. Now, let's move on to idiom number five. Idiom number five is bitter pill to swallow. Bitter pill to swallow. After me. Bitter pill to swallow. Excellent. Now, a bitter pill to swallow. This just means an unpleasant happening that is difficult to endure. Something that happens that it's hard for you to accept. It's hard for you to believe that this thing is happening to you. An unpleasant happening

that is difficult to endure. It's not easy. A bitter pill to swallow. Now, let me give You an example sentence that will help you understand this idiom. Moving away from family was a bitter pill to swallow. It's so hard to move away from family. For example, you know, I lived in South Korea. I lived there for almost 10 years. And during that time, I missed so many family events. It was a bitter pill to swallow. But now I'm home and I'm with my family, so I'm happy. But again, moving away from family was a bitter

pill to swallow. You got it? Good. Next we have this sentence. The pandemic is a bitter pill to swallow but we will overcome this. Yes, you know about the pandemic that we experienced all around the world right with 2020 and the COVID pandemic. The pandemic is a bitter pill to swallow but we will overcome this. Make sense? All right. And sentence number three. Failing the bar exam yet again was a bitter pill to swallow. I failed again. I gave it my all, but I failed. Failing The bar exam yet again was a bitter pill to

swallow. Make sense? All right. Excellent. So, now you know the five English idioms that you didn't know before, but now you can use them in real life. Now, I want to keep helping you. So, if you want my free English newsletter, all you have to do is go to www.speakenglishwithtiffany.com/newsletter. speakenglishwithtiffany.com/newsletter. Each week I send out English tips and so much more to help you along your English Journey. So remember to keep speaking English, keep studying hard, and I will see you in the next lesson. Let's jump right in. All right, English idiom number one, hit

the road. Hit the road. Now, this just means to start a journey. Again, to start a journey. So, I want you to think about you and your family members or you and your friends. Maybe every summer you plan a trip and you decide to go to some beautiful location and to get there you decide to Drive your car. You say, "COME ON GUYS, LET'S GO. GET YOUR BAGS. WE ARE GOING to hit the road again. Start a journey. Makes sense, right? Right when you're about to go, you say, [music] "Let's hit the road." Here's some

example sentences. Here we go. Sentence number one. We need to hit the road early if we want to make it to the beach before it gets crowded. Hey, listen. Everybody goes to this beach because the weather is nice Most of the year, but this beach, man, it just seems like the weather is just perfect whenever we go to this beach. The waves are perfect. Everything is great. So, we need to get there early because everyone loves it. Let's hit the road. Let's start our journey early. Makes sense, right? All right. Here we go. Sentence number

two. After a quick breakfast, we hit the road. We started on our journey to begin our trip across America. One more time. After a quick breakfast, we hit the road to begin our trip across America. Make sense? All right, here we go. Sentence number three. It's time to hit the road and explore new cities. Hey, we have to get out and go. We need to explore new cities. We need to hit the road. Start our journey. Make sense? All right. Again, idiom number one, hit the road. I want you to start using it today. If

you're watching this video, I want you in the comment section. I want You to use this idiom. Make your own sentence using hit the road. Here we go. Idiom number two, on the move. On the move. Now, this just means traveling from one place to another. Traveling from one place to another. Think about it. If I'm going from Maryland to New York to then Pittsburgh, I am moving from one place to another. I am traveling. I am on the move. Caught it right. Check out this example Sentence. Here we go. Sentence number one. As a

travel blogger, my friend is always on the move. Going from place to place to place, from country to country. My friend is always on the move. And actually, this is a true statement. One of my good friends, she's a travel blog blogger and she is always on the move. Good job. Here we go. Sentence number two. We need to pack our bags quickly because we'll be on the move again this evening. Hey, we're going to be Traveling from place to place. We need to pack our bags quickly. Make sense? All right, here we go. Next,

we have sentence number three. My friends are always on the move during the summer. They're always traveling from place to place. In English, we say on the move. You got it. Good. All right. Idiom number three. Another great idiom number three. Catch a ride. Catch a ride. Now, this just means to get a lift from someone or to go Somewhere in someone else's car, to catch a ride. For example, I went on a trip, right? I went to Mexico last year. True story. I went to Mexico with some family and friends. Now, I was going

to the airport and my best friend called me. She also went on the trip, but we were on different flights. She said, "Hey, Tiff, on the way back, can I catch a ride with you from the airport? We're going to arrive. We're flying into the same airport, but I need a ride. Can I catch a ride with you? Can I go back home with you in your car?" I said, "Sure thing." Again, catch a ride. You got it right. Again, this idiom is very natural. You can use it and sound more like a native English

speaker. So, here we go. Sentence number one. Hey, like my friend said, can I catch a ride with you to the airport or from the airport? [music] Can I catch a ride with you to the airport? Sentence number two. I don't have a car, so I'll have to catch a ride with one of my sisters. I'll have to ride with her to the destination. Sentence number three. If you're going downtown in a few minutes, can I catch a ride with you? Can I go there with you? Can I ride in your car to that place,

to that destination? Again, if you're going downtown in a few minutes, can I catch a ride with you? Make sense? All right, good. Now, let's move on to idiom number Four. Another good one. Take off. Take off. Now, this just means to leave a place, especially by plane. Again, to leave a place, especially by plane. We normally say this when we're referring to riding a plane and we're taking off. Again, leaving a place, especially by plane, for example. [laughter] So, I enjoy traveling, right? I travel a lot and I have to travel for work sometimes,

right? if I'm traveling to either go to a seminar, to a conference, Or to speak somewhere. So, when I'm on a plane, the plane is sitting right on the ground, I normally have everything set up. I normally fall asleep before takeoff. It's true. When I get on a plane, it's like immediately my body says it's time to fall asleep. Great rest, right? So, I normally fall asleep before we leave. Before we take off, I'm knocked out. I'm sleep. Makes sense, right? Maybe you're the same way. So, here's an example sentence. We're Scheduled to take off

at 5:00 p.m., so please make sure you're at the airport on time. We're scheduled to take off at 5:00 p.m. Don't be late. Next sentence. The plane is about to take off, so please fasten your seat belts at this time. We're about to take off, so I need you all to please fasten your seat belts. And finally, sentence number three. I'm excited to take off on my first international flight and explore a new culture. I'm sitting on the plane. I Can't wait for the plane to take off. Once again, I'm excited to take off on

my first international flight and explore a new culture. You got it? All right. Good. Now, we have one more English idiom. But before I tell you the idiom, I want to remind you I have a free English newsletter. Every week, three times a week, I send out a new English resource, a new English lesson via email with tips and tricks and sometimes some coupons for you and Special offers. So, if you want to get my free English newsletter via email, all you have to do is hit the link in the comment section or in the

description or you can go to speakenglishwithtiffany.com/newsletter. I would love to continue helping you throughout the week. All right, so here we go. The final idiom, idiom number five, road trip. Again, road trip. And it literally just means a long journey made by car. Again, In English we say road trip. I love road trips. Again, going somewhere by car, listening to music, having long conversations with your friends, stopping at rest stops, getting good food. It's an amazing experience. Road trip. My dream is to go on a road trip across America. America is a huge country and

I would love to go on a road trip with friends across America. In English, we say road trip. Make sense? All right. Good. Now, here's the first Example sentence. We're planning a road trip to visit all the national parks. You got it? All right. Here, next sentence. Our family loves taking road trips during the summer and discovering new places. Again, a long journey made by car. And finally, sentence number three. I'm looking forward to our road trip to the beach next month. Oh, I can't wait to go on this journey to the beach next month

with my family and friends. I'm looking forward to our road trip to the beach next month. You got it. Excellent. All right, so you learned five new English idioms. I really hope you enjoyed this lesson. Don't forget, if you want more lessons from me, sent via email for free, go to www.speenglishwithtiffany/newsletter and I'll start sending them to you today. Have a wonderful day and I'll talk to you in the next lesson. Let's jump right in. Idiom number one, Light a fire under someone. Once again after me. Light a fire under someone. Excellent. Now, this is

a very interesting idiom. This idiom literally just means to motivate or inspire someone to take action. [music] For example, I want you to imagine a child, a child that has a lot of homework, but the child only wants to play video games or watch movies. The child does not want to do his homework. This little boy keeps saying, "No, I don't want to do my homework." And then his father walks into the room and lights a fire under him and says, "Listen, if you don't finish your homework, you won't be able to go with us

to Disney World." Immediately, the boy starts doing his homework. Why? His father lit a fire under him. You got it right. Again, it just means to motivate or inspire someone to take action. The little boy Didn't want to miss out on the trip to Disney World. Okay, check out these example sentences using this idiom. Here we go. Sentence number one. The coach's halftime speech lit a fire under the team and they won the game. They were inspired. They were motivated. So, they won the game. Next sentence number two. The deadline for the project is approaching.

