10 Common Idioms All Brits Understand || Episode 005

Idioms are a proper awesome part of any language. Even in your own language, I’m sure that there are loads of idioms that people use every day and British people are no different.

They allow you to express a difficult idea with a simple expression that everyone will understand immediately. However, learning English idioms can be a nightmare as the words usually don’t match up with the meanings.

Today I will show you some really common idioms that British people use and you will learn what they mean and how they are used, so you can communicate more confidently with British people!

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it is important to learn these things because lots of native speakers will use them in conversations, and they can be very hard to understand if you haven’t encountered them before.

Learning the most common idioms that we use all the time will mean that you are better equipped to communicate confidently with us Brits when it comes to real life conversations.

If you really want to take it to the next level you can also start to pepper these idioms into your own conversations and really wow the native speakers you are talking to!