1-A bitter pill to shallow ( un trago amargo/una realidad/verdad difícil de aceptar) 2-A fish out of water (como un pez fuera del agua) 3- A memory like a sieve (la memoria de un colador) 4-Above board (honesto, con transparencia) 5- Against all odds (contra todo pronóstico) 6-Ahead of one's time( un adelantado en su tiempo) 7-All Along ( todo el rato) 8-All but (casi) 9- All in all (Teniendo todo en cuenta...) 10- All the same (nevertheless/a pesar de todo)😊 11- As the crow flies (en linea recta) 12- As thick as a brick (mas mulo que un arado) 13-At Large ( generalmente o un prófugo o animal huido) 14-Bear fruit (dar sus frutos) 15-Behind the scenes (detrás de las cámaras) 16- born yesterday (no me he caído de ir árbol) 17-Call it quits (dejar de hacer algo) 18-Catch somebody red-handed (pillar con las manos en la masa) 19-Chop and change (cambiar indistintamente de criterio sin fundamento) 20-Come clean (confesar la verdad) 21-Come to terms with something (aceptar la realidad de una situación) 22-Dont hold your breath (No hacerse ilusiones, o darse falsas esperanzas) 23-Donkeys years (el año de Mari Castaña) 24-Down the drain (irse al garete/traste...) 25-Drive SB nuts (volver loco/majara a alguien o ponelo a coger moscas) 26- every nook and cranny (en CADA sitio) 27-Fair and square ( Justa, y sin concesiones). 28- Feel sth in ones bone's (tener la corazonada de algo) 29-Few and far between (raro o escaso) 30- Get a move on (darte prisa) 31-Get out of hands. (Irse de las manos...) 32-Get the hang of smith (pillar el tranquillo de algo) 33-Head over heels (colgado por alguien) 34-In the dark (a oscuras de algo/al margen/apartado de alguna noticia o proyecto) 35-In the know (ser sabedor/a de...) 36-In the same boat (compañeros de penas de dificultades) 37-in somebody's shoes (ponerte bajo el pellejo de alguien) 38-To be into two minds about smth (estar indeciso entre x o y) 39-Keep a straight face (aguantar la compostura) 40-Last resort (último recurso/posibilidad) 41-Night owl (sereno/criatura nocturna) 42-Old wive's tale (creencia antigua) 43-On/In the cards (toda la pinta de que suceda) 44-Second to none (tan bueno como o igual de bueno que...) 45-Sound asleep (estar traspuesto) 46-Spitting image of sb (la viva imagen de...) 47-Throw something off balance (desequilibrar...dejar a alguien confundido...) 48-Trial and error (ensayo y error) 49-up and about (estarse activo después de una lesión u operación) 50-Up in arms (muy cabreados o decepcionados) (In progress...) No
Dear Madam, I have to confess, - I have watched practically all your lessons!!!.. Your stiles and manners of teaching, your voice, mimes and jesters, your humour...all this - gives me only pleasure and happiness from your lessons!!!Thank you once more, Madam!
All of these expressions are great, and even if I haven't come across some of them, I can get the hang of their meaning from the context) Thank you, teacher)
Me trying to translate these useful expressions in 4 different dictionaries without much sucess: . Well, there are a good ones that they were always famous on TV, video games, books, etc. And it is a piece of cake to learn 'em, but the others... Damn it 😂. Max! You dressed to kill today, am I right ? Time flies and you still look so beautiful every day, my girl 😍. Thanks for this video, cielo ✨.
Thank you, Luis! :) Haha yeah... unfortunately, it can be difficult to remember expressions like these because they're common, but we don't necessarily use them every day.
@@EnglishwithMax That's right! Although, there a great ones that I wrote up to memorise. I believe that they will help me in future conversations and chats. It was a pleasure! We will see ya in another video
I knew all of them, but a few (like "memory like a sieve", "as a crow flies", "chop and change", "donkey's years", "up in arms") I only remembered passively, the rest I use occasionally, or, well, all the time :D But it's a great list, most of those are very common.
The way you present your teaching is wonderful. Thank you so much. I love those English Expressions you thought us. Fantastic. I thank Frank, too. He is an assistant teacher.