We need to light a fire under the team. We need to inspire the team to motivate the team. Why? Because The deadline for the project is approaching. Make sense? Good job. And sentence number three, the inspiring story of the successful entrepreneur lit a fire for aspiring business owners. This has happened to me before. Reading a story about an amazing entrepreneur or watching a documentary about an amazing entrepreneur actually inspired me, motivated me to keep pushing forward, to keep working hard to build this business for you. So again, the inspiring story Of the successful entrepreneur lit

a fire for aspiring business owners. You got it? Excellent. So again, light a fire under someone. Now, we have four more amazing idioms that you must know. But I want to remind you after each lesson, you can practice what you've learned. That's right. Practice the idioms. Make sure you under the understand the example sentences. And all you have to do is download the English with Tiffany app. The link is in The description. And once you download the app, you're going to open it and you'll see the course section. and you want to select weekly English

fluency lessons with teacher Tiffany, you'll see the list of YouTube lessons and you'll find the one for today, English idioms, and then you'll be able to either watch the video or go directly to the practice lessons. Now, these lessons are going to help you understand more of what you learned. You'll be quizzed to see if You're able to put the answers in order, organizing the sentences, and so much more. So again, you need to practice after this lesson. So download the English with Tiffany app and the link is in the description. All right. Okay. Let's

move on to idiom number two. Idiom number two is pull oneself up by the bootstraps. Once again, pull oneself up by the bootstraps. Good job. Now, you're probably Wondering, what in the world does this mean? So, this idiom just means to improve one's situation through hard work and determination. To improve one's situation through hard work and determination. I watched a YouTube documentary about three weeks ago. It was about an individual that traveled to a certain part of India and he was recording the individuals living in this area that was near a field. And these individuals

according to the cast System were on the lower end of the cast system. But the gentleman that was recording the documentary spoke to another gentleman that used to be in the same community. But he pulled himself up by the bootstraps, went to school, got an education, and he was successful, and he decided to come back to his old environment, his old neighborhood to help other people as well. This was a great story, a great documentary about pulling oneself up by the bootstraps. Again, improving one's situation through hard work and determination. Makes sense, right? Excellent. All

right, let's check out some example sentences. Sentence number one. After losing his job, he pulled himself up by the bootstraps and started his own business. He said, "Listen, I lost my job, but I'm not going to stop. I'm going to keep moving forward. I'm going to start my own business. He pulled himself up by the bootstraps. Next sentence number two. She pulled herself up by the bootstraps and overcame the challenges of being a single mother. So, you're seeing now how this idiom can be used in so many different ways. It can apply to so many

different real life situations, right? All right. And sentence number three, the athlete pulled himself up by the bootstraps and trained harder to win the championship. Make sense? So again, pull oneself up by The bootstraps. It just means to improve one's situation through hard work and determination. You got it? Excellent. Excellent. Let's move on to idiom number three. Idiom number three, put one's nose to the grindstoneone. Again, put one's nose to the grindstoneone. All right? Now, this is a very good idiom for you to understand, one that you must actually know. So, this just means to

work hard and diligently on a task. We've been talking About idioms that relate to challenges, right? And this one is similar again to work hard and diligently on a task. For example, I record English lessons for you to help you improve your English fluency. I also record English lessons for my students in my academy to help them improve their English fluency. So when I have to record, I have to put my nose to the grindstoneone. I have to work hard and diligently focusing on the task at hand. Makes sense, right? Excellent. Excellent. All right. So,

let's check out some example sentences. Here we go. The students put their noses to the grindstone and studied for the final exams. The students put their noses to the grindstoneone and studied for the final exams. Make sense? Excellent. Here we go. Sentence number two. The writer put his nose to the grindstone and finished the book before the deadline. Once again, the writer put his nose to The grindstone and finished the book before the deadline. Finally, sentence number three. The team put their noses to the grindstoneone. They worked hard and completed the project ahead of schedule.

One more time. The team put their noses to the grindstone and completed the project ahead of schedule. You got it? Excellent. So again, idiom number three that you must know, put one's nose to the grindstoneone. Let's move on to idiom number four. Another Great one, bite the bullet. Bite the bullet. Now, remember, we're talking about idioms that relate to challenging situations. So, I want you to repeat after me before we go to the meaning. Bite the bullet. Good job. Now, this just means to face a difficult or unpleasant situation with courage and determination. Think about

a fireman. He or she, there are a lot of fire women as well, have to fight fires in order to save people. biting the Bullet, facing a difficult or unpleasant situation with courage and determination, moving forward, even though it's hard. Check out this example sentence. She had to bite the bullet and tell her boss the truth about the mistake she made. Not easy, but she bit the bullet and she did it. Second, the athlete had to bite the bullet and play through the pain to help his team win. The athlete had to bite the bullet

And play through the pain to help his team win. And finally, sentence three, the company had to bite the bullet and make some tough decisions to stay afloat. The company had to bite the bullet and make some tough decisions to stay afloat. Not easy, but they had to bite the bullet. Makes sense, right? Again, idiom number four, bite the bullet. All right. And now, idiom number five. Another idiom you must know. Keep one's eye on the ball. After me, keep One's eye on the ball. Excellent. Now, this just means to stay focused on the goal

or objective. To stay focused on the goal or objective. For example, you know that my goal is to help 1 billion English learners around the world, including you, speak English with confidence. That is a huge goal. So, in order for me to achieve that goal, I have to stay focused. I have to keep my eye on the ball, focused on my goal. You got it? Excellent. All right. Here's the first example sentence. The project manager reminded the young man to keep his eye on the ball and not get distracted by minor issues. Stay focused not

to get distracted by minor issues. Sentence number two. The athlete kept his eye on the ball and scored the winning goal. He was focused as he came down the court and he shot the ball. He was focused on the goal. He kept his eye on the ball. And finally, the entrepreneur kept her eye on the ball And achieved her business goals. Once again, the entrepreneur kept her eye on the ball and achieved her business goals. You got it? Once again, idiom number five, keep one's eye on the ball. Now, remember, these idioms are ones that

you must know. They will help you speak English fluently and sound more like a native speaker. Your lesson has not ended. I want you right now to download the English with Tiffany app or open it And start practicing. This lesson has practices that go with it, practice lessons that go along with it. So download the app and start practicing and you will master these must know English idioms. All right, I hope you enjoyed the lesson. I will talk to you next time. But as always, remember to speak English. Let's jump right in. The very first

idiom you must know is ballpark figure. Once again, ballpark figure. Excellent. Now, this just refers to an approximate or a rough estimate. Think about this. You're in a meeting and you're discussing a project that you and your team are working on. Now, the exact budget for the project might be around $957,000.50. That's the exact amount. But the person upfront speaking about the project could say, "We need, let's see, I I'll give you a ballpark figure of about a million Dollars." You see, a rough estimate or an approximate Makes sense, right? This is a very commonly

used idiom in the business environment. So, let me give you some example sentences that will help you use this idiom. First, can you give me a ballpark figure of how much the project will cost? That's related to the example I gave you before, right? Check out this example sentence. The salesman gave me a ballpark figure, an estimate for the price of the car. So, When you're going to get a car, they can give you a ballpark figure. And finally, this example sentence, we need a ballpark figure of the expenses before presenting the proposal. You got

it? Good. So, once again, ballpark figure. Excellent. Now the second one is also very important. The second English idiom for the business environment is cut corners. Good. Again after me. Cut corners. Great. Now what you're noticing is that These idioms are made up of words that you've probably heard before, but when you put the words together, they take on an entirely different meaning. So cut corners. It means to do something in a cheaper or quicker way, often sacrificing quality. So, I want you to think about this situation. You want to get a home built. You

want a home for your family, and you want it to be absolutely beautiful, but you also want the home to be safe. If there's a Natural disaster, you want to know that this home will be sturdy and will keep your family safe from the natural disaster. But if you hire a company that is known for cutting corners, you know in the back of your mind that they are going to use cheap material, materials that actually will not make your house sturdy. So you don't want a company that cuts corners. You got it. Excellent. Again, cut

