Hi and welcome back to LoveEenglish the last lesson of 2020 and as I'm sure many of us
may feel a sense of relief that this year is coming to an end, we will be entering 2021 and
what I want to help you do, is to give you some language some motivational idiomatic expressions
to help you in the new year to help you look at things in a more positive light
to give you inspiration motivation and indeed give you the tools to motivate others language
is not just about communication it can affect the way that you think the way that you perceive
challenges and difficulties now there is no doubt that many of us for a lesser or greater extent
will have faced difficulties emotional mental financial this year has been hard on everyone
but let's go into 2021 with a positive attitude let's see that the glass is half full rather
than half empty let's keep our chin up and make sure that we stay positive throughout
the year because we can already see the light at the end of the tunnel so without further ado
let's have a look at these 14 idiomatic expressions to stay motivated and positive in 2021
number one as i've already mentioned to refer to someone as being a person who sees the glass half
full or half empty is essentially referring to whether someone is positive optimistic or
negative and pessimistic so i would say sabre and i are both people that usually see
the glass as half full we see the positive side in things even those things that challenge us in
life if someone sees the glass as half empty they are pessimistic they always look to the negative
and they can't see the positive in many things first rule this year let's make sure we are the
person that sees the glass half full look for the positive the opportunities and the benefits
that challenges bring us number two i quite like this expression i think it's a nice gentle way to
encourage someone to be more positive don't be a negative nelly don't be a negative nelly or
you can say you're such a negative nelly now you could use this expression with children
with maybe teenagers anyone really that you're trying to encourage in a gentle perhaps parental
way to be more optimistic to not be so down and pessimistic so don't be a negative nelly
don't be so negative and depressing really now number three is idiomatic but yes slightly more
slang informal so be careful who you use this expression with my mother when i was growing
up often use this expression with me and i might use it when i'm talking about myself motivating
myself get your ass in gear get your ass in gear i suppose you could also use bottom or
bum but really we would say ask get your ass in gear now when we're talking about in gear we're
obviously referring to a car to how you drive a car to going faster or slower and get your ass
in gear is obviously saying come on get motivated you can do it be positive just get started go so a
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break a leg break a leg now obviously we don't want to tell someone to literally break their
leg but this is a kind of superstitious way of telling someone good luck of saying good luck
i believe it actually comes from the theater where actors rather than say good luck which
they saw as being bad luck would say break a leg so a great expression to say to someone perhaps
before they go for a job interview or anything where they're hoping for a little bit of luck
number five when someone is struggling having a particularly difficult time in their lives
whether that's a relationship whether it's work or studies you could say to them hang in there
hang in there meaning persevere stay motivated be persistent you can do this so hang in there
when you are really trying to encourage someone motivate them and give them the support they may
need during a difficult period yes five exams are quite a lot but hang in there i know you can do it
now number six i think i already instinctively did this just a minute ago and this is fingers
crossed fingers crossed so when we say fingers crossed we'd often do the gesture fingers crossed
uh essentially means that we are saying you know let's hope wishing for the best you know
i'm really praying hoping that things will go well for you so the job interview went great
fingers crossed i get it i often say a little bit strange fingers eyes and toes so i'm not going to
show you my toes now crossed just as a joke so it really is just being a little bit more emphatic
in the meaning fingers eyes and toes crossed bit crazy but generally speaking i am fingers crossed
wishing you hope good luck and good wishes number seven i think at the beginning of the lesson i
mentioned this one chin up this is your chin up is this direction think about your physical
appearance your posture your facial expressions when you feel sad depressed unmotivated you tend
to look down so when you say to somebody and it is usually to someone come on chin up you're saying
be positive go for it be more motivated you can do this yes failing your exam was difficult
but chin up you've got another chance at a retake you can tell someone keep your chin up
stay motivated stay positive don't allow any bumps in the road any difficulties
to demotivate you keep your chin up number eight look on the bright side look on the bright side
this is when you are trying to find a positive in a negative when you're trying to help someone
find something positive in a situation that's particularly difficult so for example if a friend
has lost the job you might say to them well look on the bright side you weren't happy there anyway
this is just going to encourage you to find a new and better job look on the bright side number nine
very similar to look on the bright side it can be a blessing in disguise or it's a blessing
in disguise we're referring to a difficult situation something bad that's happened
that actually maybe if you think about it in a little bit more detail if you get some perspective
some distance from the situation you can see that actually a lot of good is going to come
from it now arguably it's very hard to find what the blessing in disguise is over the past year
with coronavirus and all the chaos that's gone on however if we were trying to find the blessing in
disguise perhaps we could see pandemic has actually brought people together it's shown
the kindness in humanity it's made us reassess the way we live and really appreciate the small
things socializing going for walks going to work that we may not have really appreciated before
all of this happened i would say that looking for a blessing in disguise in this situation
is pretty difficult but it's possible but let's think of another example perhaps we could say
well okay this year we haven't been able to socialize to spend christmas with our families
in the way that we normally would but perhaps it's been a blessing in disguise for some of us
we may have enjoyed those quiet christmases with our immediate family not stressing about cooking
big meals and looking after uncle frank when he's had too many drinks so where is the blessing in
disguise for you during this period do let me know comment below in the description box number 10
every cloud has a silver lining every cloud has a silver lining we've definitely referred to this
idiom in previous lessons but it is such a great one and a very very positive one the cloud being
the negative sad depressing situation and the silver lining referring to the sun beginning to
appear from behind that cloud it suggests that every difficult time every challenge we face
comes to an end things change they always do yes you may have found it very difficult this year
but every cloud has a silver lining i'm sure you've also been able to spend time
doing some of the things you love maybe more time with your children at home
or perhaps more time enjoying hobbies or even just binge watching a bit of netflix every
cloud has a silver lining number 11 and 12 are great when you're trying to encourage someone
and tell them that their possibilities are endless that they can achieve and do anything
the sky's the limit the sky's the limit meaning you are not limited by anything what do you want
to study this year do you think you can improve your english well the sky's the limit basically
as much as you want to improve you can improve and similarly the world is your oyster
once you have that additional language whether it's english french spanish german or in my case
italian yes i am studying italian slowly but surely then you have got the world at your feet
oh that's an extra expression the world is your oyster meaning you can do anything go anywhere
once you've achieved something perhaps the world is your oyster when you know english you can
travel anywhere you'd often use this expression with someone that is younger than you you'd say
to perhaps a graduate from university the world is your oyster now what are you going to do
now number 13 and 14 are idiomatic expressions you may even come across in the news at present there
is light at the end of the tunnel or the end is in sight there's light at the end of the tunnel
or the end is in sight certainly the new vaccines that have been developed however you may feel
about them is suggesting that there is light at the end of the tunnel that the end is in sight for
many of us we are hoping that next year will mean fewer lockdowns fuel restrictions and hopefully
a little bit more socializing so the end is in sight there's light at the end of the tunnel
we can see the end of this difficult period is coming we just have to be a little bit patient
and there we have it guys thank you so much for taking the time to watch our final lesson of 2020
and do comment below share what has happened to you this year how are you staying positive
and motivated will some of these expressions help you and help you help others to stay motivated and
positive next year and of course do not forget if you are motivated to study english and to improve
your language in the next three months then do check out the link below to lingoda studying on
the lingoda language sprint for three months intensively is definitely going to help you
get your ass in gear and improve your english fast and don't forget our special discount code
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watching thank you for all your support this year you'll be seeing much more of sabra next year as
her baby is starting to behave a little bit more to free up some time for mummy to film more videos
and of course we'll see you while pretty soon with a new video thank you for watching bye