10 C2 (advanced) IDIOMS + test! | How many do you know?

English idioms | advanced idioms | English vocabulary
In today's lesson I teach you how to use 10 C2 level idioms which can help you sound more like a native speaker. All of the idioms in today's lesson are super common and can add a bit of variety to your conversations.
1. to bite off more than you can chew
2. to lend someone a hand
3. to get ahead of yourself
4. to scrape the barrel
5. to cut corners
6. to be at the end of your tether
7. to take something with a grain of salt
8. to stoop to someone's level
9. to give someone the benefit of the doubt
10. there's a method to this madness
Take the test at the end of the lesson and give me your score in the comments!
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The difference between those two tenses can definitely be confusing. Yes, I need to make a lesson on that topic specifically. Generally, the PPC is used with a duration and emphasizes a past to present connection: I've been waiting for over 1 hour. The PC only focuses on an action happening now: I'm waiting. OR, the PC focuses on a temporary situation: I'm living with my parents while my apartment gets repainted. I hope this helps! My lesson on all 12 tenses might also help you: kzbin.info/www/bejne/h5qamqCGett8abc :)

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about bite off you can chew. Do 'can' change its form if it is not present simple tense?

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