greetings again and welcome to episode 2 of English idioms and phrases in the
last episode we have studied a few idioms we used them in sentences and took
homework on them if you are new with us be sure to check the last episode first
and watch this course in order stay tuned
greetings people of the internet this is your host Ibrahim and you're watching
English Bee first things first let's see the answer of the last episode's
homework one B I can't believe you when will you learn to bite your tongue 2 B
well unless we gang up on him it was very nice to see in the comments that
the vast majority of you guys have answered the homework accurately
hopefully you can repeat that today as well? all right let's see what we have
today this word clumsy is an adjective
if you describe a person or an animal as clumsy you're saying they can't move
easily maybe every time they try to move they fall like for example this Panda
this is a clumsy Panda why is the Panda clumsy look at it
the second the zookeeper lets go of it it immediately falls it can't walk
easily it is not sick or anything it is just clumsy it's a clumsy Panda same
thing here this penguin it's a little clumsy isn't it it should be easy for
penguins to walk on ice but this little one can't handle it well clumsy penguin
speaking of handling things if someone can't handle something very well we can
also call them clumsy for example this clumsy person wants to
eat popcorn and drink soda at the same time an easy task right
not for a clumsy person like our friend same thing again here I've got no clue
what this clumsy man is trying to accomplish but he surely managed to
create a mess I have got no clue what this clumsy man is trying to accomplish
but he surely managed to create a mess sometimes you'll have a
person who makes very silly mistakes because they are not careful enough
check out this guy he's answering the phone everything is
fine he's got a bowl of cheetos on the armchair life is good the call ended he
needs to hang up man that was a clumsy move when someone is clumsy like that
especially with their hands we say all thumbs all thumbs is an idiom that
describes people who can't handle things very well especially with their hands
imagine someone having 5 thumbs in one hand all his fingers are thumbs it must
be very difficult for them to pick up hold or handle things with their hands
right that's the reason we call a clumsy person all thumbs
for example if someone said to me do you play the piano I might respond and
say do I play the piano are you serious I'm all thumbs do I play the piano are
you serious I'm all thumbs it means I can't handle that task
maybe I want to hit this key but I'll hit that key or maybe I'll hit two keys
together it's like I have all thumbs in my hands I can't handle it another
example Jane used to be a waitress here but since she's all thumbs we had to let
her go Jane used to be a waitress here but since she's old thumbs we had to let
her go if a waitress is all thumbs maybe she drops food on people maybe she
breaks some dishes she managed to create a mess because she's all thumbs okay
moving on do you know the difference between tight and loose if you look at
this knot you can say it is tight that is a tight knot but is this a tight
knot? No, it isn't it's loose loose is the opposite of tight if you look at the
end of this rope it's not tied to anything if the end is not tied to
anything is not attached to anything else you can also say it is loose
it's a loose end loose end not connected to any other thing not attached okay
there's an idiom that says to be at a loose end can you guess the meaning of
it if I say Jack is at a loose end what do I mean here I'll give you five
seconds to guess before I tell you feel free to stop the video and give yourself
a longer time
okay when you say someone is at a loose end
think of the rope just like how the rope was not connected to anything else and
the end of the rope we called it loose the person we're
describing here is also not connected to anything
he has nothing to do he's not connected to any activity or task at the moment so
if I say jack is at a loose end that means jack is very bored because he's
got nothing to do and there is nothing that he wants to do so he has nothing to
do now and he can't think of anything to do so he's at a loose end not connected
to anything example when tom is at home on the weekends he is always at a loose
end when tom is at home on the weekends he's always at a loose end look at him
he's so bored it's got nothing to do that's the first meaning of at a loose
end there's another meaning if someone lost their job and now they are
unemployed and they have nothing to do you can also say they are at loose ends
example do you remember this all thumbs waitress do you remember she was fired
right okay the truth is she still couldn't find a job so we can say Jane
has been at a loose end ever since she lost her job Jane has been at a loose
end ever since she lost her job all right the next idiom is very easy to
figure out at the drop of a hat think about it for a second if you do
something at the drop of a hat what does that mean it means you do it immediately
without even stopping to think about it you immediately do that example some
people will hit this like button at the drop of a hat
some people will hit this like button at the drop of a hat just kidding or am i
