10 idioms to express different emotions

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Hello, everyone.
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I'm George, and in this video we're going to learn ten idioms
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to express different emotions.
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But before I begin, don’t forget to like
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the video and subscribe to the channel.
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Yesterday was a bit of an emotional rollercoaster.
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So, can you guess what each idiom means in this story?
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Once upon a time, a wizard came to my door.
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He started to explain a quest to me.
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His explanation seemed to go on for hours.
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So, I started to zone out.
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Do you understand what you have to do, he asked me.
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But I hadn't been listening.
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He suddenly blew a fuse and told me what I had to do once again.
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I had to enter a large cave and bring back the evil ball
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of chocolate so that it could be destroyed.
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I started my journey and walked through a forest.
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It was dark and quiet. So, I was really on edge.
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I had a sinking feeling that something bad was going to happen.
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Suddenly, a monster appeared and scared the living daylights out of me.
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Just as I was fighting the monster with my sword,
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a princess wandered past and complimented my fighting skills.
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It was here that I realised I was completely head over heels in love.
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I asked her if she wanted to join me in my quest, but she said she was busy.
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I showed her my impressive sword, but she still said she was busy.
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Feeling a bit down in the dumps, I continued on my quest.
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I walked for days and days with nobody to speak to and nothing to do.
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I was getting really fed up. Eventually, I found the cave.
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I went inside, and there in front of me was the evil ball of chocolate.
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I was over the moon.
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I picked it up and went back to the wizard.
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The wizard immediately ate the chocolate ball.
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This ball of chocolate isn't actually evil.
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I was just hungry, he said. I was extremely cheesed off.
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How many of these idioms do you know?
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Let's go over the story again and look at each idiom in more detail.
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His explanation seemed to go on for hours.
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So, I started to zone out.
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To zone out means to stop paying attention and not
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see or hear what is around you for a short period of time.
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Maybe if you're feeling tired in class, and the teacher talks
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for a long period of time, you might start to zone out.
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He suddenly blew a fuse and told me what I had to do once again.
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To blow a fuse means to become very angry.
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So, you might blow a fuse if someone scratches your car.
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Here’s another example from the Cambridge Learners' Dictionary.
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When he told her how much it cost, she blew a fuse.
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It was dark and quiet. So, I was really on edge.
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If you are on edge about something, you're nervous and not relaxed.
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So, you might be on edge if you're waiting for your exam results.
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Here's another example.
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I was on edge throughout the whole football match.
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I had a sinking feeling that something bad was going to happen.
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To have a sinking feeling about something means to have a feeling
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that something bad is going to happen.
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For example, you might have a sinking feeling
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about a presentation because you haven't planned for it very well.
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Here's another example.
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I had a sinking feeling when I heard the phone ring.
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Suddenly, a monster appeared and scared the living daylights out of me.
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To scare the living daylights out of someone means to frighten
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someone very much.
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Here's another example.
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You scared the living daylights out of me yelling like that.
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It was here that I realised I was completely head over heels in love.
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To be head over heels means to be completely in love with someone.
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For example.
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Laura was head over heels in love with Chris.
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I showed her my impressive sword, but she still said she was busy.
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Feeling a bit down in the dumps I continued on my quest.
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To be down in the dumps means to be unhappy.
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For example.
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She's a bit down in the dumps because she failed one of her exams.
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I walked for days and days with nobody to speak to and nothing to do.
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I was getting really fed up.
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To be fed up with something or to be fed up by something
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means to be annoyed, bored or disappointed,
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especially by something that you have experienced for too long.
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For example. He is fed up with his job.
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I went inside and there in front of me was the evil ball of chocolate.
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I was over the moon.
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To be over the moon about something or to be over the moon with something
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means to be very pleased.
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For example. She was over the moon with her new bike.
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This ball of chocolate isn't actually evil.
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I was just hungry, he said. I was extremely cheesed off.
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To be cheesed off about something or to be cheesed off with something means to
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be annoyed or disappointed with someone or something.
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For example.
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She's a bit cheesed off with her boyfriend at the moment.
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Can you make some sentences to express how you feel in different situations?
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Post a message in the comments section below.
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And if you enjoyed the lesson, don’t forget to like the video
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and to subscribe to the channel.
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See you in the next video. Bye bye.
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