30 SUPER COMMON Everyday English Phrases

Hello everyone! In today's video I'm going to  tell you and explain to you 30 super common  

English phrases that native speakers use all  the time. You will find that when you learn a  

new language by listening to other people speak  you catch these phrases here and there and you  

learn them as they are as phrases without even  thinking of their different components. That's  

actually how the majority of people who learn  English abroad do it. They learn phrases as they  

are so you know it actually works and it's really  effective. But before we get into the 30 phrases  

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"I can't help it" I can't help it. This phrase is  said when you are unable to act differently it can  

be applied to countless situations so for example  I know I shouldn't drink coffee but I can't help  

it I cannot stop myself in order to remember it  you can think of Elvis's song I Can't Help falling  

in love with you it is what it is it is what it is  people use this phrase when they're in a difficult  

challenging situation that cannot be changed and  must be accepted I know it's tough but it is what  

it is that makes sense that makes sense people  use this phrase when they can easily understand  

something and they think it makes sense so they  agree why has Nora disappeared from social media  

she started college so she's probably busy oh  yeah that makes sense it's like now I understand  

hey it happens hey it happens this phrase  is used as a response to a problem without  

complaining it's usually a minor inconvenience and  it can be yours or it's someone else's I know it  

sucks but hey it happens oh that explains  it that explains it this is used when you  

couldn't understand something but then you get  new information that explains everything oh that  

explains it do you happen to do you happen  to know where he is you can use this phrase  

when you want to ask something politely do you  happen to know if there's a parking lot nearby  

it's very common to hear it tell me about it tell  me about it this phrase is used ironically to tell  

someone that you understand what they're  talking about because you've had a similar  

experience it's been such a busy day at work tell  me about it like I know I've had a busy day too  

I was wondering if I was wondering if you could  help me out this is another very common way that  

people used to ask something politely I was  wondering if you could help me with my project  

tomorrow instead of saying can you help me say I  was wondering if you could help me you're gonna  

hear this a lot hands down the best option hands  down now this is used to emphasize something we're  

saying it works like definitely so if I say she's  hands down the best singer I've ever listened to I  

mean there's no room for doubt she is definitely  the best she is hands down the best there's no  

one better that's rich coming from you that's  rich coming from you this is a response you can  

give to someone informally of course when they  criticize you for something that they also do  

when they make a hypocritical accusation you're  always late well that's rich you're never on time  

and you can say just that's rich or completed with  that's rich coming from you I couldn't care less

when you really don't care about something instead  of just saying I don't care you can emphasize it  

even further by saying I couldn't care less  I can be bothered can't be bothered with your  

fancy rabbit laugh that's another one for when you  don't care about something but in this case people  

use it to tell us that they are not going to do  something because they think it's just unnecessary  

or they just don't care about it or even because  they're lazy at the moment and they don't want to  

I really can't be bothered right now have  someone else do it give me a break give me  

give me break this phrase is used to tell people  to stop treating you unfairly aren't you finished  

yet give me a break I only started five minutes  ago or you could also use this ironically When  

someone tells you something that you don't believe  give me a break that's not possible get over it  

get over it people use this when they want to  tell the other person to stop being unhappy or  

bothered by something and forget what happened  you're still upset I didn't call you oh my god  

get over it like enough being upset about it I'm  not so sure about that I'm not so sure about that  

this phrase is very common and you can use it  when you want to question what someone is saying  

because it might not be true well actually I'm  not so sure about that that's how people usually  

say it take care take care people use this phrase  as a way of saying goodbye so a lot of times when  

you see two people partying after a conversation  they will say take care and then they go away  

first thing about that I don't know the first  thing about architecture this is very common  

when you want to say that you know nothing about  a specific topic so you want to emphasize that you  

don't know anything I don't know the first thing  about sports I know nothing about it and that's  

true I'll be the judge of that I'll be the judge  of that this phrase is used when people want you  

to know that in a particular situation only their  judgment is important they will decide not someone  

else I've just cleaned my room I'm going out hold  on hold on I'll be the judge of that like I will  

make sure that the room is actually clean and I  will decide if you can go out cut to the chase cut  

to the chase Sheldon people say this when someone  is telling them a story and they want them to get  

to the point to the most important part just cut  to the chase let's call it a day let's call it  

a day guys after a long day of working maybe or  studying or just doing something in general you  

can say let's call it a day to mean that's enough  for today we'll continue tomorrow or whenever but  

that's it for today let's call it a day love you  for that I love you for that now this phrase is  

used when you want to show someone that you're  really grateful for something they've done or  

in general that you appreciate it liked something  they've done like let's pretend a friend gets you  

out of a really awkward conversation with someone  to thank them as a way of thanking them you can  

say oh my God love you for that third time's  the charm third time's the charm people use  

this phrase when someone already failed twice  and so they're hopeful that the third attempt  

will be the successful one let's say for example  you didn't pass an exam for the second time well  

third time's the charm that means I'll take it  again for the third time and I'm hopeful that this  

time I'll pass let's agree to disagree let's just  agree to disagree people use this phrase when they  

don't agree with someone but at the same time they  don't want to fight with this person Everyone's  

entitled to their own opinion so let's agree to  disagree and I take a rain check can I take a rain  

check this is an idiom that people use when they  can't accept an invitation but they would like to  

postpone it do it at a later time do you want  to go get a drink tonight uh can I take a rain  

check I have to work late that means I still want  to do it another day but this day I really can't  

I call shotgun this is pretty silly um but you  might hear it because people use it when they  

want to ride in the front passenger seat of a  car I call shotgun whoever says it first has  

the right to take the seat so this is usually said  while walking to the car or running to the car to  

get the seat let's talk about the elephant in the  room let's talk about the elephant in the room the  

elephant in the room is that awkward situation  that everybody knows and yet nobody talks about  

because it's embarrassing it's rude because just  like an elephant in a room it's very noticeable  

if you want to address that unpleasant topic you  can say let's talk about the elephant in the room  

it was a blessing in disguise book was a blessing  and disguise a blessing in disguise is something  

that seems bad at first but then ends up being  something good for example being fired from my  

job turned out to be a blessing in disguise  because it pushed me to open my own business  

we got off on the wrong foot I'm sorry we got off  on the wrong foot people use this phrase when they  

want to tell someone that their relationship had  a bad start let's say you meet someone and you're  

soon fighting with this person you can say listen  we got off on the wrong foot let's forget about  

it and start again cut them some slack photos  from Slack you can say this when you want to  

tell someone to be kind to a person who's having  problems at the time cut him some slack his mother  

recently passed away don't treat him so harshly  a penny for your thoughts penny for your thoughts  

people say this when they want to know what you're  thinking perhaps they've seen you a little sad a  

little down in the dumps you haven't said much  depending for your thoughts that's like saying  

what is going on what's going on in your mind  is everything okay all right guys these were  

the 30 common phrases that you might hear a  lot of native English speakers use and that  

you can now use two in casual conversation and  everyday life I hope you learned something new  

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