Learn 10 more common English Phrases - @EnglishAddict

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So here we are again with another ten commonly used
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English phrases.
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Down in the dumps.
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If you describe yourself as down in the dumps,
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you are saying that you feel unhappy,
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you feel gloomy, you feel blue,
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you don't feel happy about your current situation.
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You feel down on in the dumps.
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Hang on a moment.
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This particular phrase is often used when we realise something.
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Maybe we suddenly realise a certain thing has happened or is happening.
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Hang on a moment.
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I know who you are.
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You're Mr.
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Duncan from YouTube.
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I can't stand you.
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Or you might ask a person to wait for you.
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Hang on a moment.
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Don't leave me.
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Don't go just yet.
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On the tip of my tongue.
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If something is on the tip of your tongue,
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it means it is something that you are trying to say.
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But you can't quite remember the word.
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Something that you want to express,
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that you sort of remember.
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But you can't express it.
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It is on the tip of my tongue.
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I can't remember that guy's name.
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It's on the tip of my tongue
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slip up.
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He is a great expression for those who make mistakes.
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Or maybe you make a silly error.
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We can say that you slip up.
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You have made a very silly mistake.
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You slip up, you say something you shouldn't have.
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Maybe you reveal a secret about another person.
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You slip up.
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You make a silly mistake.
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Caught with your trousers down.
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To be caught with your trousers down is a very embarrassing thing.
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Thing?
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This figure of speech means that you have been caught
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in a very embarrassing situation.
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Maybe something you were caught doing that you shouldn't have been.
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Maybe something that you feel embarrassed about.
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Or by.
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You were caught doing something naughty.
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You are so naughty.
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You were caught with your trousers down
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hold out.
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This is a very interesting expression.
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If you want to wait for something to happen, or maybe if you are waiting
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until something better comes along,
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we can say that you are holding out.
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You are waiting for a particular thing to come along.
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You are holding out for a better offer.
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You are holding holding.
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to wait for something to come along.
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Something that you are waiting for.
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Something that you are hoping will happen.
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You hold out for something.
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Maybe you hold out for a better offer.
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Maybe you hold out for a better
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looking girlfriend or boyfriend.
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You are holding out.
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You are waiting patiently.
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Your best shot.
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This particular phrase means you are doing your best.
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Or maybe you are about to perform your best thing
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or do something in the best way possible.
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You give something your best shot.
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You will try your best.
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You will use all of your professional experience
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to do that particular thing.
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You will give it your best shot.
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Take the biscuit.
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Here is a great expression that you can use
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when you are surprised by something.
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Something that you feel annoyed or upset by.
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You might say that particular thing takes the biscuit.
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It really does take the biscuit that he has run off with my girlfriend.
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It takes the biscuit.
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It means that particular thing
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that that person has done has really upset you.
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You can't believe that person would do it.
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It really takes the biscuit.
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Walk out.
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This is a very interesting phrase.
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If a person gives up something, if a person
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quits during a performance, for example,
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we can say that they walk out.
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They have walked out.
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They have quit. They have left.
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They have decided that they don't want to do it anymore.
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They walk out.
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This particular phrase is often used figuratively.
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Create a stink.
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If you create a stink, it means you cause a fuss.
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Maybe you've overreact to something.
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Maybe you complain about something
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in a very outrageous way.
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You create a stink.
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You cause trouble.
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You make things very difficult for everyone around you.
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Because you want to make a complaint.
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You cause a stink.
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And those are today's phrases.
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I hope they were useful.
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And I look forward to seeing you again for another one of these.
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This is Mr. Duncan in England saying...
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ta ta for now.
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