☠️ 8 HORRIFIC ENGLISH IDIOMS! Halloween vocabulary... not just for Halloween!

These advanced English idioms are not just for Halloween. You may find them gruesome and horrific if you think about the literal meanings, but they are common in everyday English.
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0:00 Boo!
1:17 1. There's more than one way to skin a cat
2:21 2. Not enough room to swing a cat
3:27 3. It's a dog-eat-dog world
4:06 4. To cut off your nose to spite your face
5:10 5. Over my dead body
5:51 6. To make your blood boil
6:37 7. To stab someone in the back
7:23 8: To spill your guts
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[@fleurblanche7642]

Pill your guts spill your beans Over my dead body I have never seen a better English teacher than Ben Wonderful

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

Thanks, Fleur 🙂

[@ismaelrosa8091]

Brown-noser you, huh?

[@edilsonluizpereira2421]

I have already heard some of them, but as usual, you are always bringing us something new. Thanks a lot, Ben!

[@NovaGaia111]

Great "horrific"idioms.Thank you, Ben: 1." There's more than One way to skin a cat". 1:24 2."Not enough room to swing a cat". 2:30 3. "IT is a dog-eat-dog world". 3:31 4. " To cut off your nose to suite your face". 4:09 5."Over m'y dead body" 5:12 6." To make your blood Bowl" 6:00 7. "To stab someone in the back" 6:42 8."To spill your guts" 7:36

[@zolikoczoh6461]

Explanations are clear and useful

[@marcinhomm]

Ben is soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo HANDSOME!

[@ciudadanamurcianica2150]

Algunos idioms son casi igual que en español. Es fácil aprenderlos. Good job, Ben.

[@edimaraadamshaab6347]

Idioms are so cool! They're a nice way to learn not only culture, but also history. Which, by the way, are inseparable😊. Love your videos 👏🏻

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

Thanks! 🙂

[@marylkap6498]

Not only is your fancy dress fancy. It also seems expensive 😂 Love your sense of humour , as always 😻

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

Nicely done... using vocabulary and grammar from my recent videos 👏👏👏

[@user-em4kh9gb1l]

Thank you so much, Ben! You explain really well and your lessons are great. Have a good week.😊

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

Thanks, you too!

[@ildikonemeth6164]

What a special edition of idioms!!! You rock! I love idioms, because they make my English colorful. Plus, their difference or sometimes similarity comparing to my own language is interesting 😊

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

I agree. Idioms are fun to learn, but, more importantly, useful for advanced learners to understand the culture of the language they're studying.

[@Wheelly1]

Thanks Ben! In Russian we have literally the same idiom about dead body, it says "only over my dead body". It's interesting that "only" part is required in Russian but not in English. Also, the idiom number 7 about stabbing has it's twin in Russian. No other idioms have similar phrases in Russian. We only say about someone "he has a hot blood" meaning he has a hot temperament.

[@hastalavista9431]

Ben, thanks a lot! Really interesting and useful, as usual!

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

Glad you liked them!

[@pmoncoursera5148]

Thank you Ben, perfect. I Will use it tomorrow, with my students😊

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

Great!

[@hasanzahidi5875]

No to Occupation ! No to dehumanizing human beings Yes to Human (and animals) rights Thank you Ben ❤

[@Michafundament]

Thanks for help, I passed CAE last month with ease

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

Great job!

[@anneyenglishautodidact8456]

Learning English through Idiomatic expression is just my cuppa, thank you Teacher Ben, I enjoyed it,.. Anyway when you mentioned about "dog eat dog" It sounded like "doggy dog" to my ears, lol...presumably I need to work on my audio....🤔

[@WutBlogspot]

Thank you for providing invaluable information! I have a question: In the CPE Report, is it acceptable to write the name of subheadings of the first and last paragraphs as simply "Introduction" and "Conclusion"?

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

Yes. Those subheadings are appropriate for the report

[@diegonayalazo]

Thanks ❤!!

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

You're welcome 😊

[@kordakorda9101]

Hi Ben is there any chance that you give online lessons for students?

[@nonstopenglish]

Ha! You have always reminded me of somebody but somehow I couldn't put two and two together...

[@OceanChild75]

What a great idea for a video!! I really admire your creativity. I hope your mum and your mother-in-law have a happy birthday. Are they getting a pumpkin cake? 😂 *hides herself out of shame for that cheesy joke*

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

Thanks! (I'll forgive you for the pumpkin cake joke! 😃)

[@pavelzhivalov8572]

Cats are courteous and fluffy,they do not deserve such cruel idioms.

[@marylkap6498]

Partly true, but(t)... Not all cats, sunshine. Not all 🐈 cats 😉

[@user-cc2ux9ew1r]

Happy birthday to your mum and mother in law Ben.

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

Thanks, Freddie 🙂

[@aram5642]

I've tried to add a comment with two more idioms but it's getting repeatedly removed. Presumably by the YT algorithm as it contains horrific phrases.

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

Yes, it may be KZbin being overprotective. Can you paraphrase the idioms?

[@aram5642]

@@tothepointenglishwithben. one refers to a pair of birds, the other deals with a bus, or should I say: throwing under. (Is it going to make its way through?...)

[@soniazip1599]

No, we not not have to cope with these things. We have to cancel american culture in old traditional countries.