Corners. Now, check out this example sentence. Don't cut corners when it comes to the safety of your employees. You got it? Check out the second example sentence. The company decided to cut corners to meet its production deadline. And finally, this example sentence. It's important not to cut corners during the research phase of a project. You got it. Again, to do something in a cheaper or quicker way, often sacrificing quality. You want to make sure you're not cutting Corners. All right, let's move on to number three. Another very important idiom. This idiom is get down to

business. Good. Again after me. Get down to business. Great job. Now, we use this English idiom in the business environment when we are trying to say we want to focus or start focusing on the main topic or task at hand. [music] Perfect example for you. Right now, I am Actually in my office recording this English lesson for you. That's right. specifically for you. Now, I had to make sure the lighting was right, make sure my camera lens was clean, make sure all of the lighting behind me was set up perfectly, right? And then I had

to get down to business. I had to hit record in order to make this lesson for you. Get down to business. Focus on the main topic or the task at hand. You got it? Excellent. All right, check out these Example sentences. Here we go. Let's get down to business and discuss the details of the contract. Now, I really want you to start using this English idiom because we use it so much as native English speakers. This is a very commonly used English idiom. So, if you want to sound more natural and to speak English with

more confidence, you need to start using this idiom today. All right, check out this other example sentence. After some small talk, the Team finally got down to business in the meeting. They had a little bit of conversation, a little small talk, and then they got down to business. And next, what about this example sentence right here? We only have a limited amount of time. So, let's get down to business. You got it. I love it. I love it. Now, we're going to move on to our next one. Idiom number four. But I do want to

remind you, I am teaching you these idioms, but it's very important to Practice what you learn. So, I want you to remember to download the app, English with Tiffany. The link is right in the description. And when you download the app, you'll be able to practice what you are learning today. Go to weekly English lessons with teacher Tiffany and you'll see today's lesson, right? And you'll be able to practice to see if you really understand each of the idioms. So once again, the link is in the description if you're watching this video or you can

Just again go and download the English with Tiffany app and you'll find the lesson for today and be able to practice putting sentences together and so much more. All right, let's move on to number four. That rhymed. I liked it. Here we go. Number four. English idiom number four. Hit the ground running. hit the ground running. Now, this just means to start a new project or job energetically and without any delays. Hit the ground running. Now, for me, I'll use myself as an example. Again, I enjoy recording these lessons for you, and I've gotten so

many messages from you all and probably from you, too, letting me know that you love the passion I have for helping you learn English. It's real. I really enjoy this. So, normally once a month when I come to my office to record these lessons, I make sure everything is set and I hit the ground running. I go right through recording the lessons, making sure Everything is perfect for you without any delays. Every Sunday putting a lesson up just for you, I hit the ground running. You got it? Excellent. Check out this example sentence. Here we

go. The new employee hit the ground running and quickly adapted to the company's work environment. Fell right in line and did what everyone else was doing. Next, we have this one. We need someone who can hit the ground running in this fastpaced Industry. And finally, the team decided to hire an experienced consultant to hit the ground running on the project. We need to get started and move forward without delay. Again, hit the ground running. You got it. Listen, you are getting some gems from this lesson because these idioms are literally used by native English speakers.

So, are you ready to go to number five? You can answer. Yeah. Let's move on to number five. Here we go. Number five is learn the ropes. Learn the ropes. Now, this is another important and very useful English idiom, especially in the business environment. It just refers to becoming familiar with the details and practical knowledge of a job or task. I remember my assistant started working with me over a year ago. Amazing young woman. Amazing young woman. And if she's watching this, thank you so much. I appreciate you. An Amazing woman. Now, when she first

joined my team, she didn't know anything. She was very skilled and very talented, but she had to learn the ropes. I had to teach her how to do certain things. I had to show her where certain files were. Why? because she didn't know it before. So, I had to teach her the main things she needed to know, all of the details and the practical knowledge. She had to learn the ropes. Now, she's an expert. Now, She's absolutely amazing. All right, you got it. Excellent. All right, check out this example sentence. The intern will spend the

first few weeks learning the ropes of the company's procedures. You got it? Next. Here we go. It takes time to learn the ropes of managing a team effectively. And finally, we have this one right here. The new hire is still learning the ropes. So, we need to provide guidance and support. You got it? So, once again, Learn the ropes. All right, let's move on to number six. Again, you are getting so much knowledge, so much information during this lesson. Here we go. Number six, call the shots. Good. Again, call the shots. Yes, you got it.

Now, this just refers to being in a position of control or having the authority to make the decisions. So again, I'll bring it back to me, your teacher, because you know me well, right? So I'm running a business, The Speak English with Tiffany Academy and this YouTube channel and the Instagram channel I have. I'm running these things and the app. So I call the shots, which means I have to make sure my team members have what they need. I have to make sure they know exactly what needs to be done on a daily basis. So

again, calling the shots means the person in control who has the authority to delegate or let people know what they need to do. Now my team members, they Are awesome. They are amazing. So I just need to let them know what they need to do and they all do it [music] well. Thank you guys. I appreciate you. All right, [snorts] here we go. Sentence number one. As the project manager, she calls the shots on all major decisions. Next, we have this one. The CEO is the one who calls the shots in this company. Hey, he's

the one in charge. She's the one in charge. He calls the shots. She calls the shots. The person in the Position of authority. And finally, we have this one. The team leader has the final say and calls the shots during team meetings. Make sense? Excellent. So, don't forget this one. Call the shots. All right. Let's look at number seven. Another very important English idiom. Cut to the chase. Again, cut to the chase. Now this is once again another amazing and very useful English idiom specifically in the business environment. It means to get to the Point

or get to the important part without wasting time. Now you can use this English idiom in other situations but we are specifically speaking about business right now. Okay. So get to the main point. What's the main part? So again let's go back to that meeting environment. You're discussing this project that has a ballpark figure of $1 million. You remember that right from the beginning of the lesson. So, you're sitting in this meeting and now you Raise your hand and say, "Hey, so let's cut to the chase. What do we have to do to make sure

this project is a success? Let's cut to the chase. Let's get to the main or more or most important point." You got it? Excellent. All right, check out these example sentences. Here we go. Let's skip the small talk and cut to the chase. What's the main issue we need to address? You got it. Excellent. All right. Sentence number two. The presenter decided to cut to the chase And focus on the key findings of the research. Hey, let me just cut to the chase and get to the key findings of the research, the main points. And

finally, number three, the meeting was running behind schedule, so the manager asked everyone to cut to the chase. Hey, let's just focus on the main points because we don't have a lot of time. Let's cut to the chase. You make sense? Excellent. I really hope you are writing these down. And don't forget again, you need to go To the app, English with Tiffany, so you can practice right after this lesson. Again, you can watch another English lesson or you can go directly to the app and start practicing. All right, let's move on to number eight.

