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hello everyone and welcome back to

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english with lucy today i am going to

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teach you 100

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of the most common english idioms

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with definitions and examples of course

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these are really going to help you bring

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your english to the next level and help

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you sound more like a native number one

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is a blessing in disguise a blessing in

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disguise

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this means a good thing that seemed bad

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at first

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for example losing that job was a

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blessing in disguise losing that job was

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a blessing in disguise

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next a picture is worth a thousand words

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a picture is worth a thousand words

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this means that a picture tells a story

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just as well as if not better than

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written words

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for example please could you sketch out

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a floor plan a picture is worth a

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thousand words please could you sketch

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out a floor plan a picture is worth a

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thousand words

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number three you might have heard this

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one before it's a piece of cake

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a piece of cake and this means really

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for example that exam was a piece of

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that exam was a piece of cake

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number four is actions speak louder than

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actions speak louder than words and this

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means that what somebody actually does

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means more than what they say they will

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an example i'm going to wait for him to

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show me he loves me because actions

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speak louder than words i'm going to

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wait for him to show me he loves me

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because actions speak louder than words

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next we have add insult to injury add

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insult to injury

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this means to act in a way that makes a

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bad situation worse

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for example i was late and to add insult

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to injury i forgot my keys i was late

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and to add insult to injury i forgot my

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keys number six this is really common

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it's as cheap as chips as cheap as chips

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and this means really cheap

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don't worry about paying me back they

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were as cheap as chips don't worry about

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paying me back they were as cheap as

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number seven is barking up the wrong

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barking up the wrong tree

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this means to be wrong about the way to

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achieve something or the reason for

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something an example i think you're

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barking up the wrong tree

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rather than reading the textbook cover

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to cover you should try the sqrr method

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if you want to know more about that then

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you should see my study smart not hard

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video

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number eight is beat around the bush

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beat around the bush this means to avoid

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saying what you mean usually because

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for example i'm not going to beat around

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i hate your boyfriend

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hate your boyfriend

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number nine is better late than never

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better late than never

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this means that it's better to arrive or

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than to not arrive or not do something

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at all for example wow she finally

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wow she finally turned up better late

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than never

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bite off more than you can chew

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bite off more than you can chew this

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means to try to do something that is too

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difficult or too much for you an example

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i have bitten off more than i can chew

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with this 100 idioms video

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i have bitten off more than i can chew

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with this 100 idioms video

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number 11 is bite the bullet

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bite the bullet this means to force

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yourself to do something unpleasant or

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difficult or to be brave in a difficult

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situation for example i'm going to bite

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the bullet and quit my job i'm going to

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bite the bullet and quit my job

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number 12 is break a leg

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break a leg and this means believe it or

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it's often what we say to actors as they

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are going on stage for example break a

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leg tonight you're an amazing actor

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break a leg tonight you're an amazing

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number 13 is break the ice break the ice

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this means to make people who have not

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for example i've organised a fun game to

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help us all break the ice i've organized

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a fun game to help us all break the ice

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i hate that in classes when we have to

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i'm too british for that number 14

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incredibly common this one

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to call it a day

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this means to stop what you are doing

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enough or you don't want to do any more

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going to call it a day i'm exhausted i

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think i'm going to call it a day i think

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i'm going to stop now number 15 is cost

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cost an arm and a leg this means to be

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very expensive for example that coat

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number 16 is cut corners cut corners

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and this means to do something in the

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fastest easiest or cheapest way an

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example this report is of poor quality i

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number 17 is cut somebody some slack

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cut somebody some slack this means to

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example because it was the last day of

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number 18 is don't give up the day job

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don't give up the day job and this is

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used for telling somebody that you don't

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very entertaining but don't give up the

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day job your drum solo was very

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entertaining but don't give up the day

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number 20 is easy does it easy does it

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and this is used to tell someone to do

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example easy does it don't spill that

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paint easy does it don't spill that

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number 21 is my favorite it is every

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cloud has a silver lining every cloud

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being made redundant i found my dream

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every cloud has a silver lining after

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medicine to get a taste of your own

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medicine and this is to get treated the

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way you've been treating other people an

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taste of his own medicine when he was

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got a taste of his own medicine when he

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number 23 is get out of hand to get out

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of hand and this means to become

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of hand over christmas our spending got

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number 24 is to get something out of

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was thinking about all day i had to get

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uses this a lot when she buys things if

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this means to start to organize yourself

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mess i need to get my act together my

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desk is a complete mess i need to get my

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the doubt this means to decide that you

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will believe someone even if you're not

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someone the cold shoulder and this means

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number 28 is to go back to the drawing

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means to start planning something again

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because the first plan failed

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go back to the drawing board

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well that didn't work let's go back to

