English Idioms

In today's episode, we're going to cover some of the top, must-know idioms that you'll hear in English! These idioms are great to sprinkle into your own conversation, but it will also help your comprehension when you understand other speakers better. Idioms are those funny little ... Show More

<p>Some idioms have almost a word for word translation into another language. For example, If you solve two problems with one action, you can use the English idiom 'to kill two birds with one stone' or in Spanish 'Matar dos pájaros de un tiro'. It's quite similar in French, too; ... Show More

<p>If you are learning English you must learn idioms. Idioms are little word phrases that have their own unique meanings. In this English lesson we&apos;ll go outside and I&apos;ll show you several place on my farm that reminded me of common English idioms and I will teach them t ... Show More

<p>Welcome to this free English class on Sayings, Proverbs, and Idioms. In this English lesson I&apos;ll talk about little things we say in English when we give advice, and a good explanation about what each saying means.<br/><br/>In the English language we tend to use a lot of c ... Show More

In this episode of 5 Minute English Talk, Jane and Bruce continue our special idioms series — and today’s theme is food idioms! 🍎🥖You’ll learn how to use common expressions like a piece of cake, spill the beans, in a pickle, and bring home the bacon. These idioms are fun, pract ... Show More

We're back! Learn English by taking this fun and useful English lesson that explores 10 idioms all related to time. Use these idioms to sound more natural in English when speaking. RESOURCES FOR LEARNING ENGLISH (Note: more coming soon!) Speaking method: https://www.youtube.com/w ... Show More

<p>Many English idioms use the words "up" and "down" so in this episode I wanted to introduce some that you need to know to understand native English speakers. (Phrases written on YouTube version).</p> 

<p>In this English lesson I will help you learn over 25 English idioms and each one have a body part in it.<br/><br/>I know this sounds a bit strange, but in this English class I will talk about the following idioms: drag your feet, give someone a hand, lend a hand, see eye to ey ... Show More

The cat&#39;s out of the bag!  We’re back with a brand new episode, and we didn’t cut any corners!  This one is all about idioms, those funny expressions that don’t make sense until you know what they’re supposed to mean, like "steal my thunder" or "it&#39;s raining cats and dogs ... Show More

When learning a new language, idioms are important but also fun to learn! Gillian Woodward and Colin Lowther tell us how the word “rain” is used with several different meanings.  https://spotlightenglish.com/how-to-learn-english/english-idioms-rain/ Download our app for Android a ... Show More