10 IMPORTANT IDIOMS you can use every day!

hi everyone i'm arnell and today we're going to look at 10 important idioms you can use every day you can use them and you'll hear them [Music] so are today's idioms formal or informal i would say informal and neutral they're very conversational you can use them with family friends and even at work i've divided this lesson into three conversations the receptionist the boss and the long day [Music] thank you okay how can i help you today yes that's correct so sorry i'll be with you in a minute oh no problem take your time idiom number one take your time definition don't rush i'm happy to wait imagine you have a skype or a zoom meeting before the meeting the other person messages you sorry i need one more minute you can write back take your time this means i'm happy to wait it's a very polite thing to say what's with this weather i've never seen such awful weather before you can say that again it's been raining for weeks hasn't it idiom number two you can say that again definition i completely agree with you let's look at the pronunciation okay you can say that's fine you can say you can say that again you can say that again i completely agree with you and remember the special thing about idioms is they are not literal meaning you cannot translate an idiom word for word remember that during this lesson you can say that again doesn't mean say something again these meetings are a waste of time you can say that again these meetings are a waste of time name please are now i have an appointment at three with a dr beam i think oh dr bean really is the nicest doctor in the whole world you won't be disappointed i'll take your word for it i'll take your word for it definition i believe you because i don't have any information i've never met dr beam i have to trust you you don't want to go to that restaurant take my word for it believe me you can see if you want to show you believe someone you can say i'll take your word for it i'll take your word for it if you want someone to believe you we often just say take my word for it do you have any plans for the weekend yeah actually i have i have to finish two essays and i have to help my roommate move it sounds like you have your work cut out for you yeah you have your work cut out for you you have your work cut out for you definition wow you will be very busy you have your work cut out for you is is a way to show sympathy wow you're gonna be really busy for example did you hear eric is gonna renovate that old house on westwood drive really he has his work cut out for him he's gonna be really busy [Music] okay imagine i'm a boss and i get a message from an employee ted and it's friday morning sorry i can't come in today i don't feel well that message is the last straw definition after many bad things this is a final thing no more because look let's let's go back last week sorry i'm sick i'm not coming in also last week i'll be 45 minutes late two weeks ago my dog is sick what today's message is the last straw this is actually a really interesting idiom it comes from the story the straw that broke the camel's back okay here is a camel and this is straw and a piece of straw yes this is also a straw [Music] so this camel is already carrying a lot right this camel is stressed i'm gonna add one more piece of straw it was the straw that broke the camel's back it was the last straw why did will and gina break up well you know how gina's always late right well she was over an hour late for will's work dinner i think that was the last straw you can see after many times this was the last time and then they broke up let's get back to ted okay he's constantly late and he's always sick i might need to fire him well actually he's only 18 and this is his first job i should probably cut him some slack i should cut him some slack definition don't be so critical ah i hate this software i suck at technology cut yourself some slack you've just started using it don't be so critical okay so back to ted again i need to cut him some slack so i won't fire him but i will speak to him i might need to fire him in the future but i'll cross that bridge when i come to it i'll cross that bridge when i come to it i am here and my bridge is way over there and my bridge is a potential problem do i need to deal with it now no i'll cross that bridge i'll deal with the problem if it comes up we might need to cancel the barbecue it might rain let's cross that bridge when we come to it the weather looks fine i'll cross that bridge when i come to it or i'll cross that bridge when i get to it [Music] three more idioms to go you're home early are you okay well you know i woke up feeling under the weather feeling under the weather this means you feel a little bit sick maybe you have a cold i woke up feeling under the weather you look a bit under the weather are you okay anyway i went to work i was feeling rough all morning long story short my boss sent me home long story short we use this idiom when there's kind of a big story but it's not important the ending is important we make a long story short i cancelled the flight but i didn't get my money back i called the airline and the airline told me to call the bank i called my bank and the bank said call the airline i long story short someone helped me and i got my money back i know it's only three o'clock but i'm gonna hit the sack hit the sack go to bed we have an early flight tomorrow we'd better hit the sack very nice okay challenge in the comments below can you write me a mini conversation using one or two of these idioms and let me know if there are any of these idioms in your language thank you so much for watching i can't wait to make another video for you thank you subscribe to my channel and you'll never miss a lesson take my word for it bye [Music]

Channel: Arnel's Everyday English

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Keywords: english idioms, english vocabulary, learning english

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Length: 10min 31sec (631 seconds)

Published: Wed Aug 25 2021