hello and welcome back to english with lucy today i’ve got very special lesson
lucy today i’ve got very special lesson
lucy today i’ve got very special lesson for you I’ve got my fellow teacher Chris
for you I’ve got my fellow teacher Chris
for you I’ve got my fellow teacher Chris here he has a YouTube channel called
here he has a YouTube channel called
here he has a YouTube channel called learn British English free it’s a
learn British English free it’s a
learn British English free it’s a fabulous channel definitely to check it
fabulous channel definitely to check it
fabulous channel definitely to check it out
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below Chris and I have got a really
below Chris and I have got a really interesting video planned for you today
interesting video planned for you today
interesting video planned for you today it’s going to be all about our top 5
it’s going to be all about our top 5
it’s going to be all about our top 5 favorite idioms so I’ve got my top 5 and
favorite idioms so I’ve got my top 5 and
favorite idioms so I’ve got my top 5 and he’s got his top 5 the first half is
he’s got his top 5 the first half is
he’s got his top 5 the first half is here on my channel and then the second
here on my channel and then the second
here on my channel and then the second half will be on Chris’s channel so as
half will be on Chris’s channel so as
half will be on Chris’s channel so as soon as you finish the first half here
soon as you finish the first half here
soon as you finish the first half here click on the link in the description
click on the link in the description
click on the link in the description head over to Chris’s channel and you can
head over to Chris’s channel and you can
head over to Chris’s channel and you can watch the second half there as well
watch the second half there as well
watch the second half there as well quickly before we get started don’t
quickly before we get started don’t
quickly before we get started don’t forget to connect with me on all of my
forget to connect with me on all of my
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me on that okay so Chris and I have made
me on that okay so Chris and I have made a list of each of our top 5 favourite
a list of each of our top 5 favourite
a list of each of our top 5 favourite idioms and we’re going to talk them
idioms and we’re going to talk them
idioms and we’re going to talk them through with you today
through with you today
through with you today so do you want to start on 5 I would
so do you want to start on 5 I would
so do you want to start on 5 I would love to yeah my number 5 idiom is not my
love to yeah my number 5 idiom is not my
love to yeah my number 5 idiom is not my cup of tea and we use this to describe
cup of tea and we use this to describe
cup of tea and we use this to describe things that we don’t like or we’re not
things that we don’t like or we’re not
things that we don’t like or we’re not interested in my best example would be
interested in my best example would be
interested in my best example would be that as a huge fan of sports such as
that as a huge fan of sports such as
that as a huge fan of sports such as football I don’t actually like golf it’s
football I don’t actually like golf it’s
football I don’t actually like golf it’s not interesting for me so I would say
not interesting for me so I would say
not interesting for me so I would say golf isn’t my cup of tea okay so for me
golf isn’t my cup of tea okay so for me
golf isn’t my cup of tea okay so for me I love gin but run really isn’t my cup
I love gin but run really isn’t my cup
I love gin but run really isn’t my cup of tea that’d be good
of tea that’d be good
of tea that’d be good it would include mine area okay easy
so my number 5 is to beat around the
so my number 5 is to beat around the bush if you beat around the bush you
bush if you beat around the bush you
bush if you beat around the bush you avoid talking about a specific topic or
avoid talking about a specific topic or
avoid talking about a specific topic or problem so an example would be Chris I
problem so an example would be Chris I
problem so an example would be Chris I know t-shirt it’s I don’t beat around
know t-shirt it’s I don’t beat around
know t-shirt it’s I don’t beat around the bush group so you just say okay I
the bush group so you just say okay I
the bush group so you just say okay I hate your t-shirt I’m sorry
hate your t-shirt I’m sorry
hate your t-shirt I’m sorry so I was beating around the bush then I
so I was beating around the bush then I
so I was beating around the bush then I was avoiding saying the real problem and
was avoiding saying the real problem and
was avoiding saying the real problem and this is something that British people do
this is something that British people do
this is something that British people do a lot with very polite be party
okay so what’s a number for my number
okay so what’s a number for my number for India is to move the goal posts and
for India is to move the goal posts and
for India is to move the goal posts and this describes a situation when
this describes a situation when
this describes a situation when someone’s trying to do something and
someone’s trying to do something and
someone’s trying to do something and someone else changes the rules or the
someone else changes the rules or the
someone else changes the rules or the objectives making it more difficult it
objectives making it more difficult it
objectives making it more difficult it might happen at work
might happen at work
might happen at work or maybe in your studies where you’re
or maybe in your studies where you’re
or maybe in your studies where you’re trying to complete a task or a project
trying to complete a task or a project
trying to complete a task or a project and someone changes the rules so they
and someone changes the rules so they
and someone changes the rules so they change what they want you to do they
change what they want you to do they
change what they want you to do they move the goal posts they’ve made it more
move the goal posts they’ve made it more
move the goal posts they’ve made it more difficult for you that’s very
difficult for you that’s very
difficult for you that’s very frustrating it is they don’t move
frustrating it is they don’t move
frustrating it is they don’t move Michael I see it wouldn’t burn yeah
right my number four is as good as gold
right my number four is as good as gold and if someone is as good as gold it
and if someone is as good as gold it
and if someone is as good as gold it means that they’re very nice and very
means that they’re very nice and very
means that they’re very nice and very well behaved so when I was young my mom
well behaved so when I was young my mom
well behaved so when I was young my mom always used to tell me that I was as
always used to tell me that I was as
always used to tell me that I was as good as gold
good as gold
good as gold I’m sure she could I was so well-behaved
I’m sure she could I was so well-behaved
I’m sure she could I was so well-behaved do you believe that of course
do you believe that of course
do you believe that of course looks good good
my number three idiom is something is a
my number three idiom is something is a piece of cake and this means that it is
piece of cake and this means that it is
piece of cake and this means that it is really easy for example if you want to
really easy for example if you want to
really easy for example if you want to learn English then learning English
learn English then learning English
learn English then learning English through Lucy’s YouTube channel learning
through Lucy’s YouTube channel learning
through Lucy’s YouTube channel learning English becomes a piece of cake that way
English becomes a piece of cake that way
English becomes a piece of cake that way ah thank you Chris
okay so that’s it for this half of the
okay so that’s it for this half of the lesson now you need to go over to
lesson now you need to go over to
lesson now you need to go over to Chris’s channel learn British English
Chris’s channel learn British English
Chris’s channel learn British English free the link is in the description and
free the link is in the description and
free the link is in the description and watch the second half offer you very
watch the second half offer you very
watch the second half offer you very soon
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