Number eight is think outside the box. One more time. Think outside the box. Good. Now, this just means to think creatively, unconventionally, or beyond traditional boundaries. you're not Thinking like everyone else. For example, you know that one thing I say all the time is I don't teach grammar. I have never taught you grammar on this YouTube channel. And if you're listening to this from my uh podcast, you know, I've never taught grammar. Now, grammar is important, but I've mentioned that for intermediate and advanced level learners, you have to study in a different way. That is

thinking outside The box. Because my students that study with me, oh, their grammar does improve, but I never teach them grammar. Intriguing, right? All right. So, again, thinking outside the box, thinking creatively, unconventionally, or beyond traditional boundaries. Now, I have a story at the end, so don't miss story time about one of my previous co-workers at NASA, a man that thought outside the box. So, let me give you some example sentences, and don't go anywhere. You Don't want to miss that story. So first example sentence to solve this problem we need to think outside the

box and consider unusual solutions. Next the creative team is known for its ability to think outside the box and come up with innovative ideas. And finally, the company encourages employees to think outside the box and propose new strategies. You got it? Yes. Think outside the box. Now, number nine, another amazing and very important English idiom. Keep someone in the loop. Again, [music] keep someone in the loop. Good job. Now, this just means to inform someone and include them in the communication or decision makingaking process. All right, you have a meeting and there's one co-orker that

was unable to attend the meeting, but he tells you, "Hey, I'm not going to be at the meeting, but can you give me all the information after the meeting? Please Keep me in the loop. Please let me know what's going on. Keep me in the loop. Make sense? Yes. One of my students, I taught him this idiom as well and he started using it immediately. Okay, Tiff, please keep me in the loop. And I loved it. Why? Because he sounded like a native English speaker. This is how we as native English speakers speak. So you,

if you start using these idioms, you'll start sounding like me, like your teacher. All right. Here's the example Sentence. All right, the first one. Please keep me in the loop about any updates or changes to the project timeline. Next, we have this one. As the team leader, it is important to keep everyone in the loop regarding important decisions. And finally, the manager kept the entire department in the loop about the upcoming changes. You got it. Yes. Keep someone in the loop. Excellent. All right. Now, we have number 10. The final One and one of the

most important ones. This one is stay on top of something. Stay on top of something. Good job. Now, this just means to stay informed and in control of a situation or task. You're staying on top of it. You have this big project you're working on and you have many things to do in order to complete the project, but you're not going to miss the deadline. Why? Because you're staying on top of everything. [music] You know which tasks need to be done today. You know which tasks need to be done tomorrow. you are staying on top

of the project. Make sense? All right. Excellent. Check out this example sentence. It's important to stay on top of industry trends to remain competitive. Next, we have this sentence. The project manager needs to stay on top of the project's progress and deadlines. You got it. Excellent. And finally, we have This one. I'm constantly checking my emails to ensure I stay on top of any urgent requests. You got it. Excellent. So, once again, stay on top of something. Now, I really hope you enjoyed the lesson today. I hope you learned a lot and I hope you

start using these idioms. My voice cracked. [cough] [clears throat] I hope you start using these idioms starting today. Hey, remember they'll help you to sound more Like a native English speaker. I will talk to you in the next lesson, but as always, remember to speak English. Let's jump right in. English idiom number one, blood, sweat, and tears. I know you're probably looking at me crazy right now, but just follow along. Here we go again after me. Blood, sweat, and tears. Excellent. Now, this idiom, it literally just means dedication and hard work. Again, dedication and Hard

work. You, my friend, have been dedicated to your English journey. You, my friend, have put in the hard work to get to this point. The very fact that you are able to understand what I'm saying. I'm speaking in English. I'm not using any other language. And yet you are still able to understand. Why? Because you have been dedicated. You've put in the hard work. You have gotten to this point because of your blood, sweat, and tears. Oh yeah. You understand it now, right? Okay. Check out these example sentences. Here we go. The first example sentence,

it took blood, sweat, and tears for him to build his business from scratch. Sentence number two, the athletes put in blood, sweat, and tears to win the championship. They worked hard, they were dedicated, and that's how they won the championship. And sentence number three, she knew success would not come easy, so she was ready to give her Blood, sweat, and tears. You got it? Excellent. Remember, this just means dedication and hard work. In English, the first idiom, blood, sweat, and tears. Now, don't forget to make sure you access the English with Tiffany app after this

lesson to practice in the app how to use these idioms in real life. All right, there are tests and quizzes and practice lessons, so you don't want to miss it. English with Tiffany app. All right, so let's go to idiom number Two. Nose to the grindstone. Go ahead. Good. Again after me. Nose to the grindstoneone. Excellent. All right. This just means working diligently and consistently. You see this common theme between the first idiom and the second idiom, right? Again, working diligently and consistently. Once again, my friend, your goal is to speak English fluently. And again,

we, you and me, we are working together, right? You and I are working together to help you achieve that English goal this year, working diligently and consistently. We have our noses to the grindstone. Oh, yeah. You got it. I saw I saw the look in your eye. You got it. Here we go. Sentence number one. He keeps his nose to the grindstone and never misses a deadline. Yes, good sentence number two. Success Requires keeping your nose to the grindstoneone and being focused. In order for you, my friend, real quick, as an English learner, in order

for you to experience success as you're on this English journey, you have to keep your nose to the grindstone. Be diligent. Be focused. You can do it. And now, sentence number three. If you want to achieve your goals, you must put your nose to the grindstoneone. LISTEN, THIS IS WHY I SAID THE idioms you are Learning today in this lesson, you will be able to use starting now. They are applicable and they are literally idioms that will help you on your English journey. All right. So again, number two, nose to the grindstoneone. Idiom number three.

Work one's fingers to the bone. Again after me, work one's fingers to the bone. Good job. All right. It just means again the common theme we've had with our Idioms. It just means work extremely hard and tirelessly. I want you to think about your mother or maybe you are a mother, right? Think about how a mother works tirelessly to make sure her children are fed well, to make sure her children are happy and clean and living a good life. Think about a father working hard as well to make sure his children are happy and taken

care of. Parents work tirelessly to make sure their children are taken care of. Parents work their fingers to the bone in order to protect and care for their children. Yes, now it's making sense. Excellent. All right. Here are some example sentences. Sentence number one. The construction workers had to work their fingers to the bone to complete the project. Sentence number two. She worked her fingers to the bone to save enough money for her dream vacation. And sentence number three, the students worked their fingers to the bone to prepare for the challenging exam. You got it?

Excellent. Again, in English, this idiom very useful. It is work one's finger to the bone. Idiom number four. Idiom number four is put in the hours. Excellent. Again, put in the hours. Great job. Now, this just means spend a significant amount of time and [music] effort. Put in the hours. For example, you know, I'm passionate about helping You achieve your English goals this year. So, actually, I'll be very honest. Right now, at the time I'm recording this lesson, it is 6:48 in the morning. I've been up working on these lessons since 5:30 this morning. I

was up before that. I literally started I I literally started working on the lessons at 5:30 this morning. Why? I want to put in the hours to help you achieve your English goals. What does this mean again? Spend a Significant amount of time and effort. You're probably wondering, Tiff, why are you working so hard to do this for me? Listen. I love helping. I love when my students, those that have joined my academy, say, "Tiff, my life has changed." When I see the confidence on their faces when they're speaking in English, man, it makes me

want to get up earlier simply to help more English learners finally experience that confidence, finally speak English Fluently, finally overcome the challenges they've been experiencing for years. Maybe you've been experiencing challenges for years as well. That is why I put in the hours. So, I want you also put in the hours. You don't have to get up this early. I'm an early bird, so it's okay, but put in the hours to achieve your English goal. Here we go. Sentence number one. To become an expert in your field, you need to put in the hours. Sentence

number two, if you want to succeed in this competition, you have to put in the hours of practice. And sentence number three, he put in the hours studying for the exam and aced it. Make sense? Excellent. Once again, put in the hours. Idiom number five that you need to start using right now. Dig deep. Good. Again, dig deep. Excellent. Now remember these five idioms I'm teaching you, they have a common theme. Working hard, putting in The work, being diligent. Dig deep means put in extra effort and find the strength to keep going. Put in extra

