Name: 停止說基礎英語--日常會話的高級英語表達｜流利的英語口語 (Stop Speaking Basic English - Advanced English Expressions For Daily Conversation | Speak Fluently)
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And today I'm going to talk about something that I love most in this entire Yes.

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I'm not really gonna talk about animals, but I'm gonna bring you some animal expressions which will help you speak English.

Well, now, if you learn English by relating it to something you love, you're gonna learn English.

Really well, So who does not love animals?

Right, So we're gonna look at some really fun animal expressions.

So the first animal we're gonna talk about is the elephant.

The biggest animal that we have right now, Onda.

As you can see, we're gonna talk about the first expression, which is elephant in the room?

If you were sitting in your living room and watching TV and there's an elephant, I mean, you can't really imagine that, right, because that's a huge thing in your room right there.

So therefore, when we use this expression, which is elephant in the room were really saying that we're dealing with a big problem on a problem that is ignored as it is, something that can cause a lot of embarrassment on a lot of conflict?

No, a lot of times, you know we have a problem.

It's a big issue, but what kind of awkward We want to talk about it because it's it's so big.

But if we kind of talk about it, there's gonna be embarrassment.

There's gonna be conflict is gonna be fights.

So we rather just led the elephant in the room, Be the way it is.

You could say the fact that she is unmarried at the age of 40.

If you're a girl and you're not married at the age of 40 it's a huge see.

The fund that she's unmarried at this age is a really elephant in the room when she comes to meet her parents.

This girl, she is unmarried and she meets her parents maybe once in a fortnight, and they're kind of wanting to talk about her being married, but they don't do it because it's an elephant in the room.

They'd rather not talk about it because it might lead to conflicts or embarrassment.

Okay, The next expression is about a pony.

Or what we call a pony on the expression is a one trick pony.

A trick is a sword in talent or an ability that you can really show to people.

Okay, but if you only have one trick up your sleeve, you are a one trick pony.

Which means that you are a person who is on Lee, known for one ability.

Now, that's not really a compliment, okay?

Because you're supposed to be good everything.

So if you are a one trick pony, what does it mean?

You can say she always wins the talent competition with some dance performance.

She is such a one trick pony, which means that you're saying that she does not even deserve toe win because she only tries one thing.

Okay, Our next expression relates to my favorite animal, which is the lion.

And, um, what is the expression the expression is the lion's share.

Now I'll tell you why this expression is is called this because, ah lion, if you if you've seen it hunting or if you've seen it eating its meal, it kind of takes the major part off the food.

It does not really leave the food for the lioness or the Cubs, Really.

It takes the major part of the food, and therefore the lion's share is a major or the biggest part off something.

Okay, so in a sentence you could say some people don't do much work, but they get the lion's share of credit at work.

How I hate office politics Now all if you have probably seen some weird, sneaky guy in your office who kind of does not do a lot.

But when it comes to taking the credit, he gets the lion's share.

I mean, you don't get it all the work and he gets the lion's share.

That's what office politics is all about.

Okay, Our next expression relates to ah horse.

Now this is a big horse, but as you can see, there are many horses, and the expression is to hold your horses.

The horses are animals that are used for transportation.

And if you've ever ridden the horse, you will know that you have to control where the horse goes.

You have to control the direction that it kind of goes at.

And therefore, this expression really means that you're telling someone in this expression that they've got to stop and consider in a very careful way their decision about something.

So you're telling someone to be careful, Okay?

But you're telling them that Hey, stop and consider.

So in an expression you could say in ascendance, you could say, Hold your horses.

You might find this phone for a better price elsewhere.

Now, maybe you are in a hurry to buy a phone.

You've lost your phone or whatever The reason you want to buy a phone and you go to the first shop on your you feel like Oh, I'm gonna buy this phone at this price.

Consider what you're gonna do very carefully because you will get a better phone.

Probably at a better price somewhere else.

Okay, So hold your horses at all times, Okay?

It looks really cute to me, but what is it?

Ah, pigheaded person is really ah person who was stupidly stubborn.

A person who refuses to listen or change their opinion.

Well, you know, I used to be pigheaded once, but now I meet a lot of people who are pigheaded.

I mean, they want to do what they want to do on.

They don't want to listen to anybody else, okay?

They are so stubborn that it almost stupid.

Okay, so when you see a person like that, or if you know a person like that and they do something very silly because they are big headed, you can say Go ahead, be a big head b s big headed as you want to be, but don't come to me when you are in trouble.

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停止說基礎英語--日常會話的高級英語表達｜流利的英語口語 (Stop Speaking Basic English - Advanced English Expressions For Daily Conversation | Speak Fluently)

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