Once again many greetings from Germany and thank you for this interesting and instructive video. Many of the examples I already knew, some I didn't. But many of them are also available in the German language. Big kiss to you Thomas
My respect and gratitude 🙏 ma'am very helpful daily and business English...God bless you thanks for spreading knowledge...however your sidekick frank steals ❤️ the show
Max, my friend, Though I both proofread for a publisher, I hate my prose style. So, I use Grammarly and study books about how to write. Please suggest others. Each time I admire someone else's prose, I want mine to sound like it. Mine improved automatically years ago when I read a book brimming with President Calvin Coolidge's writing. But my prose stopped reminding readers of his and now I need to imitate admired prose on purpose. Thanks so much for your lessons because they help me a lot, though American English is my first language. All the best, Bill
Hi Bill, I'm very sorry, but unfortunately I'm not the best person to ask when it comes to writing. You could perhaps ask on Reddit or Quora. All the best!
@@EnglishwithMax That's okay, Max. I'm not the best one to ask about proofreading when I forget to proofread my TH-cam poss. Thanks for not embarrassing me by showing that I should have deleted "both" from the comment you hearted. Where's my OCD when U need it most? :)
Thank you for this lesson, which leaves the impression to be produced quite lavishly. A few expressions you mentioned are the same in German. Concerning the others I hope to keep some of them in mind.
🎯 Key points for quick navigation: "A bitter pill to swallow" means a difficult fact or situation to accept. "A fish out of water" refers to feeling awkward in an unfamiliar situation. "A memory like a sieve" means having a poor memory. "Above board" describes something done honestly and according to rules. "Against all odds" means success despite being unlikely. "Ahead of one's time" refers to something too advanced for its time. "All along" means from the beginning. "All but" can mean all except for or almost. "All in all" is used when considering all aspects. "All the same" means nevertheless. "As the crow flies" describes measuring distance in a straight line. Made with HARPA AI
Max, you're like Benjamin Button, the more time passes, the younger you become, it must be admitted that some fortunes, being unique, they happen to few, to you because you are more and more beautiful and to us so that we can admire you in this unique life of ours!
Too long have you been in the shadow teacher. Welcome home. As usual we take the lesson with meticously interest and paying heed. Lol i thought it was my dog who barks.
now: it is usual in spanish talking about get the hand of something, we said " catch the "geito"(ability) or "catch the "truco" (trick).you're welcome beforehand. lol and old wives' tales. Here we say " it is a chinese tale", un cuento chino.
,,, what is a xive? It is this (image)... For blind people like me,, it is quite difficult to get what the word is unless you look it up in a dictionary, but it would be grateful if you explain it instead or in addition thank you very much 😊
Yes sure! A sieve is a tool for separating solids from liquids or larger solids from smaller solids, made of a wire or plastic net attached to a ring. The liquid or small pieces pass through the net but the larger pieces do not. (definition form Oxford Learners' Dictionary)
I am just a little bit confused about the meaning of " second to none". I would have thought this expression meant " exceptional", and "incomparable" but it seems it means as good as others.
Hi, Max! I haven't seen you for ages, I hope you're doing well. Thanks for the video, it was interesting as always. Honestly, almost all the phrases are already familiar to me, but this absolutely does not indicate my high level of knowledge of the language, not even close, I just have a weakness for this kind of expressions. Okay, I won’t take up your time, thanks for the lesson, it was nice to see you again. Good luck!
I recently saw this english expression/question and I am not sure what it means... could someone please explain... "Political Science or Political Silence?" What does that english idiom mean?
I don't think it's an idiom. It's just a pun, a wordplay. Two paronyms go in one phrase meaning two different situations in politics: skills of developing relationships between the countries or wait-and-see attitude ( neutral position). IMHO😊
Not really... It's more like when we confess something. For example, if Frank takes the last cookie, but initially denies it, later on he might "come clean" (admit that he took it).
Which ones did you already know?
1-A bitter pill to shallow ( un trago amargo/una realidad/verdad difícil de aceptar)
2-A fish out of water (como un pez fuera del agua)
3- A memory like a sieve (la memoria de un colador)
4-Above board (honesto, con transparencia)
5- Against all odds (contra todo pronóstico)
6-Ahead of one's time( un adelantado en su tiempo)
7-All Along ( todo el rato)
8-All but (casi)
9- All in all (Teniendo todo en cuenta...)
10- All the same (nevertheless/a pesar de todo)😊
11- As the crow flies (en linea recta)
12- As thick as a brick (mas mulo que un arado)
13-At Large ( generalmente o un prófugo o animal huido)
14-Bear fruit (dar sus frutos)
15-Behind the scenes (detrás de las cámaras)
16- born yesterday (no me he caído de ir árbol)
17-Call it quits (dejar de hacer algo)
18-Catch somebody red-handed (pillar con las manos en la masa)
19-Chop and change (cambiar indistintamente de criterio sin fundamento)
20-Come clean (confesar la verdad)
21-Come to terms with something (aceptar la realidad de una situación)
22-Dont hold your breath (No hacerse ilusiones, o darse falsas esperanzas)
23-Donkeys years (el año de Mari Castaña)
24-Down the drain (irse al garete/traste...)