effort and find the strength to keep going. During story time, don't go anywhere. I'm going to tell you a story about when I had to dig deep, put in an extra effort to keep going. Now, check out these example sentences for this idiom. Sentence number one, the team had to dig deep to come up with a solution to the complex Problem. Next, sentence number two, she had to dig deep to find the motivation to finish writing her novel. dig deep, put in the extra effort to keep going. And sentence number three, despite the setbacks, they

dug deep and managed to achieve their goals. Make sense? Yes. Again, dig deep. Now, remember, these idioms are going to help you finally speak English fluently. They're created, this lesson was created To give you the tools you need to start sounding like a native English speaker. I'll talk to you in the next lesson. Let's jump right in. The very first English idiom is tie the knot. Good. Again, tie the knot. Excellent. Now, this idiom literally just means to get married. Yes, you heard me right. To get married. Now, I'm going to give you three example

sentences, but before we do that, I want to make sure you're able to apply this Idiom to your life. So, we have tie the knot being our first idiom. So, what I want you to do right now is think of three individuals, three couples, excuse me, that have tied the knot. Three couples that got married. For example, I can think of my parents tied the knot many years ago. Think of another couple you know of that tied the knot. I have some friends who tied the knot and also my sister and brother-in-law tied the knot.

As you're learning English idioms, It's important as soon as you understand the meaning, it's important for you to apply it to your real life. When you do this, you won't forget the idioms. So again, tie the knot. You have three couples you already said out loud, right? I hope you're also able to write them down. I'm writing them down, so I want you to also write them down so you'll remember them. All right, so here's the first example sentence using this idiom. They decided to tie the knot After dating for 5 years. In other words,

they decided to get married after dating for five years. Makes sense, right? Excellent. All right, here's sentence number two. We're tying the knot next month in a small ceremony. We're getting married next month in a small ceremony. You got it. Good job. All right. And sentence number three, after tying the knot, they moved to a new city to start their lives together. You got it? Excellent. So, idiom number One, you can start using it right now. Remember, we already did. Idiom number one, tie the knot. Excellent. All right. Now, let's move on to idiom number

two about relationships. After me, bury the hatchet. Good. Again, bury the hatchet. Excellent. Now, what does this mean? Bury the hatchet just means to make peace or end a quarrel or argument. Again, to make peace or end a quarrel or argument. Let's say you have an issue With one of your friends, right? Maybe even somebody that you work with. There's a quarrel between the two of you. You've been arguing for a while. When you bury the hatchet, you stop quarreling. You stop arguing. you come back together being friends. So again, just like we did for

the first idiom, the second idiom we have is bury the hatchet. So I want you to think about one specific person either in your past or someone you need To bury the hatchet with. All right, again remember focusing on the fact that it's someone you had a quarrel with, but the quarrel comes to an end. Who do you need to bury the hatchet with? Or who have you already buried the hatchet with? I can think about a friend who I had to bury the hatchet with. So, I'll just write maybe um a fake initial, right?

I had to bury the hatchet with a friend, right? We were arguing. We were not necessarily as close as we used to Be. But after we buried the hatchet, we went back to being close friends again. Bury the hatchet. Make sense? Excellent. All right, check out these example sentences. And remember, make sure you wrote down your person's name. All right, here we go. They decided to bury the hatchet and remain friends. They decided to stop arguing. They decided to kind of let things go and to be friends again. Next sentence number two. It's time for

you to to bury the hatchet and Work together. Make sense? Good. All right. And sentence number three. After a long feud, they finally buried the hatchet. They finally stopped arguing. They finally came back together. Make sense? Excellent. So again, idiom number two is bury the hatchet. All right. Idiom number three. Another good idiom we have on the rocks. Good. Again, on the rocks. Excellent. Now, again, remember we're Talking about idioms related to relationships. On the rocks just means in a state of difficulty or discord. A little bit rocky. You haven't gotten over the argument. You're

still in the midst of it. You're not necessarily strong. You're not necessarily safe. Right? On the rocks in a state of difficulty or discord. So, we have our third idiom. On the rocks. So, what I want you to do is think about someone either you know personally or maybe even A TV show. This is better. Think about a TV show you've watched. And in the TV show, there was someone in the movie, not the movie, excuse me, in the story line. You can pick a movie if you want. A movie or a TV show where

a part of the story line involved two characters being in a dispute and their relationship was on the rocks. They weren't doing well. Think about that character, the main character and that main character's partner. Write their names below the Idiom. On the rocks. Think about two characters who had a relationship that woo, it was really on the rocks. One of my favorite movies is The Sound of Music. And the two main characters, the maid, the woman that was taking care of the children, and the man that owned the house, the father of the children, their

relationship was on the rocks, right? So, I'm going to put the sound of music. And I know I'm referring to the main Characters. The main characters. I'll put C A R. The main characters. Again, think of a movie or a show where the characters were going through a little bit of a difficulty. Their relationship was on the rocks. Make sense? Excellent. All right, check out these example sentences. Here we go. Sentence number one. Their marriage is on the rocks after the recent disagreements. Their marriage is on the rocks. Next sentence number two. The project is

on the rocks due to a lack of funding. Notice this is not about an individual. In the definition, it says in a state of difficulty or discord. So this is used to speak about relationships, but you can also use it to speak about projects. And sentence number three, their friendship has been on the rocks since the argument. Their friendship has been unstable in a state of difficulty since the argument. You got it? Excellent. All Right. So again, number three, we have on the rocks. Idiom number four. Idiom number four is see I to eye. See

I to I. Good. Now, this idiom just refers to agreeing or concurring. Agreeing, being on the same page. Another good one, [music] thinking the same way. When you agree with someone, you see eye to eye. So, I want you to think about, now we have idiom number four. See I to eye. I want you to think About two of your friends. Two of your friends who you normally see eye to eye with. Normally you agree on things. So I'm going to say my friend Wilma, my best friend Wilma, we have the same viewpoint when it

comes to religious things, right? Wilma is one of my friends. We see eye to eye. And let's say when it comes to business, I have another friend. We speak about business all the time. My friend Lawrence, he has his own business. So again, think of two Friends you see eye to eye with on certain topics or subjects and write their names down. Why? Again, when you do this, it will make it easier for you to remember the idiom later on. All right, see eye to eye. Here's the first example sentence. They see eye to eye

on most political issues. They agree. Next sentence number two. It's important for business partners to see eye to eye. And finally, sentence number three. We rarely see eye to eye when it comes To decorating. [music] We rarely agree when it comes to decorating. You got it. Excellent. All right. So again, number four, see I to. Now, we're going to do idiom number four, number five. But I want to remind you, don't forget to download the English with Tiffany app because after each lesson, you can practice what you're learning inside of my app, these idioms, seeing

if you remember the meanings and how to use them properly. All right, go to English with Tiffany, the English with Tiffany app. All right, let's go to idiom number five. A match made in heaven. Good. Again, a match made in heaven. Excellent. Now, again, we're talking about idioms related to relationships, right? So, this refers to a perfectly suitable combination. A perfectly matched combination. We say a match made in heaven. So I want you now again our fifth idiom a match made In heaven. I want you to think about your friends and think about the couples

you know amongst your friends. Which couple pick one couple is a match made in heaven. They just really match each other. Well my sister has some friends. Phillip. I'll put phillip. Let's see. Let's do this because of space. Phillip and M. Phillip and M. These two, Philip and Mandisa, are a match made in heaven. They've been together for a long time. A match made In heaven. Think about a couple you know that are really, these individuals are really perfectly matched, perfectly suitable to each other. All right, here's the first example sentence. Using this idiom, their

partnership is a match made in heaven. Next sentence number two, peanut butter and jelly is a match made in heaven. Peanut butter goes very well with jelly. And finally, sentence number three. They're a match made in heaven because They have so much in common. Again, they're a match made in heaven because they have so much in common. You got it? Excellent. All right. So, again, we had five different English idioms today. And remember, when you think about situations, people in your life to match the idioms, you'll be able to remember them even better. I hope

