Hi guys welcome to another English lesson with me Anna English here on
English Like a Native. As you can see I'm not in the normal setting, in fact I'm
here in Marsa Alam, Egypt and as I'm by the Red Sea I thought I would give you
five water-based idioms / phrases that we use in the UK.
Number one - a fish out of water.
If you're a fish out of water it basically means you're in a situation
where you do not feel comfortable. Imagine a fish jumping out of the water
the fish would not survive for very long because it's not equipped to be out of
the water so if you are a fish out of water then you are not comfortable or
confident in your environment.
Number two - water off a duck's back.
Water off a duck's back basically means that it doesn't bother you. Imagine if you
pour water onto a lady wearing her best outfit she would be very upset but if
you pour water onto a duck the duck would not mind at all.
It would ruffle its feathers and shake off the water but it would be perfectly
happy so if something doesn't bother you then you can say it is the water off a
duck's back it does not bother me.
Number three - smells fishy.
If something smells fishy we're not talking about the actual aroma we mean that something
doesn't seem right, so if someone's behaving in an unusual way you could say
"mmm something smells fishy, there's something fishy going on with
him" it means it's just not quite right.
Number four - to have a sinking feeling.
If you have a sinking feeling then it means that you are becoming more and more
aware that something bad has happened or that something bad is about to happen
it's having a feeling or a sense of doom on its way. You've got a sinking feeling
just like if you're in the ocean you're going down down down into the murky
depths of the ocean, to have a sinking feeling.
And number five is water under the bridge.
If something is water under Bridge then it means it has been forgotten
about, it's no longer something that bothers you or has any impact on your
daily life or how you feel. So if you and I have a fallout and at the time I'm
very upset about it but five years down the line I'm no longer concerned about
that argument and I'm not angry anymore or upset anymore, then I can say "oh that
argument, it's water under the bridge let's just be friends" so there you go
five water based phrases we have: fish out of water, water off a duck's back,
something smells fishy, to have a sinking feeling, and water under the bridge.
Guys if you know any other water-based phrases then please do put them in the
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take care and ... sounds like my boat's getting started. See you later! Bye!