English idioms Like turkeys voting for Christmas
Here’s yet another Christmasy idiom for Advanced and Proficient levels. https://youtu.be/F1HJCRz17Mo Serena’s blog
Tag: Idioms
English Idioms: Left Out in the Cold
Ooooh! All this cold rainy weather has brought this idiom to mind. This video will explain what the idiom means along with two examples of use. I really hope you like the video because I’m thrilled with my animations. I suppose I could almost say ‘No tengo abuela’ Ha, ha, ha!!! https://youtu.be/OdPkRynwOS8
English Idioms A Skeleton in the Cupboard
Hi! I’m back with another fun video (well, it’s meant to be fun anyway ). This one’s for the idiom A Skeleton in the cupboard/closet. This idiom actually has an almost humorous use, but I couldn’t find the right type of music, so I hope it doesn’t make you jump out of your skin. (that’s…… Continue reading English Idioms A Skeleton in the Cupboard
English Idioms Witch Hunt
This idiom is also used in Spanish, but I thought it would be interesting to see how this expression came to be used in the non-literal sense it has today. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoYEu3A0c7Q&t=94s
Idioms English Idioms and Expressions that Include Blue
Hi there! I’ve just finished a video that includes quite a few idioms and expressions that have blue in them. I’m gradually getting better at animating and putting all the bits together, but still need to do some work on editing audio files (sorry about this, but I know that I’ll finally get it right…… Continue reading Idioms English Idioms and Expressions that Include Blue
Idiom Between the devil and the deep blue sea
I was wanting to start creating videos that cover English idioms so much, that I’m thrilled to announce that here’s the first of, hopefully quite a few. If you have been learning English for some time, you will already know what an idiom is, but if this is not your case, an idiom is an…… Continue reading Idiom Between the devil and the deep blue sea
C1/C2 Travel idioms
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C1/C2 Idioms with bet
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Idioms related to books or pages
If you find yourself in somebody’s good books, you’re lucky and thankfully, they won’t throw the books at you. But maybe it’s just because you always go by the book or even took a leaf out of somebody else’s book at work. Before you get all bookish trying to figure out what I’m on about,…… Continue reading Idioms related to books or pages
Health idioms
Image by Nelly Antoniadou on unsplash If you kick the bucket or feel that you’re at death’s door, you’re obviously feeling quite rotten, but how rotten do you actually feel? On the button below you’ll find some idioms related to health. Don’t forget to hit the like button or suscribe if you found the activity…… Continue reading Health idioms