10 CRAZY English IDIOMS | Easy English 137

Head in a twist.

Eyes in a twist.

Knickers in a twist.

Hiya, welcome to Easy English.

So today, I want to play a quiz with you,

guessing 10 strange, or unusual  idioms in the English language,

that you can use for everyday purpose.

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how many out of 10 you got correct,

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So number one is if someone  wants to obtain knowledge,

information or advice from you, they can ask to...

Pick your brain.

Pick your nose.

What?!

Pick your thoughts.

The correct answer is; pick your brain,

or pick my brain if you like.

So if I wanted to learn a new  chord off of Janusz for my guitar,

I could go up to Janusz and say;

''Hey Janusz, would you mind if I  picked your brain for a second?''

Okay, number two is something  that is being ignored,

but is clearly very obvious and  no one's talking about the...

Fly in the room.

Tiger in the room

Elephant in the room.

So, the elephant in the room is something

that's clearly making  everybody feel uncomfortable,

such as, your racist granny.

Or that picture of Prince Andrew on the wall.

Hmm.

So, for number three, if  you're feeling sick or unwell,

you could be described as being...

Under the weather.

Under the bus.

Under the hammer.

The correct answer is; under the weather.

So if you're thinking about  skiving off work today,

then you can call up your boss and say;

Yeah, I just feel a bit under the weather.

Oh, okay. Well, why don't you  take three weeks off then?

Three weeks?

Yes!

Yes, okay bye. - Bye.

Number four; if you're not good at dancing,

then you could describe yourself as having...

Two left feet.

Two right feet.

Two right ears.

The correct answer is; two left feet.

So if you're at the club

and someone wants to come and dance with you

and you're not that into them, you could say;

''Oh, no, no, no, I can't  dance; I have two left feet.

Sorry!

Number five; if you're not paying attention,

or are easily distracted by something,

then people might say; you have your...

Head in the clouds.

Head in the TV.

Head in the fridge.

The correct answer is; head in the clouds.

So if someone's not listening  to what you're saying

and they're daydreaming away, you can say;

''hey, get your head out of the clouds''.

Number six; if you're getting angry

or unnecessarily frustrated about something,

people might say; hey! Don't get your...

Head in a twist.

Eyes in a twist.

Knickers in a twist.

So the correct answer is; knickers in a twist.

So if someone comes up to you and accuses you of;

not watching all six seasons of 'Lost'!

then you could reply; I know, it's s**t,

don't get your knickers in a twist.

Number seven is a dark one;

if you die, it could be said that you've...

Kicked the bucket.

Kicked the dog.

Kicked the head.

So the correct answer is; kicked the bucket.

So recently The Queen...

Your Majesty.

recently kicked the bucket.

Number eight; if you're a  direct or very blunt person,

then people could say that you...

Call an axe an axe.

Here's Mitchy!

Call a spade a spade.

Call a fork a fork.

The correct answer is; call a spade a spade.

For example; Gordon Ramsay'ss a bit of a d**k,

but he does call a spade a spade.

So if you release an unintentional swear word,

in an inappropriate place, you could exclaim...

Pardon my English.

Oh s**t!

Pardon my French.

Oh m***e!

Pardon my German.

Oh sch****e!

So if you inadvertently let  out some swear words such as;

...

you could say; oops, pardon my French.

And the last idiom is;

before performing or speaking to a live audience,

people might tell you to...

Break a twig.

Break a finger.

Break a leg.

The correct answer is; break a leg.

Thanks for watching this week's episode.

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Let us know how many you got  correct in the comments below

and if you can think of any more weird,

wonderful and strange English idioms.

And we'll see you next week.

Te-ra!