21 Most Common Idioms in British English (Use These To Impress Natives)

In just 6 minutes you're going to learn the 21 most common idioms in English with meanings and examples. Use these British English idioms to sound more natural, more impressive and more advanced when you speak English with native speakers. 😎
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► LESSON NOTES: THE MOST COMMON IDIOMS IN ENGLISH
1. Hit the hay
2. Tie the knot
3. A bad egg
4. To kill two birds with one stone
5. Break a leg
6. Spit it out!
7. I have butterflies in the stomach
8. Get up on the wrong side of bed
9. A piece of cake
10. Driving me bananas
11. Get over it
12. Hands down
13. Hang on
14. Hold your horses
15. Under the weather
16. Once in a blue moon
17. Cost an arm and a leg
18. Best of both worlds
19. The benefit of the doubt
20. The last straw
21. Your guess is as good as mine
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The thing that I find fascinating about idioms is their backstory. How did they come about? Why do we use the idioms as we do? For instance, I saw someone explain in another video that the reason Americans call that compartment at the back of the car, a “trunk”, is because when cars were just coming along they would strap a truck to the back of the vehicle, and the word stuck when car manufacturers started including that space in the body of the car itself. That is just so interesting to me!😊

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Correction: Please correct the meaning that is featured on the screen for "Go Bananas".

[@MaurhToulipa]

And on the hands down "for" instead of "fur"....

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Neither have been corrected

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best english chanel on youtube and I was wondering if you put another video about common idioms just like this video

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No exactly the same, but watch this one: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bYDGg6qvpdaIrbc

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Your channel is hands down the best channel to help me improve my English! I always watch one of your vids before I hit the hay, this makes me feel inspired in the morning so I will never get up on the wrong side of my bed. Please believe what I wrote. I'm not a bad egg, even if you don't believe I hope you'll consider giving me the benefit of the doubt. Ah I feel a bit under the weather today and everything is driving me bananas! Thanks Greg, you're simply the best.

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Hey, Greg! Thanks for the video. It's very useful! Could you explain the etymology of each idiom, please? That would be great!

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Thanks! Nice lessons! Break a leg :)

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You are absolutely good at teaching. I could learn a lot of idioms afresh. Thank you Sir.

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Thank you, Greg, for the lessons. They are great. ..but what about writing under the tenth idiom? Thank you again

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Greg, your accent is simply perfect. Do you live in London? I think your accent is R.P, but I'm not sure because I'm Brazilian...😂

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Even though I'd have known some of idioms you just mentioned, it was worth to enrich my notebook by others ones. Unfortunately, just a notebook, as to remove them to my head will take a little while. Well, I am SL. Make this note short, Greg, you made my day. Just educational day, Greg. Thank you though.

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good morning sir thanks for lessons, please sir can you explain me about (being + pp) example (equipment being issued to contractor or after being voted nation's top apprentice.)..etc .thanks .

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Greg, thanks for your lessons please tell us about reflexive and intensive pronouns too

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🙈 Agghhh... Did you find the two BIG mistakes in the on-screen text?? (I realised too late to change it). If you did, tell me the mistakes below ⬇️

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Hello, Greg! Thanks a lot for your wonderful video lesson!!! Now, the mistakes: 10 - means "drives me crazy". 12 - for, not fur.

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@@user-kw1pm4xp4e or you can say :- Makes me crazy. Those kids are driving me the bananas.

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Sorry, I didn't realise it. Maybe I have to watch it again.

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Good day

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Hi Greg! I've come acroos an English idiom - "at sparrow's fart", which supposedly relates to smth happening very, very early. Have you heard of it? Is this idiom real?

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In Czech we say: two flies with one hit, we have ants in the stomach and if we are ill, we feel under the dog.

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In Spanish too!! 🤣

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Under the DOG?! Seriously? 🤣

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02:41 #10 you subtitled "go to bed" ;-)

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How different idioms and slam?

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These are all used commonly in the United States as well.

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It looks like a note for "drive me bananas" is inappropriate

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Due to Inflation, in Brazil, everything costs and arm and a leg. 😢

[@claudiabautista4165]

You said “how do you do “ is old-fashioned BUT isn’t it still used as a formal way to respond when we’re introduced to someone of a higher rank? I wish I could give the benefit of the doubt ..at least in American English I guess it’s quite commonly used.

[@EnglishWithGreg]

People learn this expression at school and then use it in modern, informal situations, and it just sound weird. This is why I always recommend learning more common expressions. Is "How do you do" used as a formal way to respond when we’re introduced to someone of a higher rank? Pfff.... I can't remember being in that situation, to be honest. I certainly would never use it when being introduced to a boss, or the CEO of a company I worked for. I'm not saying nobody ever uses it, but there are a ton of more common options we use.

[@slowlearner4341]

Greg, change # 10 comment; it's done by an oversight, I do believe. And # 12 is not written perfectly. Now I need to hang in here a bit just to digest your expressions. As I am SL. Cheers.

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Could you please use print letters, because all in capital letters is harder to read and to copy. 😅

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2:40 Drive me bananas - Go to bed Alrighty! ^^

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What is a blue moon?

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The Saturn V cost an arm and a leg to NASA

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Dear Greg.. i found 🤓 a mistake at 3:12 fur? sure?🤨🤣

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Full of beans, ants in my pants, apple of my eyes, coach patato,

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Hands down = without any question

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Could the last straw be the straw that broke the donkeys back?

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You should have written a sentence for each idiom

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Your accent sounds more like the Birmingham accent. Are you from Birmingham?

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English language is a piece of cake for some ...

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We say: the last drop in my leanguage.

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I get up on the wrong side of bed when I have to get up early.

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I’m on the fence about what icecream flavour is hands down the most delicious …

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Far out! You're out of sight. I really dig the way you teach. It's a gas. Oops, I think I'm one toke over the line. Bummer.

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I hit to hey because I tired on the end of the day.

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After retirement, I see my colleagues once in a moon

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I know you as well as a beggar knows his bag!

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Watching this video is good for my listening skills and also my knowledge better. Definitely to kill two birds with one stone

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Nice one

[@user-xg2ds3qu1x]

"hands down" is "FUR sure..." Just some more attention, please!

[@MrCarassiusauratus]

to kill two birds with one stone it's like in Russian to kill two hares with one shot

[@frojasojeda8553]

Spit it out man! you've been doubting whether to say it or not

[@anizazz9753]

the last straw

[@vanthanhphan3933]

I do not think Drive me bananas mean crazy instead of Go bananas.

[@annabarc1177]

My husband prefers casual clothes so I can see him suited and booted once in a blue moon. What's a pity!

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....Check your six with the moonlingt I can see in your eyes or you might end up on wrong side of a grass mate.... Or you know what? Stop dying when trying to catch pigs flying!

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DRIVE ME BANANAS .....GOT TO BED?????????

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People are commenting about errors in the video, but you don’t give a f. Unsub.

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You are participating in this year election ?okey break a leg buddy