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the drawing board number 29 is good

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things come to those who wait good

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to my dog a

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number 30 is hang in there hang in there

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and this is said as a way to tell people

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to not give up hope even through

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and it'll be okay

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final exams are tough but hang in there

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and it'll be okay

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number 31 is to hit the nail on the head

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to hit the nail on the head and this

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that is the route we should have taken

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number 32 is to hit the sack to hit the

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sack

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this means to go to bed

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for example

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oh i'm tired do you mind if i hit the

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sack i'm tired do you mind if i hit the

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sack

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number 33 is ignorance is bliss

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ignorance is bliss

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and this means

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you're better off not knowing for

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example i could ask my boss if she's

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planning to fire me but ignorance is

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bliss i could ask my boss if she's

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planning to fire me but ignorance is

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bliss i'm better off not knowing

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number 34 is in a nutshell in a nutshell

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and this means in the fewest words

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possible

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for example in a nutshell

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everything went wrong

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in a nutshell

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everything went wrong

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number 35 is it takes one to no one it

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takes one to no one and this means

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you're just as bad as i am you are just

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as bad as i am for example if someone

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says to me you're such a gossip i could

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respond with when it takes one to no one

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number 36 is it's not rocket science

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it's not rocket science and this is used

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to say that you don't think something is

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very difficult

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or hard to understand

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for example i don't understand why you

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can't work out how to use the washing

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machine it's not rocket science i don't

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understand how you can't work out how to

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use the washing machine it's not rocket

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science

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number 37 is to jump on the bandwagon to

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jump on the bandwagon and this means to

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join an activity trend or opinion that

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has become popular for example i've

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jumped on the bandwagon and downloaded

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fortnite i've jumped on the bandwagon

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and downloaded fortnite

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i haven't

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i don't have time but i'm sure it's

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really fun number 38 is to keep one's

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chin up to keep one's chin up and this

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means to keep one's spirits high to keep

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happy and positive for example i'm

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trying to keep my chin up after

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receiving that rejection letter i'm

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trying to keep my chin up after

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receiving that rejection letter

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number 39 is to kill two birds with one

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stone to kill two birds with one stone

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this means to get two things done with a

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single action

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for example we could kill two birds with

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one stone by stopping off at the bakery

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on the way back from the butchers

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we could kill two birds with one stone

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by stopping off at the bakery on the way

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back from the butchers we could get two

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tasks accomplished in one trip number

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forty is to leave no stone unturned to

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leave no stone unturned this means to

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try every possible course of action in

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order to get something done

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for example he left no stone unturned in

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his search for his natural mother he

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left no stone unturned in his search for

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his natural mother

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number 41 is to let sleeping dogs lie to

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let sleeping dogs lie

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this means to leave a situation as it is

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in order to not make it worse for

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example i think we should let sleeping

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dogs lie and avoid confronting her about

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her issues i think we should let

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sleeping dogs lie and avoid confronting

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her about her issues

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number 42 is to let someone off the hook

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to let someone off the hook this means

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to allow someone to go unpunished to

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allow someone to go unpunished for

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example this is the third time you've

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been caught speeding and i don't think

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they're going to let you off the hook

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this is the third time you've been

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caught speeding and i don't think

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they're going to let you off the hook

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number 43 is to let the cat out of the

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bag to let the cat out of the bag this

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means to reveal a secret for example

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don't let the cat out of the bag because

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the party is meant to be a surprise

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don't let the cat out of the bag because

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the party is meant to be a surprise

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number 44 is to make a long story short

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to make a long story short this is very

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similar to in a nutshell it's used to

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indicate that you are providing just

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basic facts and information in order to

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reduce the length of a story for example

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to make a long story short i cancelled

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the party because of financial problems

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to make a long story short i cancelled

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the party because of financial problems

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number 45 is to miss the boat to miss

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the boat and this means to be too slow

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to take advantage of an opportunity for

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example i waited too long for the house

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prices to drop

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and i missed the boat i waited too long

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for the house prices to drop and i

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missed the boat

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number 46 is neck of the wood neck of

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the wood and this either means the area

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where someone comes from or the area

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where you are for example

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i'm surprised to see you in this neck of

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the woods i'm surprised to see you in

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this neck of the woods in this area

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number 47 is no pain no gain no pain no

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gain this is often used to talk about

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exercise it means that suffering is

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necessary in order to achieve something

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for example i've been going to the gym

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twice day and my muscles ache but no

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pain no gain i've been going to the gym

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twice a day and my muscles ache but no

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pain no gain

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number 48 is not one's cup of tea not

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one's cup of tea this one is very

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british this means that someone doesn't

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like or isn't interested in something

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for example i'm sorry but line dancing