you enjoyed today's lesson, and I can't wait to talk to you in the next one. Let's jump right in. Here's the very First English idiom I want to teach you today. The idiom is cut to the chase. Good. Again after me. Cut to the chase. Excellent. Now, this idiom literally just means to get to the point without wasting time on unnecessary details. Again, to get to the point without wasting time on unnecessary details. Think about this lesson. I started off right at the beginning letting you know, hey, I'm going to teach you five English idioms,

but I also want to give you 17 More that are very important, very popular. Here's the PDF. And then we went right into the lesson. I wanted to cut to the chase. You got it. Yes. Getting to the main point. Here is the first example sentence using this idiom. Let's cut to the chase. What's your final offer for the contract? [music] We're going back and forth. You're telling me many different things. Listen, let's get to the main point. Let's cut to the chase. What is your Final offer for the contract? You got it? Yes. I

remember, this is not even in my notes. I remember when I purchased my car, I walked into the dealership and the young lady was very nice and I let her know, I said, "Listen, I just want to cut to the chase. What's the price? Tell me all the details. I don't like to haggle back and forth. I wanted to cut to the chase." And she was great. She cut to the chase and I bought a car. [laughter] All right, here is sentence Number two. In our meetings, the CEO always cuts to the chase to save

time. He or she is not about wasting time. No, let's cut to the chase. And finally, sentence number three. As you're realizing how important this idiom is. I appreciate how you cut to the chase in your presentation, highlighting only the key points. You didn't give information that wasn't important. You only gave the key points. I like and appreciate how you cut to the chase in your Presentation, highlighting only the key points. You got it. Excellent. All right. So again, the first idiom is cut to the chase. Here is idiom number two. Idiom number two is

throw someone under the bus. again. Throw someone under the bus. Now, you're probably looking at me right now like, "Tiff, why are we tossing people under vehicles?" Let me explain. To throw someone under the bus literally just Refers to betraying or blaming someone, especially to save yourself. Listen, I didn't do it. She did it. Uh-uh. Nope. Nope. it was her or nope, I didn't do it. He did it. It was them. It was them. You're throwing them under the bus. Again, betraying or blaming someone usually to save yourself. I didn't do it. That was them.

That was over there. That was them. Throwing someone under the bus. You got it. I kind of like that. All right. Here we go. Here is Sentence number one. Don't throw your colleagues, your co-workers under the bus just to make yourself look better. This is something even though it's an example sentence, I want you to live by this principle. Don't throw your colleagues, your co-workers under the bus just to make yourself look better. Treat people the way you want to be treated. Okay? All right. Here we go. Sentence number two. She felt betrayed when her

manager threw her under the bus During the project review. Her manager didn't protect her. Her manager didn't save her. Instead, her manager threw her under the bus, betrayed her or blamed her. You got it. And sentence number three, it's unprofessional to throw your team under the bus when things go wrong. Once again, it's unprofessional to throw your team under the bus when things go wrong. This is a very important point. Take responsibility. Don't just blame other people. All right. So again, idiom Number two, throw someone under the bus. Now, idiom number three. Idiom number three,

bite off more than you can chew. Good. Once again after me. Bite off more than you can chew. Excellent. Now, to bite off more than you can chew just refers to taking on more responsibility or work than you can actually handle. Hey, I'm able to handle this amount, but I took on this amount. A lot more than I can handle. Bite off more than you can chew. The easiest way To remember this idiom, I want you to think about a child. A child who loves ice cream. This child gets a bowl of ice cream. And

while they could eat it slowly, instead they start to eat it very quickly, putting more in their mouth than they can handle. And all of a sudden, their mouth starts to get bigger and things start to pour out of their mouth. And the mother says, "Listen, you know that you can't handle all of that. Take it one bite at a time." In this sense, biting off more than you can chew. The literal situation. We can use it again when you're taking on more responsibility or work than you can handle. You got it? Excellent. All right.

Here is sentence number one. Be careful not to bite off more than you can chew with this new project. Listen, it's a lot. It's a big one. Don't bite off more than you can chew. Sentence number two. I think I've bitten off more than I can Chew by agreeing to three deadlines this week. I think that's going to be a bit much. I think I've bitten off more than I can chew by agreeing to three deadlines this week. And sentence number three, the new employee bit off more than he could chew and is now struggling

to keep up. You got it? Excellent. All right, so once again, number three. Idiom number three, bite off more than you can chew. Now, idiom number four. Idiom number four, Put all your eggs in one basket. again. Put all your eggs in one basket. Good. Now, this idiom, put all your eggs in one basket, just refers to investing all of your resources or efforts into a single course of action. Hey, I'm going to do everything I can to make this right here work. I'm not going to worry about this or that. I'm putting all of

my eggs in one basket. All of my efforts are going towards this one thing. In English, we say, "Put all your eggs in One basket." Check out this first example sentence. It's risky to put all your eggs in one basket by relying on a single supplier. What if that business goes out of business? What if that business fails? then your business will also fail. It's very risky to put all your eggs in one basket by relying on a single supplier. You got it? Excellent. All right, here we go. Sentence number two. [music] Instead of putting

all your eggs in one basket, you should diversify your skill set to stay competitive. Hey, don't just learn one skill. Learn multiple skills to diversify your skill set and make yourself more marketable. Sentence [music] number three. The company put all its eggs in one basket with this product launch and it paid off. Sometimes it pays off to put all your eggs in one basket. Once again, the company put all Its eggs in one basket with this product launch and it paid off. You got it. Excellent. All right. So again, number four is put all your

eggs in one basket. Number five. Idiom number five. Another good one. Back to square one. Good. Again, back to square one. Excellent. Now, this just means to return to the starting point after a failed attempt. All right? You're going back to where you started after you failed. Like, hey, I failed, but I'm Going to start again. Back to square one. Here's an example sentence. The client rejected our proposal. So, we are back to square one. He rejected our proposal. Now we have to go all the way back to the beginning. We're back to square one.

Sentence number two. After the software crash, we had to go back to square one and rebuild the entire database. Sentence number three. If this marketing strategy doesn't work, we'll be back to Square one. If it doesn't work, we have to go right back to the starting point. You got it. Excellent. So, once again, back to square one. Now, remember I said at the beginning, don't forget to download your free copy of 17 of the most popular English idioms. This PDF is going to expand the lesson we just had and help you really understand English idioms.

I hope you enjoyed today's lesson and I'll talk to you in the next one. Let's jump right in. All right, here's the very first idiom we're going to look at today. Under the weather. Under the weather. Now, this is an English idiom that we use all the time. So, it's important for you as an English learner to understand the meaning and how to use it. So, under the weather just refers to feeling ill or sick or not at your best physically. You're kind of [cough] Coughing or maybe you're experiencing aches and pains in your body

or maybe your head is hurting. You can say, "Ah, I'm feeling a bit under the weather. I'm not completely well. I feel a bit sick. In English, we say under the weather. Now, here are some example sentences that will help you learn and understand how to use this term in real life. This idiom. Here we go. I'm feeling a bit under the weather today, so I'll work from home. I'm not feeling my best, so I'll just work from home today. Here's the second example sentence. She called in under the weather and couldn't make it to

the meeting. She called in, "Hey, I'm under the weather and could not make it to the meeting." And sentence number three, the kids are both under the weather with a cold this week. Hey, my kids aren't feeling the best. They're a bit under the weather. They have a cold. Makes sense, right? You got it. Now I want to give you three Specific situations in which you can use this idiom. Here's the first situation. When calling in sick to work or school. We had two example sentences and one of them dealt with work while the other

dealt with school for the kids. This is a prime example. These two situations again one situation but we're speaking about work and school. When you're not feeling well, you normally don't want to work. You normally want to stay in bed. You can say, "I'm so sorry, boss. Uh, I'm not going to be able to come in today." Your boss might ask you, "Why? Ah, I'm feeling a bit under the weather." Or maybe on the other side, your kids, they're coughing. They're sneezing. You call their teacher. Hey, Miss Smith. I'm so sorry. I'm not going to

be able to bring the kids to school today. Oh, no. What happened? They're okay, but they're they're a little bit under the weather, so they'll be there tomorrow. You see how to use It, right? Yes. All right. So, here's the next situation. The first one was kind of a a double one for you. Situation number two, explaining why you need to cancel social plans. [music] Think about it. Your friends want to hang out with you. Maybe your co-workers want to hang out, but all of a sudden [cough] you start feeling yourself not feeling the best.

