20 Common English Expressions you HAVE to Know (with Examples)

[Music] hello everyone and welcome back to english with lucy today i am going to teach you some of the most commonly used slang phrases i've got 20 to show you and i'm going to tell you exactly what they mean i have also created a free pdf that you can download and keep and use for your studies if you'd like to download that click on the link in the description box you enter your name your email you sign up to my mailing list and i send the sheet directly to your inbox before we get started i would just like to thank the sponsor of today's video it is skillshare which is an online learning community with thousands of inspiring classes for lifelong learners there are so many classes to choose from from animation to languages to cooking to photography which is the one i'm really excited about i'm trying to improve my skills i wonder if you know jessica cabacy she's a youtuber and she has just launched a course on skillshare called portrait photography shoot and edit instagram worthy shots skillshare is specifically curated for learning meaning there are no ads and they are always launching new premium classes it's less than ten dollars a month with an annual subscription the first 1000 of my students to click on the link in the description box will get a free trial of skillshare premium membership right let's get started with the slang phrases all 20 of them right let's start with an easy one number one you might have heard it before but it's also a word that sometimes confuses students because they don't know exactly when to use it it is what's up what's up some people use this word just as hello just a simple greeting but other people use it to ask what are you doing or what are you thinking it all depends on tone of voice and context if i do a quick what's up that's a hello if i say hey what's up that means are you okay is something that matters what are you thinking the next one is do you get me do you get me sometimes we drop the do and we just say you get me you get me this means do you understand what i'm saying or sometimes do you understand me get is a really confusing word it has loads of meanings i have made a video about the word get i will leave a link in the description box in this case it means understand i get it i understand it do you get it because i don't get it do you understand it because i don't understand it if someone says i like him because he really gets me it means he understands me as a person he understands what i like and what i dislike the next one number three is you know it you know it i really like this one it means absolutely or that's true if i ask a friend who always goes to parties are you going to the party tonight they might say you know it absolutely sometimes we use it sarcastically if i ask my friend with a newborn baby have you been getting lots of sleep she might say you know it absolutely but in reality she means no i obviously haven't been getting lots of sleep number four is i feel you this means i understand or i empathize with you if somebody's telling you about a problem that they've experienced and you've experienced that same problem you could respond with i feel you i understand i empathize the same thing happened to me i totally feel you or if you're asking if somebody understands or empathizes with you do you feel me do you feel me number five is same or same here sometimes we just say same sometimes we say same here this means i agree or i've had the same experience did you fail the exam same here i did too this also happened to me or if someone says i hate broccoli and you also hate broccoli same i can't stand broccoli i love broccoli number six is hell no hell no it's so expressive it means absolutely not that is a big no we really like to emphasize hell no would you ever get back with your ex-boyfriend hell no are you going out tonight hell no i'm going to get straight into my pajamas number seven is shady shady this word has become much more popular in recent years if something is shady then it's suspicious or questionable if i say that's so shady it means that such suspicious or questionable behavior obviously it's much easier to say shady then that's so suspicious and questionable for example it was shady of her to leave the whatsapp group or i thought that was a bit shady of him number eight legend if someone is a legend it means that you really like them he's a legend he's great i really like him do you know mary i love mary she's such a legend she's amazing sometimes we use it to talk about people that we don't necessarily like we don't like or dislike them just that they're well known in our community or area for example ah the petrol station attendant is such a legend everyone knows him number nine epic that was epic that means that was incredible that was unforgettable we had an epic night last night this brings me on to my next one number 10 which is an epic fail if something is an epic fail it means it's a massive failure i asked him out on a date and it was an epic fail he said no my exam was an epic fail i know that i haven't passed number 11 is ripped ripped if somebody is ripped it means they are really muscly or in shape oh my god your dad is absolutely ripped he is so mustly i don't know whose dad i'm talking about mine actually my dad is 60 and has a six-pack number 12 i must say i feel silly using this one but a lot of people use it it just doesn't sound right coming out of my mouth but it is bomb it sounds so much better when americans say it that is bomb but bomb from my mouth it doesn't sound right if something is bomb then it's great um oh your shoes are bomb your shoes are lovely i thought i'd share it with you because maybe you can make it work i can't make it work number 13 is flake or flaky if somebody is a flake or if somebody is flaky it means that they always pull out this is a phrasal verb meaning that at the last minute they decide not to go or not to attend something that they had originally said they would attend so if on monday you said that on wednesday you would go to the cinema with your friend and then on wednesday afternoon you say ah actually i can't you're a flake you are flaky don't be a flake you have to come tonight number 14 is no sweat no sweat this means don't worry don't worry it's not a problem for example when my fiance went to the shops specifically to buy deodorant for me and he came back with so many things but no deodorant i said no sweat it's fine that was a lie there was a lot of sweat 15 this means the same thing no biggie this means it's not a big deal no biggie don't worry no biggie no biggie no sweat number 16 this is newish too ish putting ish on the end of words means kind of sort of new kind of new newish i'm down are you down because i'm down this actually means to be up for something so it's kind of the opposite and to be up for something means to feel keen or to want to do something do you want to go ice skating are you up for ice skating are you down for ice skating i'm down for ice skating are you all down i'm down okay we're down we are down number 17 is a blast i had a blast the other night i had a great time to have a blast is to have a really good time i had a blast at the library last night oh again we can also use it sarcastically if we're studying for exams and we've spent all night studying in the library we might say i had such a blast last night sarcasm if you want to learn more about sarcasm i did actually make a video on british humor it's called british humor explained with examples i will leave the link in the description box because i think that's an important one if you want to understand british humor in particular number 18 a rip-off a rip-off if something is a rip-off then it is an overpriced purchase i spent 100 pounds on a dress and then i saw the same dress for 20 pounds what a rip-off or you can also say i got ripped off or they ripped me off a phrasal verb last night was such a rip-off the drinks were so expensive do you remember when we could all go out for drinks and complained about how expensive they were i want to go out for expensive drinks i want to complain ah if you're watching from the future and covert's over can you comment and tell me it's going to be okay number 19 in no time in no time he'll be here in no time in no time means in a very short amount of time really really soon you'll be finished with uni in no time you'll be finished with uni very very soon uni short for university did you go to uni yes i went to uni the last one number 20 is to bail if you say i have to bail it means i have to leave early or abruptly we've all done it before we've been at a party we haven't been feeling it you know we haven't been enjoying it so instead of going around and saying goodbye to everyone we just very quietly and quickly leave we phone up the next day and say so sorry i bailed and just i just had to go home that is bailing right that is it for my 20 very common slang phrases i hope you enjoyed it and i hope you learned something remember i have got the full guide to all of these phrases all you've got to do is click on the link in the description box enter your name and your email address you sign up to my mailing list and i send it directly to your inbox thank you once again to the sponsor of today's video skillshare remember that the first 1 000 of my students to click on the link in the description box will get a free trial of skillshare premium membership don't forget to connect with me on all of my social media i've got my facebook my instagram and my website englishwithlucy.co.uk i will see you soon for another lesson [Music] [Music] you

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Published: Wed Feb 17 2021