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really isn't my cup of tea i'm sorry but

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line dancing really isn't my cup of tea

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number 49 is off the top of one's head

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off the top of one's head this means

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from memory without a lot of thought or

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consideration for example off the top of

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my head i think she's been engaged five

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times

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off the top of my head i think she's

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been engaged five times

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number 50 is on the ball on the ball and

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this means alert new ideas methods and

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trends or it can also mean very

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organized for example i like hanging out

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with younger people it keeps me on the

437
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ball i like hanging out with younger

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people it keeps me on the ball number 51

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is on thin ice on thin ice and this

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means on probation if you make another

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mistake there will be consequences for

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example i'm on thin ice after my

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behavior at the office party i'm on thin

444
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ice after my behavior at the office

445
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party you can hear more about that

446
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in my

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stop saying sorry video

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link below

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number 52 is once in a blue moon

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once in a blue moon and this means

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rarely very infrequently for example i

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only go to the cinema once in a blue

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moon but when i do go i really enjoy it

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i only go to the cinema once in a blue

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moon but when i do go i really enjoy it

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number 53 is out of someone's league

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out of someone's league and this means

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too good or too expensive for someone

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for example my crush is completely out

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of my league my crush is completely out

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of my league

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number 54 is to play devil's advocate to

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play devil's advocate

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this means to argue the opposite just

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for the sake of an argument we often say

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i don't want to play devil's advocate

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because we're saying i don't want to

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just argue for the sake of arguing but i

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have a differing opinion for example i

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don't want to play devil's advocate but

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are you really going out dressed like

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that

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number 55 is to play something by ear to

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play something by ear and this means to

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plan something in an improvised way so

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you decide as you are going along for

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example instead of booking a table this

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weekend shall we just play it by ear

479
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shall we just see what happens

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number 56 is to pull someone's leg to

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pull someone's leg this means to

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playfully deceive someone or to tease

483
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someone for example are you actually

484
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leaving your job or are you just pulling

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my leg are you actually leaving your job

486
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or are you just pulling my leg

487
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number 57 this is what my mother said to

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me this morning

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pull yourself together pull yourself

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together and this means recover control

491
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of your emotions i was being a bit

492
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emotional this morning and my mum told

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me to pull myself together and i did and

494
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now i'm filming

495
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for example i need to pull myself

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together and stop crying i need to pull

497
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myself together and stop crying

498
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number 58 is to rain on someone's parade

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to rain on someone's parade and this

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means to spoil something to spoil

501
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something for example i don't want to

502
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rain on your parade but i think you've

503
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made a huge mistake in your thesis i

504
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don't want to rain on your parade but i

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think you've made a huge mistake in your

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thesis

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number 59 is to rock the boat to rock

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the boat and this means to do or say

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something that could cause a problem or

510
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disturbance

511
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for example the team is getting on

512
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really well at the moment so let's not

513
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rock the boat the team is getting on

514
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really well at the moment so let's not

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rock the boat

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number 60 is to save something for a

517
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rainy day to save something for a rainy

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day and this means to save something

519
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usually money for when you need it for

520
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example i think you should save that

521
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bonus for a rainy day i think you should

522
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save that bonus for a rainy day number

523
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61 is to see eye to eye to see eye to i

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this means to agree for example i really

525
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don't see eye to eye with my grandma i

526
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really don't see eye to eye with my

527
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grandma

528
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number 62 is to shed light on something

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to shed light on something this means to

530
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reveal information about or to clarify

531
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something for example please could you

532
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shed some light on your absence

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yesterday please could you shed some

534
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light on your absence yesterday

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number 63 is to sit on the fence to sit

536
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on the fence we often also say to be on

537
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the fence like i'm on the fence and this

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means to avoid making a decision or

539
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choice for example

540
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i'm sitting on the fence i really can't

541
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choose between these two adorable

542
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puppies this happened to me in real life

543
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i had to choose between my dog diego and

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another puppy

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and

546
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hardest decision of my life i've

547
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obviously had quite an easy life

548
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number 64 is to sit tight to sit tight

549
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and this means to refrain from taking

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action or changing one's mind

551
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for example the estate agent advised us

552
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to sit tight and neither buy nor sell

553
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the estate agent advised us to sit tight

554
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and neither buy nor sell

555
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number 65 is to smell a rat to smell a

