Learn 18 English PHRASAL VERBS for compliments & criticism

Being able to give compliments and criticism is important both professionally and socially because it lets you make suggestions and improvements. But before you say what's on your mind, be sure to find a delicate and sensitive way to express your thoughts. To help you with this, I have put together this lesson on phrasal verbs for complimenting and criticizing others. I will teach you the meaning of "butter up", "pat on the back", "pick on", "rub something in", and more. These will enable you to express your thoughts and feelings clearly and accurately. If you get a ten out of ten in the quiz afterwards, don't be a "show off"! www.engvid.com...
TRANSCRIPT
Hi there, and welcome back to engVid. Today we are looking at phrasal verbs for complimenting someone and criticizing them. So, I'm wearing a clue as in what I'm wearing today, which should give you a clue as to which one I might be looking at on this board over here. Which one do the costumes give you the clue to? Well done: I am raving about.
Okay, so this lesson should help you both in the professional world to, you know... Appraisals, we have to give opinions at work in a delicate and sensitive manner; but also in a social way, you know, to get things better, we compliment and we suggest improvements.
To make sure that you're not just sitting there like a couch potato, and that you're going to learn and have some fun in today's lesson, I thought I'd play a quick game with you before we actually come on to the learning points. So what I want you to do is stand up. If you are sat down in a chair in front of the computer, just stand up and just going to be a series of instructions that you're going to have to try and follow. Up for it? Good.
Okay, so we're standing. So, when I say: "Go", I want you to walk on the spot. Go. And then when I say: "Stop", you're going to stop. Stop. Now, when I say: "Stop", you're going to go; and when I say: "Go", you're going to stop. Stop. Go. Very good. Okay, I'm going to give you one more practice. Ready? Stop. Go. Okay. We're going to make it a little bit more interesting now, we're going to include a couple more instructions. So, when I say: "Clap", you're going to jump; and when I say: "Jump", you're going to clap. Okay? Stop. Clap. Jump. Go. Very, very good. I think we're all ready, awake, switched on, brain in gear, ready to learn.
Okay, so, I thought we'd talk about me today, Benjamin. We're always talking about random people and their story, so today we're going to talk about me. So, if I was "to find favour with you", it means... Well, we can see that the word "favourite"... So I would become a favourite of yours. "To find favour". "Favour" means a good feeling.
"To look up to", so obviously some of you are going to veer more on that side of the board, but some of you might look up to some of the teachers on here, and think: "Yes, thank you, teacher, sometimes you teach me something". "To look up to", so we're looking up. Okay? Like that person is on a pedestal. Okay? Like they are on a...
"To put someone on a pedestal" means to value them highly, which links to this phrase: "To speak highly of someone". If I speak highly of someone, it means that I say good things about them. So, if you speak highly of me, you tell your friends: "Benjamin on engVid, he teaches me good things."
"To butter up", so... "To butter", so there's a sense here that we're trying to make the person listen to us, we're trying to make that person sweet. You know, toast on its own is not very nice, but with a bit of butter it becomes easier to eat. So, if you butter up to someone, maybe you're trying to get them to do something. If you butter up to me, maybe you're writing a message on the forum, saying: "Benjamin, dah-dah-dah-dah-dah", and that's buttering up.
"To hand it to". So, we would use this a little bit like: "Oh, I've got to hand it to you. That was fantastic. I've got to hand it to you". "To hand it to" means to give credit. To give credit. If you hand it to me, then it's like: "Yeah, Benjamin, that was good." Don't worry, you'll get to say bad things in a moment.
If you give me a "pat on the back"-okay?-that means well done. "To pat on the back" means to congratu-... To congratulate.
"To take your hat off to", okay? So that is a symbol of respect, to take your hat off. There's a... So we're harking back to sort of Victorian manners, here, where a gentleman would take their hat off as a form of respect to another person. We still have this reference here in our way of speaking. "To take your hat off to" means to show respect.
"To wax lyrical about", kind of an unusual phrasal verb, this one. So, "wax" we get in a... Do you know what wax makes? It makes candles. "Wax lyrical", so we can see the word, the shorter word in the big word: "lyric", write a song, so you're kind of using a candle to write a song, you're kind of making something sound quite good. […]