25-Drive SB nuts (volver loco/majara a alguien o ponelo a coger moscas)
26- every nook and cranny (en CADA sitio)
27-Fair and square ( Justa, y sin concesiones).
28- Feel sth in ones bone's (tener la corazonada de algo)
29-Few and far between (raro o escaso)
30- Get a move on (darte prisa)
31-Get out of hands. (Irse de las manos...)
32-Get the hang of smith (pillar el tranquillo de algo)
33-Head over heels (colgado por alguien)
34-In the dark (a oscuras de algo/al margen/apartado de alguna noticia o proyecto)
35-In the know (ser sabedor/a de...)
36-In the same boat (compañeros de penas de dificultades)
37-in somebody's shoes (ponerte bajo el pellejo de alguien)
38-To be into two minds about smth (estar indeciso entre x o y)
39-Keep a straight face (aguantar la compostura)
40-Last resort (último recurso/posibilidad)
41-Night owl (sereno/criatura nocturna)
42-Old wive's tale (creencia antigua)
43-On/In the cards (toda la pinta de que suceda)
44-Second to none (tan bueno como o igual de bueno que...)
45-Sound asleep (estar traspuesto)
46-Spitting image of sb (la viva imagen de...)
47-Throw something off balance (desequilibrar...dejar a alguien confundido...)
48-Trial and error (ensayo y error)
49-up and about (estarse activo después de una lesión u operación)
50-Up in arms (muy cabreados o decepcionados)
(In progress...) No
Dear Madam, I have to confess, - I have watched practically all your lessons!!!.. Your stiles and manners of teaching, your voice, mimes and jesters, your humour...all this - gives me only pleasure and happiness from your lessons!!!Thank you once more, Madam!
Thank you so much for your kind words! And thank you for watching :).
All of these expressions are great, and even if I haven't come across some of them, I can get the hang of their meaning from the context) Thank you, teacher)
You're very welcome :).
@@EnglishwithMax 🌈🌳♥️
Me trying to translate these useful expressions in 4 different dictionaries without much sucess: . Well, there are a good ones that they were always famous on TV, video games, books, etc. And it is a piece of cake to learn 'em, but the others... Damn it 😂. Max! You dressed to kill today, am I right ? Time flies and you still look so beautiful every day, my girl 😍. Thanks for this video, cielo ✨.
Thank you, Luis! :)
Haha yeah... unfortunately, it can be difficult to remember expressions like these because they're common, but we don't necessarily use them every day.
@@EnglishwithMax That's right! Although, there a great ones that I wrote up to memorise. I believe that they will help me in future conversations and chats. It was a pleasure! We will see ya in another video
There were 2 explosions which I didn’t know and never have used till now. Much obliged Max for the bother you have been through. 🙏
You’re amazing dear. 🤗🌺
Hi from a French guy 🇫🇷 from Portuguese parents 🇵🇹 teaching English in Vietnam. 😂👍🇻🇳
I like your naughy Frank of yours. You are a great teacher. Quality, playfulness, sophistication at the same time.
You're very kind :).
I knew all of them, but a few (like "memory like a sieve", "as a crow flies", "chop and change", "donkey's years", "up in arms") I only remembered passively, the rest I use occasionally, or, well, all the time :D
But it's a great list, most of those are very common.
That's great! And thank you for watching, Eleonore!
I watched all your videos, your channel is simply fantastic!
Thank you!
Wow, thank you so much!
The way you present your teaching is wonderful. Thank you so much. I love those English Expressions you thought us. Fantastic. I thank Frank, too. He is an assistant teacher.
Thank you so much :). And I'll pass the message on to Frank!
Thank you Max for this useful lesson, you are amazing woman ❤😊
My pleasure! Thank you for watching :).
Very good collections of idioms . Keep it up MAX
Max, you are a magic teacher!
Oh thank you so much!
Such channels are few and far between. Thank you, Max, for your marvelous English lessons!
My pleasure!
Brilliant...and if I say brilliant, I really mean it! 😀
You're very kind :).
Thank you, Max. You help us a lot. You are so accurate!
Gracias,por enseñarnos♥️,,te saludo desde Ecuador🇪🇨😘
thanks alot dear Max... as usual you are full of energy... Wish you all the best...
Thank you! Same to you!
Once again many greetings from Germany and thank you for this interesting and instructive video.
Many of the examples I already knew, some I didn't.
But many of them are also available in the German language.
Big kiss to you
Thomas
Thanks again, Thomas!
Great video !