556
00:21:31.679 --> 00:21:34.240
rat and this means to begin to suspect

557
00:21:34.240 --> 00:21:37.359
trickery or deception for example

558
00:21:37.359 --> 00:21:39.600
when she passed away investigators were

559
00:21:39.600 --> 00:21:42.559
called in and soon smelt a rat when she

560
00:21:42.559 --> 00:21:45.039
passed away investigators were called in

561
00:21:45.039 --> 00:21:47.039
and soon smelt a rat

562
00:21:47.039 --> 00:21:50.640
number 66 is so far so good so far so

563
00:21:50.640 --> 00:21:52.480
good and this is used to say that

564
00:21:52.480 --> 00:21:55.119
something usually a plan or a project

565
00:21:55.119 --> 00:21:56.880
has been progressing well with no

566
00:21:56.880 --> 00:21:58.960
problems and this is up until the

567
00:21:58.960 --> 00:21:59.919
present

568
00:21:59.919 --> 00:22:02.400
so if someone asks me how's the new job

569
00:22:02.400 --> 00:22:05.039
i could say so far so good until this

570
00:22:05.039 --> 00:22:06.799
very moment there hasn't been anything

571
00:22:06.799 --> 00:22:10.080
problematic number 67 is someone

572
00:22:10.080 --> 00:22:12.559
wouldn't be caught dead someone wouldn't

573
00:22:12.559 --> 00:22:14.640
be caught dead and this means that

574
00:22:14.640 --> 00:22:17.280
someone dislikes something very much for

575
00:22:17.280 --> 00:22:18.320
example

576
00:22:18.320 --> 00:22:20.320
i wouldn't be caught dead in a dress

577
00:22:20.320 --> 00:22:22.720
like that i hate that dress i wouldn't

578
00:22:22.720 --> 00:22:25.520
be seen dead in it caught or seen dead

579
00:22:25.520 --> 00:22:28.240
number 68 is someone's heart is in the

580
00:22:28.240 --> 00:22:30.400
right place someone's heart is in the

581
00:22:30.400 --> 00:22:31.520
right place

582
00:22:31.520 --> 00:22:33.840
this means that someone only has good

583
00:22:33.840 --> 00:22:36.480
intentions for example he's very strict

584
00:22:36.480 --> 00:22:38.159
with his students but his heart is in

585
00:22:38.159 --> 00:22:40.000
the right place he's very strict with

586
00:22:40.000 --> 00:22:42.000
his students but his heart is in the

587
00:22:42.000 --> 00:22:45.600
right place number 69 is someone's jaw

588
00:22:45.600 --> 00:22:46.640
drops

589
00:22:46.640 --> 00:22:48.880
someone's jaw drops

590
00:22:48.880 --> 00:22:51.039
and this means that someone is very

591
00:22:51.039 --> 00:22:54.080
surprised for example when i saw him in

592
00:22:54.080 --> 00:22:57.200
his suit my jaw dropped when i saw him

593
00:22:57.200 --> 00:22:59.600
in his suit my jaw dropped i was very

594
00:22:59.600 --> 00:23:01.119
surprised

595
00:23:01.119 --> 00:23:04.720
number 70 is someone's pride and joy

596
00:23:04.720 --> 00:23:07.119
someone's pride and joy this means a

597
00:23:07.119 --> 00:23:08.799
person or a thing that gives someone a

598
00:23:08.799 --> 00:23:11.280
lot of satisfaction and happiness for

599
00:23:11.280 --> 00:23:13.679
example her vegetable garden is her

600
00:23:13.679 --> 00:23:16.080
pride and joy her vegetable garden is

601
00:23:16.080 --> 00:23:17.760
her pride and joy

602
00:23:17.760 --> 00:23:21.359
number 71 is someone's true colors

603
00:23:21.359 --> 00:23:24.960
someone's true colors and this means the

604
00:23:24.960 --> 00:23:27.359
kind of person someone really is

605
00:23:27.359 --> 00:23:29.840
rather than what they appear to be

606
00:23:29.840 --> 00:23:31.760
so if you show your true colors you show

607
00:23:31.760 --> 00:23:34.240
how you really are rather than how you

608
00:23:34.240 --> 00:23:36.320
appear for example i thought he was

609
00:23:36.320 --> 00:23:38.480
really nice and then he was rude to the

610
00:23:38.480 --> 00:23:41.280
waiter and showed his true colors i

611
00:23:41.280 --> 00:23:42.960
thought he was really nice but then he

612
00:23:42.960 --> 00:23:45.200
was rude to the waiter and showed his

613
00:23:45.200 --> 00:23:47.359
true colors that's one of my pet hates

614
00:23:47.359 --> 00:23:50.080
when someone is rude to waiters i know a

615
00:23:50.080 --> 00:23:51.520
lot of people like that actually it

616
00:23:51.520 --> 00:23:54.000
really grinds my gears

617
00:23:54.000 --> 00:23:55.679
it's another one it means it annoys me

618
00:23:55.679 --> 00:23:59.520
number 72 is something rings a bell if

619
00:23:59.520 --> 00:24:01.840
something rings a bell

620
00:24:01.840 --> 00:24:03.840
this means that something is familiar or

621
00:24:03.840 --> 00:24:06.000
you have heard something before for

622
00:24:06.000 --> 00:24:08.080
example i don't know him personally but

623
00:24:08.080 --> 00:24:10.320
the name rings a bell i've heard that

624
00:24:10.320 --> 00:24:11.440
name before

625
00:24:11.440 --> 00:24:13.440
i don't know him personally but the name

626
00:24:13.440 --> 00:24:14.880
rings a bell

627
00:24:14.880 --> 00:24:18.720
number 73 is speak of the devil speak of

