5 ENGLISH IDIOMS YOU MUST KNOW

Hey, in today's English lesson, I'm going to teach you five

English idioms about relationships that you can start using today.

I mean, right now to speak English more fluently.

Are you ready?

Well, then I'm teacher Tiffani.

Let's jump right in.

The very first English idiom is tie the knot.

Good again, tie the knot.

Excellent.

Now this idiom literally just means to get married.

Yes, you heard me right to get married.

Now I'm going to give you three example sentences, but before we do

that, I want to make sure you're able to apply this idiom to your life.

So we have tie the knot being our first idiom.

So what I want you to do right now is think of three individuals.

Three couples, excuse me, that have tied the knot three couples that got married.

For example, I can think of my parents.

Tied the knot many years ago.

Think of another couple, you know, of that tied the knot.

I have some friends who tied the knot and also my sister and

brother in law tied the knot.

As you're learning English idioms, it's important as soon as you understand

the meaning, it's important for you to apply it to your real life.

When you do this, you won't forget the meaning.

The idioms.

So again, tie the knot.

You have three couples you already set out loud, right?

I hope you're also able to write them down.

I'm writing them down.

So I want you to also write them down.

So you'll remember them.

All right.

So here's the first example sentence using this idiom.

They decided to tie the knot after dating for five years.

In other words, they decided to get married after dating for five years.

Makes sense.

Right.

Excellent.

All right.

Here's sentence number two.

We're tying the knot next month in a small ceremony.

We're getting married next month in a small ceremony.

You got it.

Good job.

All right.

And sentence number three, after tying the knot, they moved to a new

city to start their lives together.

You got it.

Good job.

Excellent.

So idiom number one, you can start using it right now.

Remember we already did idiom.

Number one, tie the knot.

Excellent.

All right, now let's move on to idiom number two about relationships.

After me, bury the hatchet.

Good again, bury the hatchet.

Excellent.

Now, what does this mean?

Bury the hatchet just means to make peace or end a quarrel or argument again, to

make peace or end a quarrel or argument.

Let's say you have an issue with one of your friends, right?

Maybe even somebody that you work with.

There's a quarrel between the two of you.

You've been arguing for a while.

When you bury the hatchet, you stop quarreling.

You stop arguing.

You come back together being friends.

So again, just like we did for the first idiom, the second idiom

we have is bury the hatchet.

So I want you to.

To think about one specific person, either in your past or someone

you need to bury the hatchet with.

All right.

Again, remember focusing on the fact that it's someone you had a quarrel

with, but the quarrel comes to an end.

Who do you need to bury the hatchet with, or who have you

already buried the hatchet with?

I can think about a friend who I had to bury the hatchet with.

So I'll just write.

Maybe, um, a fake initial, right?

I had to bury the hatchet with a friend, right?

We were arguing.

We were not necessarily as close as we used to be, but after we buried

the hatchet, we went back to being close friends again, bury the hatchet.

Makes sense.

Excellent.

All right.

Check out these examples sentences and remember, make sure you

wrote down your person's name.

All right, here we go.

They decided to bury the hatchet and remain friends.

They decided to stop arguing.

They decided to kind of let things go and to be friends again.

Next sentence.

Number two, it's time for you to, to bury the hatchet and work together.

Makes sense.

Good.

All right.

And sentence number three, after a long feud, they finally buried the hatchet.

They finally stopped arguing.

They finally came back together.

Makes sense.

Excellent.

So again, idiom number two is bury the hatchet.

Idiom number three, another good idiom.

We have on the rocks.

Good again on the rocks.

Excellent.

Now, again, remember we're talking about idioms related to relationships on the

rocks just means in a state of difficulty.

Or discord, a little bit rocky.

You haven't gotten over the argument.

You're still in the midst of it.

You're not necessarily strong.

You're not necessarily safe, right?

On the rocks in a state of difficulty or discord.

So we have our third idiom on the rock.

So what I want you to do is think about the word.

Someone, either, you know, personally, or maybe even a TV show.

This is better.

Think about a TV show you've watched and in the TV show, there

was someone in the movie, not the movie, excuse me, in the storyline,

you can pick a movie if you want.

A movie or a TV show where a part of the storyline involved two

characters being in a dispute and their relationship was on the rocks.

They weren't doing well.

Think about that character, the main character and that main

character's partner, right?

Their names below the idiom on the rocks.

Think about two characters who had a relationship that, Ooh, it was really.

On the rocks, one of my favorite movies is the sound of music and the two

main characters, the maid, the woman that was taking care of the children

and the man that owned the house, the father of the children, their

relationship was on the rocks, right?

So I'm going to put the sound of music.

And I know I'm referring to the main characters, the main characters.

Characters.

I'll put C A R the main characters.

Again, think of a movie or a show.

Where the characters were going through a little bit of a difficulty.

Their relationship was on the rocks.

Makes sense.

Excellent.

All right.

Check out these example sentences.

Here we go.

Sentence number one, their marriage is on the rocks after the recent disagreements.

