LEARN 100 COMMON ENGLISH IDIOMS | English Vocabulary Lesson

Learn 100 of the most common English idioms that native speakers actually use. These idioms will help you reach an advanced English level because you'll use advanced vocabulary and correct grammar to sound fluent in English, just like a native English speaker.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS:
00:00 - Welcome
00:51 - Play ST by ear
01:15 - Be all ears
01:38 - Wrong side of the bed
02:16 - Wing ST
02:27- Mountain out of a molehill
03:10 - At a crossroads
03:29 - Rain cats and dogs
03:55 - On top of the world
04:13 - Give SO the cold shoulder
04:44 - Sit on the fence
05:27 - Hit the nail on the head
05:38 - Fit as a fiddle
05:56 - Get ST out of your system
06:52 - Speak of the devil
07:26 - Benefit of the doubt
07:46 - No pain, no gain
08:03 - Hang in there
08:16 - A penny for your thoughts
08:36 - It’s not rocket science
08:55 - Off the hook
09:15 - Long story short
09:44 - Easy does it
09:59- Back to the drawing board
10:26 - Once in a blue moon
10:47 - At the drop of a hat
11:04 - Add insult to injury
11:37 - Hit the sack
11:57 - The ball is in your court
12:19 - Barking up the wrong tree
12:40 - Ducks in a row
12:53 - Best of both worlds
13:05 - Lion’s share
13:19 - On the ball
13:34 - Pull someone’s leg
13:57 - Pull yourself together
14:18 - So far so good
14:29 - Last straw
14:54 - Time flies when you're having fun
15:16 - Bent out of shape
15:29 - Make matters worse
15:43 - Don’t judge a book by its cover
16:09 - Fall between two stools
16:52 - Cost an arm and a leg
17:11 - Cross a bridge
17:40 - Cry over spilt milk
18:13 - Curiosity killed the cat
18:39 - Miss the boat
19:00- Be on fire
19:08 - Spill the beans
19:32 - Under the weather
19:36 - Blessing in disguise
20:20 - Dime a dozen
20:48 - Beat around the bush
21:20 - Better late than never
21:49 - Bite the bullet
22:24 - Break a leg
22:58 - Call it a day
23:27 - Cut SO some slack
24:02 - Glad to see the back of
24:35 - Best thing since sliced bread
25:17 - Plenty of fish in the sea
25:40 - Come rain or shine
25:48 - Cut corners
26:13 - Get your act together
26:42 - Break the ice
27:12 - Clear as mud
27:35 - Crystal Clear
27:49 - Rock the boat
28:10 - Out of hand
28:33 - Bad apple
28:54 - Cut to the chase
29:10 - Come in handy
29:33 - Reinvent the wheel
30:00 - Go with the flow
30:32 - Skating on thin ice
30:59 - Silver lining
31:19 - Sweet tooth
31:51 - To go dutch
32:26 - Make ends meet
32:47 - Ring a bell
33:06 - Tip of the iceberg
33:20 - Blow off steam
33:39 - Piece of cake
33:47 - Out of the woods
34:00 - Get over
34:12 - Cup of tea
34:27 - Loaded
34:44 - To nip in the bud
34:58 - Out of the blue
35:17 - Chin up
35:29 - Race against the clock
35:50 - Catch off guard
36:01 - On one’s radar
36:19 - Stab someone in the back
36:40 - Make a beeline
37:09 - In hot water
37:18 - Dressed to the nines
37:36 - Between a rock and a hard place
38:24- Lo and behold
38:49 - Cat out of the bag
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Dear Madam Teacher,thank you incredible much for this lesson! Well,to be honest for non-native speakers are idioms so difficult (especially for me!) Have a nice day and time.

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Thank you! 😃

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Hi Jennifer! Thank you for a great lesson! Illustrations help me to remember these idioms better.

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Lovely idioms, Jennifer!! Thanks so much!!!

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Glad you like them!

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Hi dear our top teacher jf, believe me we always wait for your helpful, important videos , i know it's 100 hundred common English idioms , and how nice to watch you explaining them step by step and believe me this is right exactly way to teach English language, but for me or for any student we have to bite the bullet if we want to but them inside our minds, and from now on it means that we are swimming in the deep place of the ocean 🌊 to make the story short no pain no gain do your homework be strong if you want to cross the bridge 🌉.we will not cry of split milk but we can make it again and again, finally have every one's respect and mind as well.