628
00:24:18.720 --> 00:24:21.279
the devil and this is said when somebody

629
00:24:21.279 --> 00:24:25.039
appears just after being mentioned

630
00:24:25.039 --> 00:24:27.919
for example stephanie is so mean speak

631
00:24:27.919 --> 00:24:29.919
of the devil she just liked my instagram

632
00:24:29.919 --> 00:24:30.880
post

633
00:24:30.880 --> 00:24:33.359
stephanie is so mean speak of the devil

634
00:24:33.359 --> 00:24:35.919
she just liked my instagram post

635
00:24:35.919 --> 00:24:37.359
so mean of her

636
00:24:37.359 --> 00:24:40.480
number 74 is to spill the beans to spill

637
00:24:40.480 --> 00:24:43.200
the beans and this means to give away a

638
00:24:43.200 --> 00:24:45.760
secret or to reveal some gossip for

639
00:24:45.760 --> 00:24:48.240
example go on spill the beans i need to

640
00:24:48.240 --> 00:24:50.640
know how your date went go on spill the

641
00:24:50.640 --> 00:24:53.760
beans i need to know how your date went

642
00:24:53.760 --> 00:24:57.279
number 75 is to steal someone's thunder

643
00:24:57.279 --> 00:24:59.760
to steal someone's thunder and this

644
00:24:59.760 --> 00:25:02.880
means to take attention or praise away

645
00:25:02.880 --> 00:25:05.359
from someone else's accomplishments by

646
00:25:05.359 --> 00:25:08.240
out doing them with your own for example

647
00:25:08.240 --> 00:25:10.559
she stole my thunder when she announced

648
00:25:10.559 --> 00:25:13.520
her pregnancy at my wedding she stole my

649
00:25:13.520 --> 00:25:14.400
thunder

650
00:25:14.400 --> 00:25:16.880
when she announced her pregnancy at my

651
00:25:16.880 --> 00:25:17.919
wedding

652
00:25:17.919 --> 00:25:21.279
number 76 is to stick to one's guns to

653
00:25:21.279 --> 00:25:23.279
stick to one's guns

654
00:25:23.279 --> 00:25:25.520
this means to refuse to change your

655
00:25:25.520 --> 00:25:28.080
opinions or beliefs about something for

656
00:25:28.080 --> 00:25:30.080
example you need to stick to your guns

657
00:25:30.080 --> 00:25:32.240
and stop listening to what he says you

658
00:25:32.240 --> 00:25:34.080
need to stick to your guns and stop

659
00:25:34.080 --> 00:25:35.919
listening to what he says you need to

660
00:25:35.919 --> 00:25:37.520
stick to what you believe in not what

661
00:25:37.520 --> 00:25:39.359
someone else believes in

662
00:25:39.359 --> 00:25:41.840
number 77 is to take something with a

663
00:25:41.840 --> 00:25:44.640
pinch of salt or also a grain of salt

664
00:25:44.640 --> 00:25:46.640
that's used more in america and this

665
00:25:46.640 --> 00:25:48.400
means to not take something too

666
00:25:48.400 --> 00:25:50.720
seriously for example i think you need

667
00:25:50.720 --> 00:25:53.039
to take anything that martin says with a

668
00:25:53.039 --> 00:25:55.440
pinch of salt i think you need to take

669
00:25:55.440 --> 00:25:57.200
anything that martin says with a pinch

670
00:25:57.200 --> 00:25:58.480
of salt

671
00:25:58.480 --> 00:26:01.679
number 78 is to take the mickey to take

672
00:26:01.679 --> 00:26:04.880
the mickey this means to make fun of to

673
00:26:04.880 --> 00:26:07.679
make fun of for example are you taking

674
00:26:07.679 --> 00:26:10.080
the mickey of my mum are you taking the

675
00:26:10.080 --> 00:26:12.960
mickey of my mum it's often shortened to

676
00:26:12.960 --> 00:26:15.440
mick are you taking the mick

677
00:26:15.440 --> 00:26:18.720
number 79 is the ball is in your court

678
00:26:18.720 --> 00:26:21.119
the ball is in your court and this means

679
00:26:21.119 --> 00:26:23.919
it's your decision for example the ball

680
00:26:23.919 --> 00:26:25.919
is in your court regarding the location

681
00:26:25.919 --> 00:26:28.400
of the next event it's your decision the

682
00:26:28.400 --> 00:26:29.919
ball is in your court regarding the

683
00:26:29.919 --> 00:26:32.480
location of the next event

684
00:26:32.480 --> 00:26:35.359
number 80 is the best of both worlds the

685
00:26:35.359 --> 00:26:37.039
best of both worlds

686
00:26:37.039 --> 00:26:38.960
this describes a situation in which you

687
00:26:38.960 --> 00:26:41.520
can enjoy the advantages of two

688
00:26:41.520 --> 00:26:43.919
different things for example she works

689
00:26:43.919 --> 00:26:45.919
in the city but lives in the countryside

690
00:26:45.919 --> 00:26:48.240
so she can enjoy the best of both worlds

691
00:26:48.240 --> 00:26:50.080
she works in the city but lives in the

692
00:26:50.080 --> 00:26:52.400
countryside so she can enjoy the best of

693
00:26:52.400 --> 00:26:53.679
both worlds

694
00:26:53.679 --> 00:26:56.559
number 81 is the best thing since sliced

695
00:26:56.559 --> 00:26:59.039
bread the best thing since sliced bread

696
00:26:59.039 --> 00:27:01.840
and this means a really great invention

697
00:27:01.840 --> 00:27:04.720
for example the spork is the best thing

698
00:27:04.720 --> 00:27:07.440
