More idioms! How British people really speak and what they mean. A-Z of English idioms part 2.

English has lots of idioms, but which ones will you actually hear in Britain, and what do they mean? Find out in this series, where I tell you some of the idioms that I hear regularly.

A to Z of English idioms, part 2. Learn the meaning of these idioms:

Rushed off my feet
Grassroots
Let your hair down
You’re on thin ice
Dead-end job

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[AhmedIbrahim-kw]

I completely love it, waiting for more.

[FayziyevFirdavs]

Thanks for the clear explanation. Thumbs up !

[aliakdemir]

Thank you, I am grateful to you, my teacher.🎉

[Khatoon]

Thank you mrs Helen for your wonderful educational channel. I looked up for meaning of idioms you mentioned briefly here it’s rushed off my feet means extremely busy . Grossroot means where things begin and shoot out from . Let your hair down means to relax and enjoy your self without worrying about behaving politely. You are on thin ice is pharse means they are doing something risky which may have serious or unpleasant consequences. Dead end job is job where there is little or no chance of career development and advancement into better position . Good luck to you your loved ones .

[alionalupu]

Thank you so much! I’m not very good at English, but I understood you well and I’m going to learn English with you and your channel!

[AlejandroQuintana-sp]

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[yuhuihe]

We have the same expression in Chinese: You are on thin ice😊
Thanks Hellen🌹

[getpaceai]

2:19 "you're on thin ice" -- there is no better time to use this phrase than the winter months! The next time you meet someone in a tough situation, tell them "you're on thin ice!"

[tintin-rkyf]

Great video, really appreciate it.😊😊

You look like John Keats female version.😊😊

[اسعدمحمود-تظ]

Thank you for all the effort you are making Excuse me, how can you improve the level of reading, pronunciation of British English, and thank you very much and appreciation

[ayano_raspberry]

Nice video😊
I think I'm going to let my hair down on Sunday
Is this sentence correct?

[ccuxewr]

Helen, what are you doing in that corner, are you been locked up ?