Hello, dear Madam!!! Thank you so much for your splended lessons!!!
Thank you for watching!
Watching for the first time.
Subscribed!
Awesome! Thank you!
A bitter pill to swallow . Not shallow .
mY GRATITUDE TO YOU WISE LADY TO SHARE THIS VIDEO
My pleasure :)
Nice video, Max.
Thank you for the video! ❤ It's so great!
Thank you!
Important video,,, thank
Thank you very much Max. 🇳🇿❤️
Amazing lesson
Perfect, thanks dear🙏🙏⚘️⚘️
Most welcome 😊
Hello Max, and your lesson just unbelievable it’s really useful as always unforgettable and the impression of them.
Thank you so much! 😃
❤❤❤THANK YOU SOOOOOOOO MUCH 👍 😊 😘 💖 💓 ❤️ MAX!❤❤❤❤
My pleasure, Anna! ❤
My respect and gratitude 🙏 ma'am very helpful daily and business English...God bless you thanks for spreading knowledge...however your sidekick frank steals ❤️ the show
Haha thanks very much! :)
Muito obrigado pelas expressões
Me inscrevi
Thank U ❤
Thank u teacher
Thanks a lot for this video. It's vert useful. Much love ❤❤
My pleasure 😊
🙏🍀 many thanks.
I really like your video,since you cover 50 idioms in a short span. I knew about 45 of it
Well done!
Hello ❤. Thanks for this work. It's very useful and the example sentences or videos help a lot to practise the expressions.😊
Thank you again, Diana! ❤
Great video
Thanks!
Max, my friend,
Though I both proofread for a publisher, I hate my prose style. So, I use Grammarly and study books about how to write. Please suggest others. Each time I admire someone else's prose, I want mine to sound like it. Mine improved automatically years ago when I read a book brimming with President Calvin Coolidge's writing. But my prose stopped reminding readers of his and now I need to imitate admired prose on purpose. Thanks so much for your lessons because they help me a lot, though American English is my first language.
All the best,
Bill
Hi Bill,
I'm very sorry, but unfortunately I'm not the best person to ask when it comes to writing. You could perhaps ask on Reddit or Quora. All the best!
@@EnglishwithMax That's okay, Max. I'm not the best one to ask about proofreading when I forget to proofread my TH-cam poss. Thanks for not embarrassing me by showing that I should have deleted "both" from the comment you hearted. Where's my OCD when U need it most? :)
Your videos are good.
Thank you!
Sometimes I like your consistency about lessons
Thank you for this lesson, which leaves the impression to be produced quite lavishly.
A few expressions you mentioned are the same in German.
Concerning the others I hope to keep some of them in mind.
Thanks for watching!
Yes, same in spanish too
Phil Collins - Against All Odds from this song i remembered the expression!
Useful video
very good
Thanks for lesson! . (I like your earrings)
Thank you! 😃
🎯 Key points for quick navigation:
"A bitter pill to swallow" means a difficult fact or situation to accept.
"A fish out of water" refers to feeling awkward in an unfamiliar situation.
"A memory like a sieve" means having a poor memory.
"Above board" describes something done honestly and according to rules.
"Against all odds" means success despite being unlikely.
"Ahead of one's time" refers to something too advanced for its time.
"All along" means from the beginning.
"All but" can mean all except for or almost.
"All in all" is used when considering all aspects.
"All the same" means nevertheless.
"As the crow flies" describes measuring distance in a straight line.
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17:20 Spitting Image (1984-1996 and 2020 TV series) 😂👍🇬🇧
Oh, I'd never actually heard of it! :D
Good
Thanks a lot!01.06.23
Max, you're like Benjamin Button,
the more time passes, the younger you become,
it must be admitted that some fortunes,
being unique, they happen to few,
to you because you are more and more beautiful
and to us so that we can admire you in this unique life of ours!
Got 47 out of 50. Someday I'll get there. 😁
That's great!!
❤❤❤
It’s so lovely to see you again,Miss Max❤️👍
Thank you! 🤗
U deserve ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
You're very kind :)
Very surprised with number 12, I can understand now the hit's Ian Anderson
Glad it helped! I admit I had to Google Ian Anderson :).
@@EnglishwithMax Glad I helped you! He's Jethro Tull's great leader since 60's!, more than fifty years, it's incredible!!
Mispelled "knowledgable" 13:33😅.
Thanks a bunch for the insightful video
It's the British spelling. ;-)
@@EnglishwithMax whoa didn't know. Thanks
Too long have you been in the shadow teacher. Welcome home. As usual we take the lesson with meticously interest and paying heed. Lol i thought it was my dog who barks.
