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Useful English idioms

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Lesson 1

Get your head around something

okay guys I have some more idioms for you so you should know by now that etj English is all about giving to the people I want to help you and give you what you want and I've had...

Language: enDuration: 2 min

Lesson 2

Understand surprising news

you don't know how you have all this money it just doesn't make sense so you think to yourself but I cannot get my head around the fact that I have won the lottery that I have a...

Language: enDuration: 2 min

Lesson 3

Get it out of your system

and all this and I keep thinking about it and then one day I just say that's it I need to get it out of my system I'm going to join a team now today so it's something that you n...

Language: enDuration: 2 min

Lesson 4

Give it a rest

just need to stop you basically just means stop chill out relax stop give it a rest okay so someone keeps complaining about how dreadful this TV show is we're watching TV togeth...

Language: enDuration: 2 min

Lesson 5

I couldn't care less

sounds nice I couldn't care less very very simple it's the same as saying I don't care but it means I really don't care okay oh my girlfriend and I we just got married so I gues...

Language: enDuration: 2 min

Lesson 6

Take it with a pinch of salt

believe it I would say to my friend maybe after our conversation yeah Dave told me this but I'll take it with a pinch of salt I don't quite a hundred percent believe what he sai...

Language: enDuration: 2 min

Lesson 7

Dig yourself into a hole

shouldn't have said or something a bit sensitive to someone and then you try to explain yourself and explain why you said it but it just keeps making it worse you're digging a h...

Language: enDuration: 2 min

Lesson 8

Put the nail in the coffin

he or she has finished everything just finished you off ended all of these problems with one big final problem to finish so it's like to put the nail in the coffin is to do the...

Language: enDuration: 2 min

Lesson 9

Pronunciation practice and support

recorded video content and lessons and downloadable things you also have me on whatsapp to send voice messages for evaluation accent reduction and advice you can even ask me any...

Language: enDuration: 2 min

Lesson 10

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