since sliced bread the spork is the best

699
00:27:07.440 --> 00:27:10.159
thing since sliced bread the spork is

700
00:27:10.159 --> 00:27:12.559
like a hybrid of a knife a fork and a

701
00:27:12.559 --> 00:27:15.039
spoon all in one my mum uses them for

702
00:27:15.039 --> 00:27:16.480
picnics

703
00:27:16.480 --> 00:27:19.359
number 82 is the devil is in the details

704
00:27:19.359 --> 00:27:21.760
the devil is in the details this means

705
00:27:21.760 --> 00:27:23.919
it looks good from afar but when you

706
00:27:23.919 --> 00:27:26.880
look more closely there are problems for

707
00:27:26.880 --> 00:27:29.440
example the illustrations looked fine at

708
00:27:29.440 --> 00:27:31.039
first glance but the devil is in the

709
00:27:31.039 --> 00:27:33.359
details the illustrations look fine at

710
00:27:33.359 --> 00:27:35.200
first glance but the devil is in the

711
00:27:35.200 --> 00:27:36.720
details

712
00:27:36.720 --> 00:27:39.520
number 83 is the early bird gets the

713
00:27:39.520 --> 00:27:42.240
worm the early bird gets the worm and

714
00:27:42.240 --> 00:27:45.039
this means the people who arrive first

715
00:27:45.039 --> 00:27:47.600
will get the best stuff

716
00:27:47.600 --> 00:27:50.159
it's often used for black friday for

717
00:27:50.159 --> 00:27:53.359
example let's head to the sales at 6am

718
00:27:53.359 --> 00:27:55.679
the early bird gets the worm let's head

719
00:27:55.679 --> 00:27:58.640
to the sales at 6 am the early bird gets

720
00:27:58.640 --> 00:28:00.000
the worm

721
00:28:00.000 --> 00:28:02.799
number 84 is the elephant in the room

722
00:28:02.799 --> 00:28:05.600
the elephant in the room this means the

723
00:28:05.600 --> 00:28:08.000
big issue the problem that people are

724
00:28:08.000 --> 00:28:10.398
avoiding for example i think we should

725
00:28:10.398 --> 00:28:12.559
address the elephant in the room

726
00:28:12.559 --> 00:28:14.000
your hideous shoes

727
00:28:14.000 --> 00:28:15.440
i think we should address the elephant

728
00:28:15.440 --> 00:28:16.480
in the room

729
00:28:16.480 --> 00:28:18.159
your hideous shoes people were avoiding

730
00:28:18.159 --> 00:28:19.760
talking about them but i have to mention

731
00:28:19.760 --> 00:28:22.000
them they are so ugly

732
00:28:22.000 --> 00:28:25.200
number 85 is the last straw the last

733
00:28:25.200 --> 00:28:27.200
straw and this comes from the straw that

734
00:28:27.200 --> 00:28:29.039
broke the camel's back but we more

735
00:28:29.039 --> 00:28:31.760
commonly say the last straw and this

736
00:28:31.760 --> 00:28:34.960
means the last in a series of

737
00:28:34.960 --> 00:28:37.200
unfortunate events or unpleasant events

738
00:28:37.200 --> 00:28:39.200
that make you feel like you just

739
00:28:39.200 --> 00:28:40.640
can't continue

740
00:28:40.640 --> 00:28:42.880
for example she's always been rude to me

741
00:28:42.880 --> 00:28:44.960
but it was the last straw when she

742
00:28:44.960 --> 00:28:47.600
started insulting my mother she's always

743
00:28:47.600 --> 00:28:49.679
been rude to me but it was the last

744
00:28:49.679 --> 00:28:51.840
straw when she started insulting my

745
00:28:51.840 --> 00:28:54.480
mother i couldn't accept that any longer

746
00:28:54.480 --> 00:28:56.880
number 86 is there are plenty more fish

747
00:28:56.880 --> 00:28:58.640
in the sea there are plenty more fish in

748
00:28:58.640 --> 00:29:01.120
the sea this means it's okay to miss

749
00:29:01.120 --> 00:29:03.039
this opportunity because others will

750
00:29:03.039 --> 00:29:05.600
arise for example just forget about him

751
00:29:05.600 --> 00:29:07.360
there are plenty more fish in the sea

752
00:29:07.360 --> 00:29:09.279
just forget about him there are plenty

753
00:29:09.279 --> 00:29:11.039
more fish in the sea

754
00:29:11.039 --> 00:29:14.080
number 87 is there's method to someone's

755
00:29:14.080 --> 00:29:16.880
madness there's method to someone's

756
00:29:16.880 --> 00:29:18.000
madness

757
00:29:18.000 --> 00:29:20.000
and this means that someone appears

758
00:29:20.000 --> 00:29:22.640
crazy but actually they have a plan for

759
00:29:22.640 --> 00:29:24.640
example my bedroom may seem messy but

760
00:29:24.640 --> 00:29:26.799
there's method to my madness my bedroom

761
00:29:26.799 --> 00:29:29.440
may seem messy but there is method to my

762
00:29:29.440 --> 00:29:31.200
madness

763
00:29:31.200 --> 00:29:32.720
mad enough

764
00:29:32.720 --> 00:29:35.679
number 88 is there is no such thing as a

765
00:29:35.679 --> 00:29:38.000
free lunch there is no such thing as a

766
00:29:38.000 --> 00:29:40.320
free lunch this means that nothing is

767
00:29:40.320 --> 00:29:42.080
entirely free there is always a reason

768
00:29:42.080 --> 00:29:44.640
behind something for example i wonder

769
00:29:44.640 --> 00:29:46.559
what he wants from me there's no such

770
00:29:46.559 --> 00:29:49.039