Thank you! 😃
Haha, I have a similar feeling when I hear mobile phones ping in TV series :).
i don't know if it's just me but when i heard to bear fruit it reminds me of to come to fruition because both of these have the word fruit in it
I hadn't thought about it, but they are similar. :)
Hi Max, hope you are doing great. i have a question with these phrases, can we only use them with American people or British People?
Hello! All but two are used in both British and American English. "Chop and change" and "donkey's years" are mainly used in British English.
@@EnglishwithMax Got it, thank you 💚
Professora bonita.
47 correct
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I have a question, is British the English you use on your videos? Thanks for advance. 😊
I mainly use British English, but most of the English in my videos is quite universal. In other words, you can use it in other countries.
I feel like fish out of water when I'm surrounded by the crowd.
The last time i use a C2 word, the american guy could not understand me.
Which word was it?
Agaisnt all odds is a title of a Phill collins' song.
now: it is usual in spanish talking about get the hand of something, we said " catch the "geito"(ability) or "catch the "truco" (trick).you're welcome beforehand. lol and old wives' tales. Here we say " it is a chinese tale", un cuento chino.
5.24 , 13. at large = means "escape from prison" .
Long time no see
Hello!
Do u know, I love U !
,,, what is a xive?
It is this (image)...
For blind people like me,, it is quite difficult to get what the word is unless you look it up in a dictionary, but it would be grateful if you explain it instead or in addition thank you very much 😊
Yes sure!
A sieve is a tool for separating solids from liquids or larger solids from smaller solids, made of a wire or plastic net attached to a ring. The liquid or small pieces pass through the net but the larger pieces do not.
(definition form Oxford Learners' Dictionary)
I am just a little bit confused about the meaning of " second to none". I would have thought this expression meant " exceptional", and "incomparable" but it seems it means as good as others.
It sort of depends on who's using it ;-) (there's some subjectivity). Most of the time I'd say it means exceptional or very good.
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To be honest, I was completely in the dark about most of these expressions.
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Hi, Max! I haven't seen you for ages, I hope you're doing well. Thanks for the video, it was interesting as always. Honestly, almost all the phrases are already familiar to me, but this absolutely does not indicate my high level of knowledge of the language, not even close, I just have a weakness for this kind of expressions. Okay, I won’t take up your time, thanks for the lesson, it was nice to see you again. Good luck!
Your English is probably better than you think :). Thank you for watching!
@@EnglishwithMax You're definitely flattering me, but it's still nice. 😋 Thanks a lot!
I recently saw this english expression/question and I am not sure what it means... could someone please explain...
"Political Science or Political Silence?"
What does that english idiom mean?
I don't think it's an idiom. It's just a pun, a wordplay. Two paronyms go in one phrase meaning two different situations in politics: skills of developing relationships between the countries or wait-and-see attitude ( neutral position). IMHO😊
Yes, Konstantin is right. It's not an idiom, just a writer playing with language. "Political science" is an academic field.
hm... I didn't get what come clean mean. Can I use it when I talk about other's secrets?
Not really... It's more like when we confess something.
For example, if Frank takes the last cookie, but initially denies it, later on he might "come clean" (admit that he took it).
@@EnglishwithMax Thank you!
I can derive most of these but I definitely not use them actively. I am definitely not at c2 level.
Sorry, this is related to compound words or two words, excuse my ignorance, thank you
What color of YR EYES?
Tell me 20 the best word in enghlish daily use
These expressions are similar to German expressions
You are beautiful and elegant. Your earrings appeal to me
Frank, give a sign if you're her hostage
🐨 I'm doing fine 🐨
How come you don't post vides every day
Because they take a lot of time to make :)
I thought it was on the same boat???
Maybe some people say it like that, but I've only ever heard "in the same boat".
dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/be-in-the-same-boat
Hey woman...
Are you voting for Joe biden or Donald Trump?
I'm not American ;-)
@@EnglishwithMax why
God save the King. 🤗♥️🇬🇧🤴
❤I will vote for President JOE BIDEN. Again. Max you are sweet 💕
@@amadoumbayedioufOnly Trump has testosterone. 😉👍 Biden is bedridden. 😂
Hope SPITTING IMAGE OF SOME BODY is same as TWO PEAS IN A POD.
They're very similar, but "two peas in a pod" isn't necessarily about appearance:
www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/two%20peas%20in%20a%20pod
It is very discourteous to discuss politics and religion on this site.
Oh! That was a great lesson 👍 I felt like FISH IN WATER despite sometimes being BELOW BOARD 😂
Haha thank you very much! :D
Good job
19:43 It’s not “Joey”? 😅🦘
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thanks ❤