Learn 50 Idioms Native Speakers Actually Use | Advanced English 

I like the way she teaches, her voice, facial expressions and body language everything is as beautiful as she is 👌 Thanks for i learnt most of the new idioms here

It's the very first time when i understand everything even without subtitles. Surprisingly perfect prononciation for native English spaeaker! I felt curious to compare these idioms with common used russian ones. Some are very close, some aren't (There will be literal translation and explaination in the commas): 1. The apple doesn't fall far from the tree = (the same words the same meaning) Яблоко от яблони недалеко падает. 2. A bad apple = (A lousy sheep) Паршивая овца. As I know there is the close idiom "black sheep" in Englush 3. To beat around the bush = (Walking around and around) Ходить вокруг да около. 4. The best of both worlds = (i wouldn't take it as idiom, because of obvious meaning) 5. To bite the bullet = (to do smth with clenched teeth) делать, стиснув зубы 6. A blessing in disguise = (1) there is no bad without good 2)there would be no happiness, but misfortune helped) 1) Нет худа без добра 2) не было бы счастья, да несчастье помогло. I.e. there are some with close meaning and expressed with undoubtful meaning. 7. Break a leg = (not a fluff, not a feather) Ни пуха, ни пера. Literally it' means like imperative parting words to the birds hunter. And it is highly recommended to answer this in response "go to hell" (иди к чёрту) with feigned anger, otherwise there is a risk to fail. 8. To burn one's bridges = (same words, same meaning) Сжечь за собой все мосты 9. By the skin of one's teeth = (can't find close russian idiom, only obvious literal equivalents with the meaning that "something has happened my a miracle") 10. To cost an arm and a leg = (Will lose your pants (if you re going to buy this)) Без штанов останешься (если это купишь) 11. A coach potato = (can't find can't eqivalent russian idiom) 12. To cut corners = (i wondered here, because the russian idiom "To smooth corners" - "Сгладить углы" has a meaning "to make things more approptiate for those who dissatisfied with something") I.e. its good example of "false friends or translators". 13. Don't count yr chickens = (1) Chickens have to be counted when autumn 2) Don't divide the skin of the unhunted bear) 1) Цыплят по осени считают, 2) Не дели шкуру неубитого медведя 14. The elephant in the room = (another one example with close words but very different meaning between russian and english proverbs: 1) I haven't noticed the elephant 2) (Just like) an elephant in the china shop) 1) Слона-то я и не заметил - means i didn't nothce the most important thing in the situation (not not on purpose, but by inattention!) 2) Слон в посудной лавке - about inappropriate rude or incompetent behavior in a delicate or difficult situation I.e. another "false friends". (Close russian proverb with the meaning of the original english proverb is "to close eyes (to something)") Закрыть глаза (на что-либо) 15. Fit as a fiddle = (can't find can't eqivalent russian idiom) 16. Food for thought = (same words same meaning) Пища для размышлений 17. To give smbd the benefit of the doubt = (can't find can't eqivalent russian idiom) 18. To give smbd the cold shoulder = (can't find can't eqivalent russian idiom) 19. To go cold turkey = (can't find can't eqivalent russian idiom) 20. To go with the flow = (same words same meaning) Плыть по течению 21. To grin and bear it = (quite recent idiom in Russian: "To smile and wave", same meaning) Улыбаемся и машем 22. To have a sweet tooth = (can't find can't eqivalent russian idiom) 23. To have one's head in the clouds = (slightly differend words with the specific archaic word "витать": Fly with a dreams in the clouds) Витать в облаках 24. To hit the books = (no direct equivalent, its strange to see here "to hit". In Russian it looks just literally "To sat down for books", quite undoubtful meaning) Засесть за книги. 25. To hit the nail on the head = (to hit the tiny apple, although there is an idiom in English "to hit bull's eye", so i'm not sure whether it's the right case) Попасть в яблочко 26. In a hot water = (can't find can't eqivalent russian idiom) 27. Don't judge a book... = (They meet you by your clothes, but they see you off by your mind) Встречают по одёжке, провожают по уму. Although in Russian it sounds not like an imperative, so perhaps its a little different 28. To keep one's chin up = (1) Don't hang your nose (down) 2) Nose up) 1) Не вешай нос 2) Выше нос! 29. To kill two birds.. = (To kill two hares with one shot) Убить двух зайцев одним выстрелом 30. The last straw = (The last drop - means in the filled cup and fliud is spilling after the drop) Последняя капля 31. To let the cat out of the bag = (You can't conceal an awl in a bag) Шила в мешке не утаишь 32. To be like riding a bike = (same words same meaning, i wouldn't take it as idiom though) 33. To be like 2 peas in the pot = (to be like two drops of water) Быть как две капли воды 34. To make ends meet = (same words same meaning) Свести концы с концами 35. No pain no gain = (1) Even pulling a fish out of the pond requites some effort, 2) Patience and work will grind everything, 3) If you want to climb a fir-tree, don't be afraid to scratch your ass) 1)Без труда не вытащишь и рыбку из пруда, 2) Терпение и труд всё перетрут, 3) Хочешь на ёлку влезть - не бойся жопу ободрать. 36. To not be one's cup of tea = (can't find can't eqivalent russian idiom) 37. To be on the balls = (can't find can't eqivalent russian idiom) 38. Once in a blue moon = (can't find can't eqivalent russian idiom, perhaps most close equivalent is "After the soft rain on Thursday") После дождичка в четверг 39. To play devil's advocate = (same words same meaning, although it's pretty recent idiom in Russian) 40. To pull somebody's leg = (can't find can't eqivalent russian idiom, although there are some quite rare in use untranslateable slang phrases in Russian with the close meaning) 1) Ты гонишь, 2) Ты лечишь, and so on 41. Come rain or shine = (can't find can't eqivalent russian idiom, only direct phrases explaining the situation obviously) 42. To sit tight = (just recently has taken as idiom: Sit straight on your butt) Сиди на попе ровно 43. To spill the beans = (can't find can't eqivalent russian idiom, although there are some very specific slang in Russian? that can't be translated literally, with the close meaning) 1) Заложить (кого-либо) 2) Слить инфу and so on 44. To take a rain check = (can't find can't eqivalent russian idiom, may be close "If the stars turn out well") Если звезды сложаться удачно 45. To teach sombs a lesson = (very close words, same meaning) Преподать урок 46. Through thick and thin = (can't find can't eqivalent russian idiom but there is a proverb matching to your example "Friend in need is a friend indeed", existing in Russian literally, although it's slightly different context) 47. Under the table = (From under the lower clothes parts) Из-под полы 48. Under the weather = (can't find can't eqivalent russian idiom) 49. Up in the air = (It's written) by pitchfork on the water) (Писано) вилами по воде. Funny, but idiom phrase "It's hanging in the air" (Висит в воздухе) means something that situation is obvious for everyone althuogh still not perceived correctly. Kind of another " false freind of translators" i think 50. your guess is as good as mine = (Horseradish knows it) "Xрен его знает", more shortly just by 2 letters cyrillic abbreviation "Х.З." (pronounced as "hæ zæ") Rooted from very obscene lexic (F word in English), euphemism, not recommended for use in official ceremonies, but it's legal, not prohibited and extremely wide used in common daily conversations ))) Sorry 4 the long post. Was interesting to compare mindsets by idioms. Many things are close )