Their marriage is on the rocks.

Next sentence.

Number two, the project is on the rocks due to a lack of funding.

Notice, this is not about an individual in the definition.

It says in a state of difficulty or discord.

So this is used to speak about relationships, but you can also

use it to speak about projects.

And sentence number three, their friendship has been on the rocks

since the argument, their friendship has been unstable in a state of

difficulty since the argument.

You got it.

Excellent.

All right.

So again, number three, we have on the rocks idiom.

Number four, idiom number four is C I to I C I to I good.

Now this idiom just refers to agreeing or concurring, agreeing,

being on the same page, another good one, thinking the same way.

When you agree with someone, you see eye to eye.

So I want you to think about now we have idiom number four, see eye to eye.

I want you to think about two of your friends, two of your friends

who you normally see eye to eye with.

Normally you agree on things.

So I'm going to say my friend, Wilma, my best friend, Wilma.

We have the same viewpoint when it comes to religious things, right?

Wilma is one of my friends.

We see eye to eye.

And let's say when it comes to business, I have another friend.

We speak about business all the time.

My friend Lawrence, he has his own business.

So again, think of two friends you see eye to eye with on certain topics or

subjects and write their names down.

Why again, when you do this, it will make it easier for you

to remember the idiom later on.

All right.

See eye to eye.

Here's the first example sentence.

They see eye to eye on most political issues.

They agree next sentence, number two, it's important for business

partners to see eye to eye.

And finally, sentence number three, we rarely see eye to eye

when it comes to decorating.

We rarely agree when it comes to decorating.

You got it.

Excellent.

All right.

So again, number four, C I two I.

Now we're going to do idiom number four, number five, but I want to

remind you, don't forget to download the English with Tiffani app because

after each lesson, you can practice what you're learning inside of my app.

These idioms, seeing if you remember the meanings and how to use them properly.

All right, go to English with Tiffani, the English with Tiffani app.

All right, let's go to idiom number five, a match made in heaven.

Good again, a match made in heaven.

Excellent.

Now, again, we're talking about idioms related to relationships, right?

So this refers to a perfectly suitable combination, a

perfectly matched combination.

We say a match made in heaven.

So I want you now again, our fifth.

Idiom, a match made in heaven.

I want you to think about your friends and think about the couples, you know,

amongst your friends, which couple pick one couple is a match made in heaven.

They just really match each other.

Well, my sister has some friends, Philip.

I'll put P H Philip.

Let's see, let's do this because of space, Philip and M, Philip and M.

Okay.

These two, Phillip and Mandisa are a match made in heaven.

They've been together for a long time, a match made in heaven.

Think about a couple, you know, that are really, these individuals

are really perfectly matched, perfectly suitable to each other.

All right, here's the first example sentence using this idiom.

Their partnership is a match made in heaven.

Next sentence, number two, peanut butter and jelly is a match made in heaven.

Peanut butter goes very well with jelly.

And finally, sentence number three, they're a match made in heaven

because they have so much in common.

Again, they're a match made in heaven because they have so much in common.

You got it.

Excellent.

All right.

So again, we had five different English idioms today.

And remember when you think about.

Situations, people in your life to match the idioms, you'll be

able to remember them even better.

I hope you enjoyed today's lesson.

And I can't wait to talk to you in the next one.

You still there.

Hi, you know what time it is.

It's story time.

Hey, I said a story time.

All right.

So I want to tell you this.

Um, this is just a special moment that happened.

And I want to About a week ago, um, my niece is going to be

graduating from the eighth grade and going to high school next year.

So it's been a busy few days and weeks in preparation for graduation.

And last week at the time of this recording, we, my family and I went to her

class night, which is where her and her friends received different awards and kind

of reminisced on their time together and my niece and one of her closest friends.

Saying a song it's called count on me.

Now, my niece has a beautiful voice and so does her friend.

So when they sang together, I mean, it was beautiful.

It was beautiful.

The ironic thing is though, they sang the exact song.

I sang with my friends when I graduated from eighth grade.

Now my niece didn't know this, but the exact song I sang with my friends is

the song my niece sang and my teacher, my eighth grade teacher was actually

there and I went up to her and said, do you remember we sang this song?

She said, I do, just to give you context.

This has been, Oh, wait a minute.

I was 12 or 13.

So it's been, wow.

Wow.

Well, over 28 years, it's been a long time.

So it was very special to see my niece singing the same song I sung

when I was rising from eighth grade.

So I want to sing you a little bit of the song.

Um, I think it was Whitney Houston and another, I can't

remember the other singer's name, but, um, this is how it goes.

Count on me through thick and thin, a friendship that will never end.

When you are weak, I will be strong, helping you to carry on.

Call on me, I will be there.

Don't be afraid.

Please believe me when I say, count on me.

You can count on me.

Now, this song has a lot of meaning to it, but today we talked about

idioms related to relationships.

And I want you to know that you can count on me.

I am here for you as your English teacher.

I want to help you achieve each and every one of your English goals.

You can count on me.