Under the Weather English Idiom | Advanced English learning

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Hi there.
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Welcome to Harry's World of Words and Phrases and English in a Minute.
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We're going to look at some idiomatic phrases or idioms or phrases depending you want to
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describe them.
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Idioms are used a lot in the English language.
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You hear them in films, you hear them in people's ocnversations, you read them in articles.
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And sometimes not quite sure what they mean.
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And when somebody uses them there is no hint from what they say as to exactly what it means.
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Let me give you an example.
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So Under the Weather.
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If I said to you I am feeling under the weather today what does that mean?
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Well, let me give you an example.
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When you walk into a room or into your office and somebody is caughing and spluttering and
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sneezing.
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And you say: "Oh, how are you feeling?
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Are you ok?"
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"Oh I am a little under the weather" meaning I am not well.
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Okay.
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So anytime that you're feeling a little sick or a little bit of a headcold or "man" flu
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as we like to call it then you can say I am feeling under the weather.
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How is he today?
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Oh he is under the weather, I wouldn't disturb him.
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Okay.
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and we'll catch up with you very soon.
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