Learning in school is not really my cup of tea, so I'm happy to find a channel like this on youtube. It is not easy to remember all idioms. Maybe I should watch the video again to memorize at least 5 of them. No pain, no gain. Moreover, learning English on youtube is free, it won't cost me an arm and a leg.

Honestly speaking this is PROFOUNDLY done in a manner that everyone could LEARN YOUNG AND OLD THE INSTITUTED for PEOPLE AROUND THE GLOBE

Oh, you're a good teacher. I love the way you teach. It's an effective. I never see the teacher like you. 🧡

Idioms are super important when you are learning any language!!! Often, people don't even realize they are using idioms...

But for your inspiring way of teaching, I wouldn't have sat through till the end. Your dictional accuracy is outstanding. You're so wonderfully animated and the equanimity you maintain is amazing. Really enjoyed the session. This collection of idioms will help me in a big way.

I came across this video yesterday. While idioms are sometimes challenging to remember and even to put them in the right context, they truly are blessings in disguise. Also, I like the way you present them for you are straightforward and do not beat around the bush. English is, for me, as hard as other languages; so for some of you even dare to claim that English is so easy just because it's internationally spoken and used, you'd better think about it again. Please face the reality and don't have your head in the clouds. English is easy only when you truly make an effort to consistently practise it, through and through or may I say, through and think!

Max, Thank you very much for doing this lesson. I have known most of the idioms, but it's good to learn a few new ones and review the old ones. I am grateful to you and please keep up the good work. God bless you and your family. Danny from California.

Being a Filipino, definitely my English has an accent. But, I truly appreciate your way of explaining and making examples in a simple practical way. Not only that you speak deliberately, but the right choice of words made the learning process right on the button!