yes I am in this example the meaning is some people will click this like button
as soon as they see the video another example
Dave saw someone drowning and he jumped in the water to save him at the drop of
a hat Dave saw someone drowning and he jumped in the water to save him at the
drop of a hat it means this dave was so brave
he didn't even stop to think about it he saw someone needs help immediately
jumped in the water to help him let's review a few sentences then take a quick
test I've got no clue what this clumsy man is trying to accomplish but he
surely managed to create a mess do I play the piano are you serious I'm all
thumbs Jane used to be a waitress here but since she's all thumbs we had to let
her go when tom is at home on the weekends he's always at a loose end Jane
has been at a loose end ever since she lost her job
some people will hit this like button at the drop of a hat
Dave saw someone drowning and he jumped in the water to save him at the drop of
a hat all right let's take a quick test before
we move on fill in the blanks with a word or an idiom a Paul put the coffee
back on the table a very space person such as yourself should not be trusted
with hot liquid B man to lose your job if you talk ugly to your boss he will
fire you space C I hate living alone every day after work I'm always space
there's nothing to do you have 20 seconds before I show you the answer
feel free to make it longer if you want it to
time's up eh Paul put the coffee back on the table a very clumsy person such as
yourself should not be trusted with hot liquid so the answer is clumsy B man
don't lose your job if you talk ugly to your boss he will fire you at the drop
of a hat see I hate living alone every day after
work I'm always at loose ends there's nothing to do great let's see the next
word this is called a lamppost this word could be written as one word lamppost or
as two separate words lamp post or as two words with a dash in between lamp -
post you can write it the way you like okay what if I told you something and
then I said this is between you me and the lamppost this is between you me and
the lamppost can you guess the meaning if something is between you me and the
lamppost it's confidential it should be kept as a secret it's like I'm telling
you look I told nobody about this I only told you and nobody else has heard just
you and this lamppost example just between you me and the lamppost fred is
leaving school just between you me and the lamppost Fred is leaving school that
means don't tell anyone that's between the three of us you me and this lamppost
by the way you do need to be outside to say that and the lamppost is not a must
it's just a figure of speech you can say it anywhere okay
moving on what is this animal called right it's a ball do you think balls are
gentle are they careful animals or could they be clumsy sometimes
yes they could be clumsy sometimes it's very hard to be gentle when you're that
big right okay remember that this kind of plates is called China like the
country China shops that well these plates are cold china shops
okay you are ready for the next idiom a bull in a china shop what does that mean
I'll give you five seconds to guess
alright as we know bowls are big it's hard for them to be careful while China
plates are very fine and easy to break if someone is very clumsy around
breakable things we call them a bull in a china shop because we are certain that
there will be some damage example get that dog out of my house it's like a
bull in a china shop get that dog out of my house it's like a bull in a china
shop it means everywhere this dog touches he
manages somehow to make a mess out of it he's destroying the house get him out of
that house alright next word is shell this is a shell can you guess the
meaning of the next idiom to come out of one's shell to come out of one's shell
what does that mean of course shell here is not real it's a metaphor I don't have
a shell you don't have a shell but what does it mean to come out of one's shell
well in order to understand this better look at this turtle where is the turtle
it's in the shell the turtle will keep its head and legs in the shell as long
as it's not feeling safe only when it feels safe will it stick its head and
legs out of the shell then we say the turtle came out of the shell
same thing with people if someone comes out of their shell they become more
friendly and more sociable you get it when they're not friendly and they're
not sociable it's like they're in the shell only when they finally let go of
whatever was stopping them from being friendly and sociable we say they came
out of the shell they finally feel fine and safe to talk to others and spend
time with them example Ann you should come out of your shell and spend more
time with your friends Ann you should come out of your shell
and spend more time with your friends all right a quick revision before I give
you homework this is between you, me and the lamppost just between you
me and the lamppost fred is leaving school get that dog out of my house it's
like a bull in a china shop Ann you should come out of your shell and spend
more time with your friends okay it's time for your homework if you paid good
attention answer the following questions and type your answers in the comments
below the video I'm gonna head out now and I leave you with the homework bye
bye
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