Hi. I'm Rebecca from engVid. In the next few
minutes you will learn to understand and use eight idioms which are used very commonly
by native English speakers. Okay? Now, of course, there are thousands of idioms in English.
And just to remind you: What are idioms? Idioms are expressions that have a different meaning
when used... When the words are used together than when they are used separately. But even
though there are thousands - don't worry. Today our goal, our mission is for you to
know eight more idioms than when you woke up this morning. Okay?
So, let's get started. Number one. Oh, by the way, I tried to make
it a little bit easier for you by choosing four that start with "in" and four that start
with "on". Okay? I hope that helps. All right, number one: "in the loop". What does it mean
to be "in the loop"? It means to be... First of all, a "loop" is like something round, a
circle. Okay? Kind of like a circle or... Or if I take this wire and I make it go around,
I will loop it around. Okay? So, "loop" is like a circle. So, if you are "in the loop",
you're part of a group of people who know what's happening. Okay? That's what it means.
So, sometimes there are in... Let's say in a company, there are some people who are lower
down, and there's some people who are a little bit higher up, and they know exactly what's
going on, they are in the loop. Okay? They know what's happening, or part of a group
of people who know what's happening. Okay. Now: "in two minds". What does it mean
to be "in two minds"? What do you think it means? In this is one mind, this is another
mind - no. Okay. So, "in two minds" means you're not sure what to do. You feel like
doing this, then you feel like doing that, so you are in two minds. It means
you're undecided or unsure. Okay? Next, number three: "in hot water". Okay.
What do you think it means: "in hot water", to be in hot water? I don't know. Maybe you
have a similar expression in your language. Well, in English, it's not good to be in hot
water. In English, if you're in hot water it means you are in trouble. Okay?
So it's not a good thing. All right. And number four: "in no time". What does that
mean: "in no time"? It means very, very quickly. All right? "In no time"
means very quickly. Let's review. "In the loop" means you're part
of a circle of people or a group of people who know what's going on. "In hot water" means
you're in trouble. "In two minds" means you're unsure, you're undecided. And "in no time"
means very fast, very quickly. Okay? Let's go on to the next four. Are you ready?
Let's go. Number five: "on a mission". If you are on a
mission, which I believe you are, it means you are determined to do something, you are
very serious about achieving something, a goal, a target. Okay?
You are on a mission. I think you are on a mission to improve your
English, that's why you're watching this video. Okay, number six: "on my own". Now, I've written:
"on my own", but you can actually write anything; "on my own", "on your own", "on his own",
"on her own", "on our own", "on their own". Okay? But what does it mean if I say:
"I'm on my own"? It means I'm alone. Or: "I did it on my own" means I did it by myself.
Okay? So, what it means is just that person alone; not with any help or not with
anyone else there. Okay? Number seven: "on good terms". What does it
mean to be on good terms with somebody? Well, I hope you're on good terms with your boss,
with your colleagues, with your neighbours. It means you have a good relationship with them.
Okay? "On good terms" means a good relationship. And the last one, here: "on second thought",
okay? So, "on second thought" means on thinking a little bit more, when I think a little bit
further, then I think this. So what this suggests is that first you made one decision, but then
after thinking some more, then on second thought you decided something different. Okay? So,
whenever you say: "on second thought", you're going to say that that new thing is different
from whatever you had decided earlier. Okay? So, just to review: if you are alone, you could
say you are "on your own". If you change your mind and you thought something first
and now you think something else, so then what expression could you use? "On second
thought", good. If you are determined to do something and nothing's going to stop you, you
could use which idiom? You could use the idiom: "on a mission". And if you get along very
well with people, you can say you are "on good terms" with them, very nice.
Let's use them now, okay? Number one. So, the first four you have to
choose from here. Okay? I'll make it easier for you. And the last four from there. So: "Who
are you going to vote for? I'm __________." Somebody asks you. But you don't know
yet, so you say: "I'm not sure. I'm... I'm in two minds." Okay? Let's say you're not sure
whether to vote for this person or that person, then you can say: "I'm in two minds. I'm not
sure." Good. So, we'll take that out. Okay. Number two: "The boss found out he lied.
He's __________." Okay? So, this person lied, the boss found out.
Now, what is the situation of that person? He's... Is he in the loop, is he in hot
water, was he in no time? I think he's in hot water. Okay? He's in trouble. Good. Number three: "I won't be long.
I'll be back __________." Very quickly. How do we say very quickly?
"I'll be back in no time." Very good. So you probably know the last one: "Ask John
what happened. He'll know. He's __________." "in the loop", right?
He's part of that group of people who know what's going on.
Okay? Let's try the last four. Okay. "Will someone be joining you?
No, I'm __________." Let's say you go into a restaurant, the waiter
asks you: "Ma'am, will someone be joining you?" And you say: "No, I'm"... I'm what? How do we say I'm alone?
I'm... The nice way to say it, actually. It's much nicer
than saying: "I'm alone." We can say: "I'm on my own." All right? "I'm on
my own." It means I'm by myself. Number six: "He's __________
to change the world." Okay? "He's __________ to change the world."
He's determined, he's very serious about it. He wants to achieve this goal.
So, what can we say? "He's on a mission to
change the world." Very nice. Number seven: "We're __________
with our neighbours." They're really nice. We like
them, they like us. We're all on good terms. So: "We're on
good terms with our neighbours." Good. And the last one: "__________, I
decided not to go out tonight." After thinking some more, I
decided not to go out, so: "On second thought, I decided
not to go out tonight." Okay? I hope you understood those well. But just to
make sure, we're going to do one last really quick review, which I
think you'll enjoy. All right. So, now let's see how these idioms
can be used in real life. Read with me. "Now that you're in the loop about the meanings
of these idioms, you won't be in hot water on your next English exam." What did that
mean? "Now that you're in the loop", now that you are among the people in the world who
know the meanings of these idioms, you won't be in hot water, you won't be in trouble on
your next English exam. Isn't that great? Let's continue. "In fact, I'm sure you'll
soon start using them on your own." What does that mean? You'll soon start using them
by yourself. Okay. "On second thought, if you do a quiz
at www.engvid.com you'll learn them even faster."
"On second thought" means on thinking some more, on thinking about it some
more. "And since you're on a mission to transform your English"-since you are determined,
since you have this goal in mind -"subscribe to my YouTube channel, so
you can reach your goal in no time." "In no time", very quickly. All right?
Thanks for watching. Good luck with your English.
Bye for now.