I"m very satisfied with your teaching, miss.

Couldn't have enough words to appreciate you for your way of teaching. We can sit down for entire day to learn English if we get a Teacher like you.

Your English lessons are vivifying my English ma'am. Thanks a bunch

You're a nice person and I enjoy youŕ classes.

This half century of idioms used in day to day conversation by native English speakers is incredible. This helps me adorn my language with proper content based on situation. Keep it up.

So much of knowledge to be gained in under 25 minutes. Thank you very much Max. The idioms are very useful and the examples given by you make them easy to understand and remember and use them ourselves. The examples are pretty cool. On a,lighter note; Frank (whoever he may be) will have a tough time going through this video🙂 Now a few examples: 1) Going camping is not my cup of tea either. 2) I have sweet tooth; I enjoy sweets and cookies/biscuits. 3) Unfortunately, we are living in a world, where many people judge a book by its cover. And such people usually have their head in the clouds until they learn their lesson. 4) I usually play devil's advocate and many people don't like that because they want me to go with the flow. 5) This lesson on Idioms in English is a food for thought for us. NOTE: I killed two birds with one stone in some of these examples!!! Dear Max, Thanks again for your simple and effective teaching and for your examples.

Really love the way you explain it. As you are very cheerful the learner is glued to your class. Good teacher. Keep it up

Thank you very much, you have a good smile and spoken English very clearly.

Beautiful teacher..the dimples are worth spending time looking ;)

I just enjoyed watching your beautiful expression and dimples! You are 🔥

I find it fun to notice that certain areas of life have inspired groups of memorable idioms. For example, many life concepts are conveyed using idioms inspired from nautical experiences. Many from agriculture pastimes. If the language learner is not familiar with the life activity from which the idiom is derived, they have tremendous difficulty understanding the point that is being made. It is fun to see a student when they learn the story behind the idiom, and begin seeing applications of the concept in their own experiences. Idioms rock!!

❓❓ Do any of these idioms exist in your language? ❓❓Write them here. 😀

I never realized how often idioms are used in our everyday lives WOW🙏 I have heard and used everyone of them at sometime in my 78 years👌

See you how many you remember with this little video quiz! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-7VyjcurNS7A.html

MAX - A great source for English lovers and learners 😍. Can I add a couple more Max? - "swept under the carpet", "talk through the hat"... etc. While beauty being idiomised, I thought of one new invention ... "like Max's dimples" (the pretty, dimpled, English maestro is now a world icon) ❗

Excellent: clear English diction, beautifully pronounced, and very good explanations of these essential idioms.

Madam surely your are excellent with your teaching and a friendly lady with your free mind

👍👍👍 I love your tantalising facial expressions. Love from the first sight! How about that? If every teacher were like you, life would be so easy , and every one would live happily thereafter. I would love to know where you exactly are from.

Just watching her, I feel peace and happy, she is a real bodisattva

Thank you for this lesson. I learned a lot. God bless.

Madame,you really hit the nail on the head! Your idiomatic expression lesson is very much informative. Some idioms are quite familiar but hearing you explain them clearly is a good refresher course. Keep up the good works!

I love the way she explains with a smiling face. Keep smiling

The interesting thing is that in polish language a big part of the present idioms means the same. So we can say that half of the way we have already "behind" us. Nice video!

Wonderful teaching. The way you teach reached even my 3 yrs old daughter. She is repeating after you.

That sound at the beginning is wonderful. It sounds like a winner.

Learning idioms was not my cup of tea previously, but I bit the bullet ‘cause I want to improve my English. Good things come to those who wait. Now I’m very passionate about watching videos like yours 🥰

You are a nutural gifted teacher. So enjoyable to learn from you.

Thank you my great teachet. I'll follow you every day

I am an immigrant in Toronto. Thank you for your program. I can understand what the idiom means when a native Canadian use it in conversations. Wonderful.

What a beautiful teacher with excellent content! Loved to learn from her. Idk why, her face, the way she talks seems so perfect.

I find this video very helpful in understanding the meanings of all of the idioms... Clear and concisely explained!!! ThankYou so much for making this learn easy!❤️🙏🙌🙌🙌

Oh ,what's a stunningly beautiful teacher !! Thank you very much ..

Your accent is so simple and clear particularly for non English speakers. " Crystal clear" 👌

Thanks a lot, you are an excellent teacher as well as an excellent and beautiful person ! It shows that 'Beauty' lies not only in one's eyes, but also in one's ears, and rings up to the heart.