[@f1masrapido214]

I've been studying American English for over a year now. Four months after I started, I came across one of Benjamin's videos and since then I have watched each one of them from his KZbin channel, I think that I've even watched a couple of videos multiple times. There's only one British speaking teacher I observe and it is Benjamin. Because my work and life is more related to an American English than British English environment I don't frequently search for British lessons. However, when I do so, I ascertain they're Benjamin's lessons. I love the way in which he manages a numerous amount of adjectives at once, I've always been a fan of finding new words and it's something Benjamin does quite well. So, for this and for more that I know is yet for coming, thanks a lot teacher!

[@engvidBenjamin]

Thanks a lot. I appreciate it.

[@RealSuat]

I've been trying to finish every single video that you have on this channel and if I'm being honest I feel like they are more than just lessons. I really enjoy every minute of this master pieces sir. Hope you are well and thanks for being you. ❤️

[@engvidBenjamin]

Glad you like them!

[@dreyhonor]

How lucky we are having you giving such great tips! You are a great teacher. Thank you so much, Benjamin!

[@engvidBenjamin]

Thank you Andre

[@minativishwakarma3985]

Nice lesson, Benjamin!! You're a good teacher..👍

[@engvidBenjamin]

Cheers.

[@ratchester]

Benjamin, you are amazing ! Free, great quality teaching on KZbin + a quizz ! You've got all my respect ! I take my hat off. And thank you :)

[@engvidBenjamin]

Thanks Jason

[@yjzhang9030]

love your lesson

[@engvidBenjamin]

thank you

[@junnaredd9912]

Thank you for the lesson..

[@engvidBenjamin]

You bet!

[@drnaz2939]

Thanks Benjamin! I really appreciate it...

[@engvidBenjamin]

No probs

[@sierrafoxtrotgolf1891]

You are the best teacher in the world. I idolize you. (Buttering up)

[@f1masrapido214]

Idolizing is a big word yet it goes quite well always that you say to a teacher like Benjamin. Indeed the best British English teacher I've ever seen.

[@engvidBenjamin]

I've had the privelige of being taught by better teachers than me.

[@meenashigomathi3673]

@@engvidBenjamin privilege found your spelling wrong

[@barbaravaladares3902]

Fantastic!!

[@engvidBenjamin]

Thanks

[@nusratjanan1185]

Nice presentation

[@engvidBenjamin]

Glad you liked it

[@cristiangutierrez420]

Thanks so much! Very useful! =D

[@engvidBenjamin]

Thanks

[@hasanrazaa_]

The start of the lecture was brilliant. I really loved doing that.🤣✌

[@engvidBenjamin]

Thank you

[@khonexayasak2027]

Looking forward to seeing you making "learn English through story-videos" about 20-30mins long. love your accent

[@engvidBenjamin]

Interesting. Ok, will think about that.

[@reconnect3342]

Thanks

[@engvidBenjamin]

You're welcome

[@ibmcall]

How would you passively suggest the end of a conversation as apposed to the aggressive "sounds like a plan"

[@engvidBenjamin]

Ask about what they were doing next?

[@nahknight5335]

awesome

[@engvidBenjamin]

Thank you

[@mohammadkayyal3553]

Best

[@engvidBenjamin]

Thank you

[@nimkynasir7814]

U are expecting couch potatoes to stand, stop and jump...............

[@engvidBenjamin]

Yup! Pretty much :)

[@sierrafoxtrotgolf1891]

To take your hat off in Italian "tanto di (of) cappello (hat)". 'Tanto' means 'much'.

[@engvidBenjamin]

Interesting... Wish I could speak Italian.

[@sweetysoni1972]

haha nice dress benjaminn

[@engvidBenjamin]

I wasn't aware that I was wearing a dress! :)

[@ezequielgonzalez8567]

My phone fell when I jumped I mean when I clapped.

[@engvidBenjamin]

Sorry!

[@gawluanthony]

No example sentences .....

[@engvidBenjamin]

Sorry, new videos should have.