20 Useful English Idioms That Native Speakers Use

In today's video, we're going to learn 20 common English idioms that will help you sound like a native speaker.

Time codes:
0:00 Let's learn some English idioms!
0:41 White elephant
1:03 White lie
1:45 White-collar
2:14 White-collar resort
2:39 Blue-collar
2:52 Out of the blue
3:50 Once in a blue moon
4:14 I have the blues
4:44 Blue blood
5:16 To paint the town red
6:04 Red tape
6:34 Roll out the red carpet
6:57 Red herring
7:28 Catch somebody red-handed
7:44 Silver spoon in one’s mouth
8:16 Golden opportunity
8:41 Golden parachute
9:39 Green with envy
9:58 Green light
10:14 Grey area
10:42 Black sheep

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[linguamarina]

Were any of these idioms new to you?

Time codes:
0:00 Let's learn some English idioms!
0:41 White elephant
1:03 White lie
1:45 White-collar
2:14 White-collar resort
2:39 Blue-collar
2:52 Out of the blue
3:50 Once in a blue moon
4:14 I have the blues
4:44 Blue blood
5:16 to paint the town red
6:04 Red tape
6:34 Roll out the red carpet
6:57 Red herring
7:28 Catch somebody red-handed
7:44 Silver spoon in one’s mouth
8:16 Golden opportunity
8:41 Golden parachute
9:39 Green with envy
9:58 Green light
10:14 Grey area
10:42 Black sheep

[Starry_Tuta]

1: white elephant -no longer needed, but expensive
2: white lie - kind lie
3: white collar - office worker
4: white collar resort
5: blue collar - physical worker
6: out of the blue - surprising, unexpected smth (e.g. call)
7: once in a blue moon - very rarely
8: I have the blues - I feel sad
9: blue blood - from a royal family
10: to paint the town red - to go to a lot of different bars and restaurants
11: red tape - a lot of bureaucracy, restrictions
12: roll out the red carpet - to give special hospitality
13: red herring - a fact or idea that takes your attention away from something that is important
14: red handed - caught right on the place of crime
15: silver Spoon in his mouth - to be born into a very rich family
16: golden opportunity - perfect chance to do something
17: golden parachute - an agreement providing significant compensation if someone is fired, such as due to a merger
18: green with envy - very jealous
19: green light - a permission
20: grey area - unknown subject/ area
21: black sheep - different from everyone

[babumathew]

Some more colour idioms
Pink of health: Good health
Tickled pink: Very happy
Green thumb: Natural talent for growing plants
Purple patch: A period of success
Purple in the face/ Purple with rage: Extremely angry
Hope this helps!!😊

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I’m a native English speaker. Even I haven’t heard of a few of these, thanks! Also the timestamps are amazingly useful, thank you very much!

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[miguelQR]

If your mother tongue is Russian, you've done an amazing job with your English because you sound so natural.

[nashrinfathima]

These idioms are very useful for my public exams (i am a high school student from India) thankyou so much😊😊😊

[ashikihsan]

Yes Marina, Most of these idioms are new to me. I love learning idioms from you. Thank you Marina

[paulboutchia]

As a native English speaker, I understand that “having the blues” means you’re melancholic or even depressed. I feel that I should caution non-native speakers from asking someone or referring to someone as “have the blues” because it can sound dismissive of how they really feel.

[ilayda]

I've learn so much idioms today. And i cannot wait to use this idioms as a more native speaker.Thanks to you. 💕

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[pwnyou]

As a native English speaker, I've also noticed a generational gap when it comes to use of idioms. The elderly seem to use different expressions than the young. For example, I've never heard anyone under 50 say "paint the town red". Us Millennials seem to use metaphors more than expressions or sayings. Slang is an interesting thing.

[yourapricity]

The idiom 'white lie' can directly translate to 'सफ़ेद झूठ' in Hindi, which means the exact same thing

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[alammm]

thanks! it really help me to understand the meaning of thats idiom

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