You're you're coughing. Your your head is hurting. And You need to let them know that you're not going to be able to hang out. Hey guys, I'm so sorry. You're leaving a voice message. I want to hang out tonight, but unfortunately, I'm feeling a bit under the weather, so I'm going to have to cancel. That's the second situation. Here's the third situation in which you can use this idiom. Describing mild illness symptoms to others. Notice it says mild symptoms. So, I don't have the flu per Se, but I feel like it's coming on again. Body

aches, a bit of a headache, a a cough. when I want to explain to others my mild symptoms like hey guys I don't know what's been going on man I'm I'm feeling a bit under the weather and immediately people will understand ah you're not at 100% you're not completely sick just yet but you're a bit under the weather make sense yes excellent all right let's move on now to our second idiom idiom is hit the hay hit the hay. And you're probably wondering, wait a minute, what in the world hit the hay? Don't worry, this

idiom just refers to going to bed or going to sleep. Yep. Going to bed or going to sleep. Now, I am your teacher, teacher Tiffany. I love teaching you English. I am very passionate about teaching English. I am also an early bird. At the time of this recording, it literally is 5:45 a.m. Yes, very early in the morning. I am an early bird. I do my best work Early in the morning. What does that mean? That means I have to hit the hay very early at night. You got it. I normally go to bed quite

early, either 8:30, at the latest 900 p.m. Sometimes I'll stay up late to be on the phone, but I normally hit the hay early because I am an early bird and I like to get up early. You got it? Yes. All right. So, it just means to go to sleep. I'm going to get some water real quick. It's early in the morning, so my voice Ah is still coming. Don't worry, we're going to get back to the lesson, but I wanted to ask you this. Have you ever felt lost in an English conversation because of

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bundle today by simply clicking the link in the description below this video. It's time for you to start speaking English like a native. Are you ready? All right. So, let's check out the first example sentence. Here is sentence number one. I'm exhausted. I think I'll hit the hay early tonight. I'm exhausted. I think I'll go to sleep early tonight. You got it? Yes. All right. Here is sentence number two. We should hit the hay soon. We have an early flight tomorrow. Hey, we need to get up early tomorrow, so let's hit the hay early tonight.

And sentence number Three, after the long meeting, all I wanted to do was hit the hay. Listen, I was so tired after that meeting. All I wanted to do was go to sleep. All I wanted to do was hit the hay. Woo! Listen, I love water. For those not watching, I do love water. All right, so we have our three sentences. Now, we have situations. When can you use this idiom? Situation number one, when ending a social gathering or party. Imagine that you've invited your friends, your Family members to come over and now you're tired.

You're a bit sleepy. You prepared everything. You hung out with your family and friends, but now, okay, guys, I need to hit the hate. We're going to have to wrap this party up. So, when you're trying to end a social gathering, you can say, "Hey guys, I'm having so much fun, but now I need to hit the hay." Here's the second situation. Preparing for an early morning the next day. Like I mentioned to you, I knew that this morning I was going to get up early in order to record these videos. So, I wanted to

hit the hay early last night. I needed to go to bed early last night. You got it. And here's situation number three. Expressing exhaustion after a long day. Listen, maybe you worked a 10-hour day. Maybe there was a huge project that needed to be completed, so you had to work overtime. At the end of that day, oh my woo. All you wanted to do was Yes. hit the hay. Again, you wanted to get some rest because you were exhausted. So again, the idiom is hit the hay. Here's our third idiom. Spill the beans. Again, spill

the beans. What in the world does this idiom mean? Spill the beans. It literally just means to reveal a secret or share private information. Again, to reveal a secret or share private information. Hey, I Told you a secret and then you ended up telling somebody else. Why did you spill the beans? Or, [snorts] hey, we're planning this big event, this big party. It's a surprise though. Don't say anything. Oops. Sorry, I spilled the beans. I revealed a secret or shared private information. Make sense? Yes. All right. So, here are the example sentences. Sentence number one.

Come on, spill the beans about your last DATE NIGHT. YOUR DATE LAST NIGHT. COME ON, Let me know. Let me know. I I know you're trying to keep it private, but I got to know. Was he nice? Was he handsome? Tell me all about it. Spill the beans. Tell me your private information. Here's the second example sentence. Someone finally spilled the beans about the surprise party. And finally, sentence number three. Don't spill the beans to your sister about her birthday gift. Don't tell her. Keep it a secret. Don't spill the beans. Yes, you got it.

All right. So our fourth, not fourth, we have to look first at our three situations. Here are the three situations for this idiom. I almost went went to the fourth idiom, but I got to give you your three situations. Situation number one, don't or during gossip sessions with friends. I will say don't gossip. But during gossip sessions with friends, let's say it's lightigh-hearted gossip. your friends Are all sitting together and then all of a sudden one friend says, "Um, so I heard that someone is dating a new guy. Spill the beans, girl." So, you're speaking

about things going on in your lives. You're talking about things going on at home or at school. All of a sudden, wait a minute. Did you hear that Sarah and Brian are dating? girl, spill the beans when you're speaking with your friends. Here's the second situation. When trying To get information from someone, someone has a secret or someone has some private information and you want to know that information. I'm not encouraging this. I'm a very um understanding person and I let people have their own privacy. So, if it's private information, I won't push. But again,

in the situation where you actually want to know, you can say, "Listen, girl, girl, spill the beans. Come on, TELL ME WHAT'S GOING ON, when you want to know information from Someone." And situation number three, warning someone to keep a secret. Listen, please don't spill the beans. I'm telling you this and I'm trusting you. I'm trusting that you won't spill the beans. I'm trusting that you won't tell anyone. In this situation, you can say spill the beans. You got it? Yes. Excellent. All right. Now, we are going to proceed to our fourth idiom. The fourth

idiom is butterflies in my Stomach. Again, butterflies in my stomach. What does this idiom mean? Butterflies in my stomach, butterflies in her stomach, butterflies in his stomach. It literally just refers to feeling nervous or anxious about something. Think about it. Imagine that you have to give a speech in front of a thousand people. Immediately your body starts reacting. You start feeling a bit nervous. You start wondering, "Oh no, am I going to be able to present in front Of them? Am I going to be able to to speak clearly? Are they going to like what

I have to say?" day you start getting butterflies in your stomach. That weird feeling when you're nervous in your stomach, right? Kind of like bubbling butterflies in your stomach. So, check out this first example sentence. Sentence number one. I have butterflies in my stomach before every presentation. I I'm just so nervous. I'm not sure if my boss will like my Presentation or if my co-workers will understand what I'm presenting. So, I I usually get butterflies in my stomach before every presentation. Sentence number two, the job interview is tomorrow and I already have butterflies in my

stomach. I'm already feeling nervous. You got it. Sentence number three. Firsttime performers often get butterflies in their stomachs before going on stage. It's their first time. They're nervous. They're not sure how people are going to receive them. So, they usually get butterflies in their stomachs. Now, I want to give you three specific situations in which you can use this idiom. Situation number one before public speaking or performances like the example sentences. So, anytime you have to go in front of people or anytime there's a performance, you could think of this idiom. Ah, the individuals Performing

or the individual giving the speech probably feels nervous. They probably feel nervous. They probably have butterflies in their Yes. stomachs. Excellent. Here's the second situation. When meeting someone important, I want you to imagine that the president or the prime minister or the king of your country, whichever country you live in, suddenly gives you a call and says, "Hello, I would like to meet you tomorrow at 9:00 a.m." You hang up the phone and do you feel elated or do you all of a sudden feel, "Oh my gosh, oh my gosh, what just happened? I have

to meet him tomorrow. I have to meet her. What? What am I her? [laughter] You suddenly feel nervous. Butterflies in your stomach. So when you have to meet someone important situation number three, prior to significant life events or changes, graduating from university, getting a new job, having a baby, Getting married, moving to another state, another country. These are big life events and normally they can make a person feel just a bit nervous. Having butterflies in their stomachs makes sense, right? Yes. All right. So, here is idiom number five. Bite off more than you can chew.

