CHILL OUT Chill out means to relax or do nothing in general. I worked hard all week, so tomorrow I’m just going to sit on the sofa and chill out. Jack likes to chill out with a glass of wine. How about you? How do you like to chill out? Leave a comment below and let us know!
To Be SPENT – An American Idiom Lesson
To Be SPENT When you are spent, you are exhausted. You can be physically spent or mentally spent. I’ve been studying for 4 hours. I’m totally spent. After working in the garden all day I was spent. How about you? When was the last time you were spent? Leave a comment below and let us know!
SNOWED UNDER – An American Idiom Lesson
SNOWED UNDER When you are snowed under, you have a lot of work to do. In fact, snowed under gives us the idea that it’s more work than you can handle. Students are snowed under with studying for final exams. We have a big project to finish this month at the office and I am snowed under with work! How …
English Idiom “Blow” from Happy English NY
Blow is an interesting word which has some idiomatic uses. The standard meaning is of course the movement of air. You can blow out the candles on your birthday cake or listen to the wind blow on a stormy day. As slang, blow also means to leave. Here are some examples: Well, it’s getting late. I think I’m going to …
BELT OUT – English Phrasal Verb One Point Lesson
Belt Out Do you like to sing? Have you ever suddenly started singing a song that was in your head? Well, maybe you belted out a song! Belt out is an interesting phrasal verb. When someone starts singing with a lot of energy or enthusiasm, we say that they belt out a song! This morning on the subway, some guy …
YouTube English Lesson – Career vs. Korea Pronunciation
Here is another YouTube English lesson for you! A lot of English learners have asked me about the difference in pronunciation of CAREER and KOREA. That’s a great topic and so I’ve put together this video lesson to help you learn this natural, American English pronunciation. Keep in mind, pronunciation is 50% doing and 50% listening, so be sure to …
HAVE YOUR HEAD IN THE CLOUDS – An American Idiom Lesson
HAVE YOUR HEAD IN THE CLOUDS What does it mean to have your head in the clouds? Well, when you have your head in the clouds, you’re daydreaming or not paying attention to the thing you should be paying attention to. When Tommy was on the bus, he had his eye on his phone and his head in the clouds. …
ALLOW vs. LET – YouTube English Vocabulary Lesson
Here is another YouTube English lesson for you! Today, let’s have a look at the difference between ALLOW and LET. Both of these words have the same meaning, which is “to give permission,” but the way we use them is different. I hope you like this lesson…if you do, please take a minute and subscribe to my YouTube Channel! If …
FOR AGES (IT’S BEEN AGES) – English Idiom Lesson
For ages / It’s been ages Let’s look at the idioms, for ages and it’s been ages. An age is a long period of time, like the Ice Age or the Stone Age. Well, in a similar way, when you haven’t done something or seen someone for a long time you can use for ages or it’s been ages. It’s …
YouTube English Lesson – LET ME, LET HER, LET HIM, LET US, LET THEM Pronunciation
Here is another YouTube English lesson for you! One of the Happy English learners asked me about the pronunciation of LET and pronouns, like let me, let her, let him, let them, and let us. That’s a great topic and so I’ve put together this video lesson to help you learn this natural, American English pronunciation. Keep in mind, pronunciation …