I always loved Idioms since school days. After entering workforce, I have lost it! Your guidance has brought my interest back and I need to start all over again. Very well explained, slowly and enjoyable. Thanks alot! 🌹🌹

Yeah! When I was in the U.S.,although they used to say:'you speak English very well',sometimes I heard kind of expressions I couldn't even understand. So that really makes sense.

This is just amazing. Thank you Teacher

Very informative and graceful approach. Thank you for these 52 nuggets!

What a pretty Woman ? - beautiful smile pearly teeth. Wonderful ! Just watching You makes me happy.

Good, good, very good lesson. Thanks Max.

You somehow made it on to my RU-vid feed…and watched the entire video because I couldn’t believe there are actually 50 common English idioms…born in the US, and speaker of American English…I certain did NOT realize how much of my (spoken) language involves idioms…I don’t think I’m any different than the average American…from a communication/speaking point of view. If you’re an English language learner and you don’t know these “basic” idioms…you going to be lost. Good luck to you Max! You’re doing great work !

Hi! I´m from Argentina. We share some common idioms as "to go with the flow" o "to cost an arm and a leg. Thank you very much! I really enjoy this lesson.

A perfect lesson! Thank you, Max!

I really like the way you teach! I do learn something important to improve my verbal english from you today! Thank you!

All these idioms seem so interesting and credit goes to your style of teaching.

Thanks for your 50 idioms on internet. You are so beautiful & charming instructor. God bless you all.

Thank you so much! I knew a number of them and some on this list are used in Spanish! (To kill two birds with one stone", "Under the table" etc.)

Thank you Ms Max. It was really helpful. Now , It's my turn. It will try to use them ongoing days. In Turkish,there are same or similar idioms with them.

They're definitely important to teach our students! Thanks for sharing!

All over the years I've been ploughing my furrow biting the bullet on english learning curve because english was of no use over here feeling like a bad apple under a fruit tree but now I enjoy the best of the worlds. Sometimes I am contemplating it was a blessing under disguise. It was not that much as cost an arm and a leg but I really had my head in the clouds reading too much classical literature in english as a kid not paying attention to a day-to-day conventional speaking skills. After all a language stems from a tongue. RU-vid english teachers are hits on the nailhead nowadays. The whole process is like riding a bike.

Hi teacher I'm now with you thank you for this good lesson I love it so much ❤

Even if you know all these idioms, the way she explains them in one simple sentence provides advanced learning for non-native speakers.

Sweet method of teaching. FANTASTIC

I just saw your channel and clicked like but you know I am Poet and story writer and film writer - Language is all about experiences + vision - learning English as we did in school didn't help me much and still, I am shaking into it- I have a strategic plan for languages because I am heading back to Sanskrit language and Avesta at the beginning of these 2 - I concluded all bad experiences and positive together and tell to my students you do the same then try to figure out where you are weak and what can be down - see you

Uauu! The quality of the content is super! You really made it! Thank you.

Interesting enough we have a number of equivalents almost word-for-word in Chinese, like killing two birds with one stone, blessing in disguise, under the table, burning the bridge etc. Thank you for the great lesson, it's well organised and useful.

Native English ,pronounced so it should be , as one south Indian we welcome good English always that makes us better our usage skill.Thankful to the valuable lessons, madam.

I have never seen you before but I watched this in its entirety, and your explanations are superb and your vocal rate, diction, enunciation and pronunciation is perfect. To top it off you have the cutest dimples in the most beautiful smile!

Hi from Southern California... Thank you so much for this lesson... It's so relaxing to learn the way you teach. Please continue with your great work. God bless and happy New Year.

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I did a volunteer job in England in the early 2000's when I once went to Filey to do some work there. As a side note, Filey is a real chocolate box, a little town with a touch of natural charm. Seaside was also something that quickened my pulse. Back to my original train of thought, I finished job that day earlier than I was expected.. So I decided to make the most of the situation, and went for a stroll down the main drag. It was there that I caught glimpse of an Aladine's cave. I went in and bought an idioms dictionary there. I started reading it on a daily basis, and in ten years I managed to cram into my head all the idioms that were listed in the book. Somewhere in the ballpark figure 5K entries. I have them all up my sleeve, and they boosted my communicational skills in leaps and bounds. I like metaphores because they convey the intended meaning more vividly and more effectively. I also used a thesaurus on a dailly basis for several years. By now, my English has become even better than my mother tongue. All these years I ploughed a lone furrow, Toad Sloan. Nobody ever gave me a hand. It was not a plain sail , but my consistent hard work paid off at the end because I managed to stay on the straight and narrow. Anyway, I am a Hungarian living in Hungary since day one.