thing as a free lunch i wonder what he

771
00:29:49.039 --> 00:29:51.039
wants from me there is no such thing as

772
00:29:51.039 --> 00:29:52.880
a free lunch

773
00:29:52.880 --> 00:29:55.679
number 89 is through thick and thin

774
00:29:55.679 --> 00:29:57.360
through thick and thin

775
00:29:57.360 --> 00:30:00.399
anyone who struggles with the f sound

776
00:30:00.399 --> 00:30:02.720
will struggle with that sentence this

777
00:30:02.720 --> 00:30:05.679
means under all circumstances no matter

778
00:30:05.679 --> 00:30:08.399
how difficult for example he's stuck

779
00:30:08.399 --> 00:30:10.720
with her through thick and thin he's

780
00:30:10.720 --> 00:30:13.679
stuck with her through thick and thin

781
00:30:13.679 --> 00:30:16.159
number 90 is to throw caution to the

782
00:30:16.159 --> 00:30:18.880
wind to throw caution to the wind

783
00:30:18.880 --> 00:30:21.360
and this means to take a risk

784
00:30:21.360 --> 00:30:23.200
for example i think you should throw

785
00:30:23.200 --> 00:30:25.440
caution to the wind and go on that date

786
00:30:25.440 --> 00:30:27.039
i think you should throw caution to the

787
00:30:27.039 --> 00:30:29.200
wind and go on that date take that risk

788
00:30:29.200 --> 00:30:30.480
girl yeah

789
00:30:30.480 --> 00:30:33.600
number 91 is to make matters worse to

790
00:30:33.600 --> 00:30:36.559
make matters worse this is similar

791
00:30:36.559 --> 00:30:39.120
to to add insult to injury

792
00:30:39.120 --> 00:30:41.279
this means with the result that a bad

793
00:30:41.279 --> 00:30:44.960
situation is made worse for example she

794
00:30:44.960 --> 00:30:48.159
accidentally sent a romantic message to

795
00:30:48.159 --> 00:30:50.880
her family whatsapp group and to make

796
00:30:50.880 --> 00:30:54.720
matters worse it included a picture

797
00:30:54.720 --> 00:30:56.880
this has happened to someone i know

798
00:30:56.880 --> 00:31:00.399
very embarrassing number 92 is to twist

799
00:31:00.399 --> 00:31:03.360
someone's arm to twist someone's arm

800
00:31:03.360 --> 00:31:05.600
this means to convince someone to do

801
00:31:05.600 --> 00:31:06.799
what you want

802
00:31:06.799 --> 00:31:08.720
for example i didn't want to go out

803
00:31:08.720 --> 00:31:11.520
tonight but felicity twisted my arm i

804
00:31:11.520 --> 00:31:12.880
didn't want to go out tonight but

805
00:31:12.880 --> 00:31:15.760
felicity twisted my arm she convinced me

806
00:31:15.760 --> 00:31:18.960
number 93 is under the weather under the

807
00:31:18.960 --> 00:31:21.760
weather and this means slightly unwell

808
00:31:21.760 --> 00:31:24.880
or low in spirits for example i don't

809
00:31:24.880 --> 00:31:26.159
think i'll come tonight because i'm

810
00:31:26.159 --> 00:31:28.240
feeling a bit under the weather i don't

811
00:31:28.240 --> 00:31:29.520
think i'll come tonight because i'm

812
00:31:29.520 --> 00:31:31.600
feeling a bit under the weather number

813
00:31:31.600 --> 00:31:34.159
94 is up in the air

814
00:31:34.159 --> 00:31:37.200
up in the air and this means still to be

815
00:31:37.200 --> 00:31:40.320
settled or unresolved for example the

816
00:31:40.320 --> 00:31:42.480
fate of our house purchase is still up

817
00:31:42.480 --> 00:31:44.480
in the air the fate of our house

818
00:31:44.480 --> 00:31:47.360
purchase is still up in the air

819
00:31:47.360 --> 00:31:49.919
number 95 is we'll cross that bridge

820
00:31:49.919 --> 00:31:51.919
when we come to it we'll cross that

821
00:31:51.919 --> 00:31:54.000
bridge when we come to it this is an

822
00:31:54.000 --> 00:31:56.240
expression that means you won't worry

823
00:31:56.240 --> 00:31:58.640
about a future problem that could arise

824
00:31:58.640 --> 00:32:00.559
but if it does happen then you'll deal

825
00:32:00.559 --> 00:32:03.120
with it for example don't worry about

826
00:32:03.120 --> 00:32:04.799
the car breaking down we'll cross that

827
00:32:04.799 --> 00:32:06.559
bridge when we come to it

828
00:32:06.559 --> 00:32:08.320
don't worry about the car breaking down

829
00:32:08.320 --> 00:32:09.840
we'll cross that bridge when we come to

830
00:32:09.840 --> 00:32:10.640
it

831
00:32:10.640 --> 00:32:13.279
number 96 is to wrap your head around

832
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something to wrap your head around

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something and this means to find a way

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to understand or accept something for

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example i still can't wrap my head

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around why she would do that i still

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can't wrap my head around why she would

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do that i can't understand it or accept