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1) To play something by year 2) To be all ears 3) To wake up on the wrong side of the bed 4) To wing something 5) To make a mountain out of a molehill 6) To be at a crossroads 7) To rain cats and dogs 8) To be on top of the world 9) To give someone the cold shoulder 10) To sit on the fence 11) To hit the nail on the head 12) To be as fit as a fiddle 13) To get something out of your system 14) Speak of the devil 15) To give someone the benefit of the doubt 16) No pain, no gain 17) Hang in there 18) A penny for your thoughts 19) It's not rocket science 20) To let someone off the hook 21) To make a long story short 22) Easy does it 23) To go back to the drawing board 24) Once in a blue moon 25) At the drop of a hat 26) To add insult to injury 27) To hit the sack 28) The ball is in your court 29) To be barking up the wrong tree 30) To get your ducks in a row 31) To have the best of both worlds 32) The lion's share 33) To be on the ball 34) To pull someone's leg 35) To pull yourself together 36) So far so good 37) To be the last straw 38) Time flies when you are having fun 39) To be bent out of shape 40) To make matters worse 41) Don't judge a book by its cover 42) To fall between two stools 43) To cost an arm and a leg 44) To cross a bridge when you come to it 45) To cry over spilt milk 46) Curiosity killed the cat 47) To miss the boat 48) To be on fire 49) To spill the beans 50) To be under the weather 51) A blessing in disguise 52) A dime a dozen 53) To beat around the bush 54) Better late than never 55) To bite the bullet 56) Break a leg 57) To call it a day 58) To cut somebody some slack 59) To be glad to see the back of 60) To be the best thing since sliced bread 61) There are plenty of fish in the sea 62) Come rain or shine 63) To cut corners 64) To get your act together 65) To break the ice 66) Clear as mud 67) Crystal clear 68) To rock the boat 69) To get out of hand 70) A bad apple 71) To cut to the chase 72) To come in handy 73) To reinvent the wheel 74) To go with the flow 75) To be skating on thin ice 76) A silver lining 77) To have a sweet tooth 78) To go dutch 79) To make ends meet 80) To ring a bell 81) The tip of the iceberg 82) To blow off some steam 83) A piece of cake 84) To be out of the woods 85) To get over something 86) Not one's cup of tea 87) To be loaded 88) To nip something in the bud 89) Out of the blue 90) To keep one's chin up 91) To race against the clock 92) To catch somebody off guard 93) To be on one's radar 94) To stab someone in the back 95) To make a beeline for something 96) To be in hot water 97) To be dressed to the nines 98) To be between a rock and a hard place 99) Lo and behold 100) To let the cat out of the bag

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Thank you JF. It's very helpful and beneficial. I learned and knew a lot new phrases amd idioms.

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Glad it was helpful!

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not just my cup of tea but also out of this world

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Hi Jennifer．Nice to meet you online．I'm Ikuo Suenaga from Nagasaki，Japan． Thanks to the lesson，I was able to know three idioms among 100 for the first time in my life． I found two typos in the titles of each idiom． ＃16 To pain，no gain ➡（should be) No pain，no gain ＃77 To have a sweet too ➡To have a sweet tooth I admire your kindness to respond to all the comments from the subscribers to your channel． Good for you👍． All the best．I can hardly wait for the next lesson from you．

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So happy you enjoyed the lesson!

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@@bethzaidadelrosario4046 I just wanted the contents of each lesson would be correct and accurate．I don't have the thought to make complaints about the lectures． That's it．

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Great video mam Please continue this idioms series Lots of love from india

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Oh great to revind practice every time help to clear understand its .this 100 idioms are not pice of cake ,must pop in mind if pay attention all of its will get new knowledge assatly please try up every ones.helpful never found easy ,this is good opportunity to meet her.great thanks so many times .

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So glad you enjoyed the lesson, @orlandolandazury4236 ❤️

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This what we'd like get more and more as non-native speakers, idiom is hot potatoes in acquiring any language. Thanks for the lesson.

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Our pleasure!

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Thanks!

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My pleasure! 😘

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I'm interested. Thank you.

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Glad it helped!

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Thank you too!

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Thank you! Cheers!

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Thank you so much awesome ... ❤

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Thank you so much! 😊

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that was very helpful for me.. I knew half of them but the other half was very useful for me

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So glad!

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Thank you so much.. flaca riiica

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My pleasure!

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Excellent ❤️

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Thanks 😊

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Thank you so much，your lesson is very good and helpful❤

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Thank you! 😃

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Really interesting.

[@JForrestEnglish]

Glad you think so!

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As fit as a fiddle is the most important thing in life...

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Agree!

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Awe, thanks!

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I prefer watch this lesson with friends. We will debate about this great presentation. It's a little conference. Teacher Jennifer innovates by using the illustrations.

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That's amazing!

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thanks

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My pleasure!

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Linda voz.

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Thanks!

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Good morning teacher. Today is clise whether here

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Thanks for watching! 😁

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I know all these idioms bcz I heard them a lot in other KZbin lessons.I want to learn something new.tnx anyway.

[@JForrestEnglish]

Thanks for watching!

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Will using supplemental learning/reading, lead to improvements, in cognitive thinking and memory? Thank you for your help.

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😘

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Thanks a lot for your video.👏 it is MUSIC TO MY EARS !😃...but I can't find the link to download the pdf connected with the Idioms. Anyway , So Far So Long !👻

[@JForrestEnglish]

WHOO HOO! Here it is: jforrestenglish.com/100idioms/

[@waverlyliu9609]

wow！ Some English idioms can have exactly the same meaning as Chinese idioms. Like speak of the devil can be “说曹操 曹操到” and to make a mountain out of a molehill can be “小题大做”

[@JForrestEnglish]

That's so interesting, @waverlyliu9609! Thanks for sharing! 😄

[@MYTHOMINHTRAN]

Teacher JForrest, does English has an idiom like "The man who wants to move the mountain, starts with a rock." (Confucius). Thank you.

[@JForrestEnglish]

Not that I'm aware of...

[@azyoussef6377]

Thanks alot.I hope you are doing well. Could you please tell me how to use these words [quite/fairly/rather/pretty] They are really confusing for me. I hope you take it into consideration. And thanks in advance

[@JForrestEnglish]

Sure! I have a video here on that: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nnukfJSOpZpsabc

[@indrakumara3649]

Good

[@JForrestEnglish]

Thanks!

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Hello, Jennifer, excellent explanation . Thanks for your time. I have tried to download your free pdf, but it is impossible. Only ask for my email and never you have sent it. I would like to get it.

[@JForrestEnglish]

Here it is! drive.google.com/file/d/1WlBiobZqyZt-uSTWMvyugi4st-9hAV86/view?usp=drive_link

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If Jennifer would become official teacher in an italian school, students will get in queue to listen her and also to be examined by her

[@JForrestEnglish]

Awe, thanks! 👍