Learn 30+ Everyday English Expressions from War

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In this video:
00:00 36 expressions that come from war
00:11 1. lose the battle, win the war
00:58 2. half the battle
01:28 3. fighting a losing battle
01:57 4. to have a running battle
02:22 5. to fight an uphill battle
02:56 6. flash in the pan
03:27 7. hang fire
03:54 8. to catch someone off-guard
04:24 9. over the top
05:08 10. up in arms
05:52 11. axe to grind
06:45 12. to rise through the ranks
07:39 13. rank and file
08:30 14. at gunpoint
08:58 15. bite the bullet
09:38 16. dodge the bullet
10:06 17. stick to your guns
10:35 18. shoot from the hip
11:11 19. stare down the barrel of a gun
11:46 20. in your sights
12:22 21. long shot
13:04 22. a turf war
13:32 23. a war to end all wars
14:05 24. all's fair in love and war
14:28 25. to have been in the wars
15:15 26. to declare war on
15:34 27. tug of war
16:21 28. old warhorse
17:05 29. on the warpath
17:34 30. double-edged sword
18:00 31. knives are out
18:20 31. twist the knife
19:23 32. drop a bombshell
19:54 33. loose cannon
20:43 34. more than one string to their bow
21:40 35. to run the gauntlet
22:31 36. to take the flak

[engvidBenjamin]

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[serhiinik]

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[corinabanos]

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[cristinaolague]

Thanks Benjamin for another excellent video. I enjoyed it a lot

[raymondjblaze]

I love your videos! Your videos have helped me enhance my writing skills.

[alexandertumarkin]

Thank you Benjamin! Greetings from Ukraine!

[hasanzahidi]

Thanks a lot Benjamin for this information-packed video, very useful and interesting phrases indeed . You forgot though to talk about war of words but it’s crystal clear no problem 😉

[lityourwit]

Learning is not a periodical thing. It's like habbit. I have tried to maintain a learning habbit by struggling. But this struggle pays me back and I am quite content with it.

[bladerunnervii]

Axe to grind- Making an axe sharper, preparing to slay someone. Dont know why you used a teeth analogy.

[deniskurlyukov]

Hey Ben, as usual thanks a lot for your efforts

[hammadhassan]

do video on when we go to see some sick person or some got kill or heart physically all that expression stuff like that

[jennyten]

I feel good to see you or I feel good seeing you? Which is correct?

[ThanhTran-jndd]

Your pronunciation is not familiar, a little strange and hard to reconize its words!