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it

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number 97 is you can say that again

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you can say that again this is used to

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express emphatic agreement

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i agree you can say that again so if

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someone says to me the weather has been

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terrible i as a true brit will say you

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can say that again

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and then

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if they didn't understand me they might

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say again and you don't need to you

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don't need to say anything again if

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someone says you can say that again

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number 98 is you can't have your cake

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and eat it too you can't have your cake

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and eat it too this means you can't have

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everything for example you need to

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choose between the two options you can't

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have your cake and eat it too you need

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to choose between the two options you

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can't have your cake and eat it too

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number 99 is you can't judge a book by

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its cover

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you can't judge a book by its cover and

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that means don't judge what's on the

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outside for example she may look scruffy

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but you can't judge a book by its cover

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she may look scruffy but you can't judge

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a book by its cover

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and number 100 is you live and you learn

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you live and you learn this is a nice

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way of saying you learn from your

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mistakes you learn from your mistakes

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for example i know i failed that

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interview but you live and you learn i

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know i failed that interview but you

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live and you learn right that's it for

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today's lesson i hope you enjoyed it

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i hope you learned something i'd be

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surprised if you hadn't learned

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something

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because there's been a lot of

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information in this video

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you can comment below with five

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sentences

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using your favorite idioms and if you'd

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like to contribute any more idioms that

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you've learned in your classes then

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please do comment them down below as

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well and don't forget to connect with me

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on all of my social media i've got my

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facebook my instagram my twitter and my

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lucy bella earl channel videos coming

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very very soon

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new videos

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and i will see you soon for another

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lesson

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