Idiom English Lesson

You will find the full article, lesson audio file and transcript here: https://adeptenglish.com/lessons/english-lesson-3

Well, it’s been nearly a month since we last discussed an English idiom, so in today's English lesson we will jump right in and learn some phrases you will hear in everyday English conversations at work or home.

I think of English idioms as shortcuts, typically used by native English speakers as a way of being more efficient in conversation. It’s just quicker to say a few words which have a bigger shared understanding between the speakers in a conversation.

The problem is native English speakers use them all the time and unless you know what the idiom or phrase is talking about you might end up treating the words literally and that will lead to misunderstandings and confusion.

With literally thousands of idioms to learn, the challenge for new English language learners is knowing which idioms or phrases are popular and being used every day and which are nice to know but not that common.

This is where we can help, as we only ever cover useful idioms in our English lessons. Typically, we’ve heard it being used a few times on UK TV, radio or in conversation recently is our test for covering it.