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  • There's no earthly way of knowing

  • - (chuckles) He's singing.

  • Which direction we are going

  • (upbeat music)

  • - [Narrator] English is a language that has a lot of idioms

  • or casual expressions that have a specific meaning.

  • - There I was just getting ready

  • to pour my heart out to you.

  • - [Narrator] Today, at FluentU, we are learning 10

  • commonly used idioms that will help you

  • sound more like a native speaker.

  • Ready?

  • Let's get started.

  • - I'm ready, let's do it right now, right here.

  • - [Narrator] The first phrase we will learn is

  • pick your brain.

  • Even though this sounds kind of gross, it's not.

  • To pick someone's brain just means to see what they think

  • or know about a particular subject.

  • For example, "Hey, can I pick your brain

  • about this new project?

  • I'd love to ask you some questions about it."

  • - Do you know how many people, every single day

  • contact me, email me, private message, DM me

  • and they say they wanna pick my brain?

  • - [Narrator] Second, let's learn, move it or lose it.

  • Move it or lose it just means

  • move, but with more of a hurry.

  • This is something you might say if you need to get through

  • a crowded space or to warn someone of danger.

  • For example, if you're carrying a pot of hot water

  • but it usually isn't meant as an actual threat.

  • For example, "Hey everyone, I'm coming through!

  • Move it or lose it."

  • - I do have a ride though.

  • - Move it or lose it, Airbag.

  • - [Narrator] Next, to say, I'm up to my eyeballs

  • in something, means you have a lot of it.

  • Usually, whatever you're up to your eyeballs in

  • is something you don't want, typically tasks or work.

  • For example, "I'm up to my eyeballs

  • with my new project this week."

  • - I'm in debt up to my eyeballs.

  • - [Narrator] If you're a happy camper

  • everything in life is going great for you.

  • This doesn't mean you're actually camping.

  • You can also say someone is not a happy camper

  • to say that they are frustrated or cranky.

  • For example, "I'm not too hard to please

  • just give me a nice, hot cup of coffee

  • and I'll be a happy camper."

  • - Putting up with it for weeks

  • and excuse my strong language, but I am not a happy camper.

  • (audience laughs)

  • - [Narrator] If you want to learn more idioms to help you

  • sound like a native speaker, you should try FluentU.

  • FluentU takes real world videos

  • like movie trailers, music videos, news, and inspiring talks

  • and turns them into personalized language lessons.

  • When you learn with the same entertaining videos

  • English speakers watch, you naturally learn

  • funny idiomatic phrases.

  • In fact, with FluentU's video dictionary

  • you can look up almost any word that you want

  • to know more about.

  • You can even listen to audio clips of example sentences.

  • You'll have access to endless videos and audio

  • with interactive subtitles.

  • Plus great educational features like flashcards and quizzes.

  • Sounds awesome, right?

  • Give FluentU a try on desktop or with FluentU's app

  • for your iOS or Android device.

  • Click on the link in the description

  • for a free trial of FluentU.

  • Woodwork, refers to the wooden parts of a building or room.

  • For example, a window frame made of wood

  • could be called woodwork.

  • When you say that something came out of the woodwork

  • it means, it appeared quickly.

  • This phrase comes from how sometimes small insects

  • like termites, live in the wooden parts of a house.

  • Then they can quickly appear when you're not expecting it

  • or come out of the woodwork.

  • Here's an example.

  • "Now, all of a sudden you see these new muffin bakeries

  • coming out of the woodwork."

  • - Hi Marie, I'm starting to make a name for myself

  • and my friends and strangers are coming out of the woodwork

  • asking if they can pick my brain or bounce ideas off me

  • or grab a coffee to ask me about my business

  • and share their ideas.

  • - [Narrator] To burn the candle at both ends

  • sounds silly and dangerous.

  • And that's part of the point.

  • To burn the candle at both ends, means going to bed late

  • getting up early or working too hard

  • which will eventually affect a person negatively.

  • For example, "He's been burning the candle at both ends

  • working in the daytime and going to school at night.

  • I don't know how much longer he can go on like this."

  • - When you burn the candle at both ends

  • you pay the price for it.

  • - [Narrator] By the way, if you want to remember

  • these phrases for later, click on the link

  • in the description for a free PDF of the expressions here

  • with explanations and examples.

  • It even includes some phrases that I don't discuss

  • in this video.

  • The phrase, like pulling teeth, sounds awful.

  • And that's the point.

  • If something is like pulling teeth

  • it's very difficult and very unpleasant.

  • For example, "I've tried to talk to him

  • about finding a new job, but it's like pulling teeth."

  • - I've been helping Blaine put together

  • his Warbler song lists, but it's just like pulling teeth

  • to get this guy off Broadway.

  • - [Narrator] To say, bend over backwards

  • means to put all your effort into something

  • even if it's extremely difficult.

  • This expression is often used to say that someone

  • puts a lot of energy into pleasing someone else.

  • For example, "You always bend over backwards to help her

  • but would she do the same for you?"

  • - We're there for each other, I'd do anything for Doug

  • man, he'd bend over backwards for me.

  • - [Narrator] To be swamped, is another expression

  • often used in the workplace.

  • Literally, a swamp is a marshy area

  • that you can get stuck in.

  • So when someone is swamped

  • it means they have so much work to do

  • that hey don't have time for anything else.

  • Or that they can't move.

  • For example, "I've been totally swamped

  • since the company hired my new boss."

  • - And I've got my country's 500th anniversary to plan

  • my wedding to arrange, I'm swamped.

  • - [Narrator] Last, if you say something

  • is the best thing since sliced bread

  • you're saying it's really great.

  • For example, "This new app on my phone

  • does everything for me.

  • It's the best thing since sliced bread."

  • - Little Caesar's delivery, best thing since sli-

  • - Sliced bread, I know.

  • - [Narrator] So, what saying are you gonna use first?

  • Remember, if you liked this video and want to see more

  • click, subscribe, and hit the notification button

  • so you never miss more great FluentU videos.

  • Thanks for watching and see you next time.

  • Offshore

  • - Get me off this crate.

  • - Now why don't they show stuff like that on TV?

  • - I don't know.

There's no earthly way of knowing

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10 MUST KNOW English Idioms in 6 Minutes (to help you sound like a native)

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