Again, bite off more than you can chew. Now, this has nothing to do with food. This idiom, bite off more than you can chew, is actually speaking about taking on more Responsibilities or tasks than you can handle. Again, you're taking on more responsibilities or tasks than you can handle. Hey, you only have 8 hours a day to work, for example. [music] Don't take on 50 different tasks. You're biting off more than you can chew. Just do the task that you are able to do in that 8 hour period. Don't bite off more than you can

chew. Make sense? Yes. You're so smart. Here we go. All right. Let's check out these example sentences. Sentence number one. I think I've bitten off more than I can chew between work, school, and volunteering. I think I have too many responsibilities. I bit off more than I can chew. Sentence number two. Don't bite off more than you can chew by signing up for too many classes. Sign up for one. Make sure you can handle it. Don't sign up for six classes. Don't bite off more than you can chew. Excellent. And sentence number three before we

get to our situations. She bit off more than she could chew when she agreed to organize three events in one week. She bit off more than she could chew. You got it right. All right. Now, there are three situations, three other situations in which you can use this idiom. Situation number one, when taking on multiple projects simultaneously. Just like the last example sentence, [music] she wanted to Organize three events in one week. Hey, you've taken on too many projects at the same time. When this happens, you can say, "Don't bite off more than you can

chew." Here's the second situation in which you can use this idiom. Making commitments during busy periods. Listen, you know, next week is going to be your busiest week. You have lots of meetings, lots of project deadlines. Don't schedule anything else. If you do, you'll be biting off more than you can. Two, yes. And situation number three, advising someone about managing their workload. Hey, listen. You're an amazing worker. [music] You are an excellent coworker. I do want to say though that I think you're taking on more tasks than you need to. You're doing a bit too

much. I think you've bitten off more than you can chew. You see how useful this idiom is? How it can help you describe in your opinion when a person is doing too much And you just say it in one phrase, one idiom. Hey, I think you've bitten off more than you can chew. Make sense? Excellent. All right. So, I hope this lesson helped you and I want you to start using these idioms today. You won't sound like a textbook. You'll sound like a native English speaker. I will talk to you in the next lesson. this.

You still there? You know what time it is? Story time. Hey. Hey. I said story time. All right. I want to tell you this story. It happened when I was in South Korea. And some of you might know this story, but I love this story because it's an example of friends being good friends and not spilling the beans. So, just to give you a little insight into who I am, you know me as your teacher, as your English teacher. I'm passionate about helping you speak English. I am also passionate about making my family And friends

feel special. So when I was in South Korea, there was a big group of us. A lot of us were together and we all came together um well we came at the same time from different countries. So our group included about 40 or 45 people and so we naturally became good friends. All of us would hang out a lot. So we had a large group of missionary English teachers when I was in South Korea and we hung out a lot. So we got very close. Now again I said I'm the type of friend That who

enjoys making people feel special. So whenever someone had a birthday whenever we would go to church and after church people would be hungry I would always and my roommate we would invite them over to our place or we'd organize a meal at someone else's house. Why? We wanted everyone to feel like, hey, you're not by yourself. We can come together and eat together. I love making people feel special. So for birthdays, we would always organize something big For people's birthdays. And again, I am an organizer. I love organizing. So I would be a part of

the planning crew and many times I would start the plans, right? Um even when we went on vacation together as a group, I was the one organizing many of the trip details. So again, that's just my personality. I love to organize and I love to make people feel happy. Remember I said this is a story about good friends and good friends who don't spill the beans. So You have in mind now who I am as a person. I'm the friend. My love language is giving. So I like to give. I give my time to help

you, right? So anyways, so our friends, we all got together because one of our friends was actually going to be going back home. home. I think she was from London. So, we wanted to give her a going away party, right? So, there were about honestly 30 to 40 of us. We were all going to come together and give her a surprise going away party. So, I Was a part of the planning crew. I was like, "Listen, guys. Yes, let's do this, this, and this. We can make sure she won't know." So, we had everything planned,

the food, the invitations. I was excited. Everyone was excited. So, the night of the event, the party came and the plan was we were going to meet at one of our other friends apartments. We were all going to be there and then shout surprise when this friend came in. Now, the event was going to be in the Apartment complex behind my apartment complex. So, I was at home at my apartment changing my clothes. My roommate was there and then one of my other our other close friends. So, the three of us were in my bedroom.

I was getting ready and I noticed that they were acting a little weird and I was like, "Guys, we have to go." Another thing about me, I am very punctual. I don't like to be late. So, everyone was supposed to be at the apartment, let's Say, at 7:00 and the girl who the party was for was going to be there at 7:30. I was like, "Hey guys, it's 6:45. We got to, you know, kind of wrap things up, you know, cuz they were kind of lounging around." I was like, "Hey guys, we got to get

ready. Let's go." I was excited, but they were real chill. And I was like, it wasn't like them because they also I'm still friends with them today. They're very punctual. So, I was like, "What is going on?" But they were acting A little weird and they were kind of just lounging around and I was like, "What is going on?" And they kept asking me questions that weren't important, like, "Tiff, what are you teaching your students on Monday?" I was like, "I DON'T KNOW. LET'S GO TO THIS PARTY." ANYWAY, so we eventually get up and they

kept looking at their phones again. I I couldn't figure out what was going on. I was just focused on making sure our friend that was going to be leaving was Going to enjoy her party. So anyways, we eventually walk out of my apartment together and we walk towards the other apartment where the event was going to occur. Again, they're kind of still acting weird and I was like, I don't know, maybe something happened and they're discussing something. So, we're walking up the steps. Our friend whose apartment is going to be at, she lives on the

third floor. So, we get to the third floor and I'm in the front and They're behind me and they kind of did they switch? No. They said, "Tiff, you can go ahead and knock on the door and open." And I was like, "Okay." Again, it seemed weird. I was like, "Why are they acting so weird?" Like, "We got to hurry up. She's going to be here." So, I knocked on the door and then someone on the other side said, "It's open." And I was like, "Okay." So, I opened the door and there are a lot

of people in there and all of a SUDDEN THEY SAY, "SURPRISE." AND I was like, "Be quiet." I was like, "Guys, it's I'm not her. She's not here yet. We got to be quiet." And everyone was looking at ME LIKE, "TIFF, SURPRISE." And I was like, "No, she's not here." And I turned to look behind me at my other two friends and they had big smiles on their faces. And I was like, "Why are you guys sm I was like, "Oh my gosh." This entire time I thought we were planning a party for the other

girl. They had all been planning my 27th birthday party. They were acting weird because again I'm a planner so I'm used to knowing what's going on and they were like how do we hide this information when she asks all these questions? So I went and I was like you guys are cuz everyone screamed. What they did was they told me the party was for the other girl and they told the other girl the party was for me. So, she was going away. So, it was a party for both of us. It was the best surprise

ever. I have never been surprised like that in my life. And I told everyone there, I said, "You guys did a great job." I mean, it was a full weekend. Like, we all we went out to eat. We went on a excuse [clears throat] me, a dinner cruise. Then, everyone came back to my apartment, all the females, and we spent the night, watched movies. It was a weekend I will never forget. My two friends, great friends, didn't spill the Beans and I had one of the best birthday celebrations I've ever had in my life. So

remember to make your friends feel special. They won't forget it. I'll talk to you in the next lesson.