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Oct 2022
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10 idioms for problems and difficulties

SHAYNA OLIVEIRA
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Today I'm going to teach you 10 English idioms for talking about problems and difficulties.

Speaking of problems, idioms like these can be a problem when you're learning English! When you're watching TV or listening to a native speaker talk, you'll often hear idioms and they're hard to understand because you can't translate them word-for-word; you have to know the meaning of the whole expression.

My course called 300+ idioms in 30 days will teach you tons of common idioms in a way that's especially effective because it actually helps you figure out idioms from context, and also put them into practice yourself.

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