About thirty years ago my English teacher would say " get on the ball!" Now I fully got it. Thanks!

Absolutely vital. 👏👏👏I only didn't know a few of them. So, thanks a bunch dear Sam. I think learning any new language, alongside of widening vocabulary and grammar, it is also so very useful to know and learn the idioms. After all, knowing all the three as well as of course a good knowledge of spelling the words make it worthwhile, smoothing the path to a good talking and understanding the language. Thanks again.🙏🙏🙏

I keep comin back to this video lesson. I really like it. Thanks Max:) Bite the bullet is my fave here. :D

I like the way that you speak with , calm and clear and straight to the point , also your acts are very natural , this is important for some one want to learn from a some person without stress thank's for you effort .

Excellent teacher.....you speak clearly........easy to comprehend..........greetings from Alaska

Zawee! Super needed video for us, the English language learners! I cannot thank you enough, Max. You're an amazing teacher.

Wow that was great! What amazes me is that we have a lot of these idioms in persian language and we use them everyday. For example In english: Don't count your chickens before they hatch. In Persian = count your chickens at the end of autumn :)

You are so impressive ma’am. I struggled with English native speakers . I could understand every thing you said. Thank you.

I love what you're doing and yourself too because you're building bridges!

Hey. Thank you for a good lesson. In Finnish we have some similarities and some unique impressions. For example, through thick and thin is literally in Finnish 'to go through the grey rock'. It means never to give up in any circumstancies. The other special Fnnish idiome was instead of 'beat the bushes' our expression is that some cirkles around like the cat on the hot porridge saucer, meaning they can't get in the point.

Yesterday this video popped up in my RU-vid recommended videos. I really enjoyed this video. To be honest, I usually use some of these idioms in my daily life. i was so impressed with your way of teaching that next day I asked my 12 years old daughter to learn these idioms. She indeed noted all of them in her notebook and the one she liked mostly is first idiom in your list. You better know , why? Lol. I am Indian living in US and my native language is Hindi. In Hindi, "Ek teer se do nisane" meant same as "To kill two birds with one stone". You are doing good. Please keep it up and spreading the good cause of teaching.

Thank you for been honest there is an amazing demonstration for idioms or idiomatic expressions to fast learning lessons to hold a Native American dialogue.

I appreciate, the way you explained the idioms, to the point. So helpful

Wow!! Very helpful. Thank you so much!! Most of them are new to me. I love such stylistic expressions. I try to make my students interested too. Really enjoyed. The idioms and your graceful teaching. 🤩🤩

Hi, thank you very much for the great lesson!

RU-vid recommended this channel by chance and I just went on a watching spree... Your are gorgeous in everyway teacher

Fantastic!!!, Thanks to express and to explain the idioms in such a beautiful manner. Good for Business, even that I do feel.

Great teaching method. Keep teaching, make future of students.

Cool teacher, cool class, idioms is one of the things that differentiate early speakers of Eng lang to more proficient ones

Wow, you are such an amazing teacher...and the way you pronounce English language is so beautiful. I might say your lessons are my cup of tea. English idioms are on my radar. Thank you a million for having created this helpful video.

Awesome and simple way to teach the young and the old

Hello beautiful Max, Good Sunny Morning 🌞 THANKS, I'll soon start practicing English language again for IELTS- these would for sure contribute many new words into my brain😚😎😊🥰

Homework given by Max 😊 One sentence that uses three idioms: Max and her colleague Min could be sisters, they are as alike as two peas in a pod. Rain or Shine, they ensure that they meet even on weekends and spend some time together. When either of them are under the weather, they take care of each other very well.

I learn lots of vocabulary and expression. Thanks for all!

Thank you so much for that explanation. Really appreciate it.

Many thanks, excellent content presented in an engaging and humorous way, and good advice for life too. Thanks for avoiding references to kookaburras, billabongs, boomerangs and cobbers ;-) . May I add one to your list - "to pop the question"? I think quite a few of us would find that useful after they've watched your videos.

Hello 👋, thanks for giving so much help in improving our language. I'm from Azerbaijan 🇦🇿 and there is an idiom in our language that is exactly the same in meaning with( the apple doesn't fall far from the tree)the only difference is only the pear 🍐.

Your way of introducing the idioms is as awesome as your dimples

Thanks for sharing these. More power to you.