hi i'm rebecca from engvid in this
lesson you'll learn seven idioms that
you can use to give advice to other
people okay let's get started so the
first one is save your breath do you
have any idea what that might mean save
your breath well save your breath means
don't waste your time talking because
there is no point for example let's say
that a colleague of yours is trying to
ask a supplier to lower his prices but
he won't do it and you know that he's
not gonna lower his prices anymore so
you tell your colleague don't waste your
time save your breath
he's not gonna lower his prices okay so
save your breath means don't bother
talking because it's no use all right
next watch your back now when do we say
this watch your back we say this when
we're telling someone be careful of
other people that he's around or he or
she is around or that that maybe they
are considering working with or
something like that because you want to
tell that person that he or she has to
be careful of those people that maybe
they might trick him
or they might cheat her or something
like that so you're telling them to be
careful because they can't trust the
people around them
okay got it that's watch your back be
careful of other people around you next
hold your horses
what is that okay so hold your horses
simply means wait slow down
don't go so fast okay for example let's
say that someone went for a job
interview and she thinks it went
fantastically and now she's planning to
she's sure she's going to get the job
and she's like well as soon as I go home
I'm gonna order that car that I've been
waiting to to order and you tell her
wait a minute wait a minute that's great
I'm so glad it went well
but hold your horses why don't you make
sure that you really get the job
don't you wait till they get in touch
with you okay so that's an example of
how you could use or when you could use
the expression hold your horses
alright the next one count your
blessings okay so what does that mean
count your blessings means think of all
the good things all right think of all
the good things that are happening in
your life and usually we say this to
someone when something has happened and
maybe they're thinking of the bad aspect
of it but actually there are a lot of
other good things happening in their
life okay so for example let's say that
somebody who has a good job wanted to
get a promotion
but she didn't get it so what do you say
to her okay never mind
count your blessings you still have a
really good job and maybe a few months
from now you'll get that promotion okay
so count your blessings next keep your
chin up okay
what does it mean to keep your chin up
think about it you can actually figure
it out a little bit often when people
are depressed or sad or not feeling very
confident they look down and people who
are more confident look up they keep
their chin up so when you're telling
somebody to keep their chin up you're
telling them be strong be confident
don't give up and usually we say this in
a situation where something difficult
has happened the situation is difficult
or there was a problem and they faced
some difficulty but you're telling them
not to give up and to stay strong and
happy and optimistic let's say that a
friend failed an exam but you know that
he's really smart okay see you Tom never
mind keep your chin up I'm sure you're
gonna pass the next time okay that's
good now let's look at the next one pull
your socks up okay this is a bit of a
British expression so to pull your socks
up means to work a little bit harder
that means somebody's not really doing
well enough and you're telling them that
they need to work harder okay so they
tell you tell them pull your socks up
for example in this
okay somebody let's say wants to get
into Medical College but his grades are
really not very good so you tell him if
you're really serious about getting into
Medical College you need to pull your
socks up you need to work harder you
need to put in more effort okay all
right
so that was pull your socks up and the
last one give it your best shot
okay that's a little more positive again
give it your best shot means try your
best okay doesn't matter whatever I know
you're feeling a little bit unsure but
try your best I'm sure you can succeed
try your best okay let's give it your
best shot for example let's say somebody
is going for a job interview but he's
not sure should he go for it are they
gonna like him is he good enough he's
feeling really nervous and you encourage
him and you say no come on give it your
best shot you never know what can happen
all right so it's something that you do
to encourage people all right so those
were the seven idioms I know I went
through them a little fast so let's
review now in this way I've got some
meanings there those meanings are not
the same as what's written at the side
we're gonna try to match them up okay
are you with me let's go so if you want
to say to somebody you need to work
harder so which expression are you going
to use which idiom would you say to tell
them to work harder what would you say
do you know okay so would be pull your
socks up okay you need to work harder in
order to get into Medical College
remember pull your socks up okay the
next one try your best try your best do
your best
which one is that okay
last one give it your best shot okay
good
don't give up be strong which one is
that check through them what is it
keep your chin up okay don't give up
be strong keep your chin up okay next be
careful of others because there are some
people who might be trying to cheat you
lie to you or fool you so be careful of
others which one is that which idiom do
you know you're right I heard you yeah
number two right watch your back okay
good the next one think of the good
things yeah so many good things
happening in your life think about those
so which one is that what's left one
three or four what should it be good
count your blessings right you're
getting it the next one is don't bother
talking it's a waste of time really
don't just don't
so which one is that save your breath or
hold your horses okay yes good save your
breath no use talking it's already
decided and the last one wait slow down
hey hold your horses okay great so I'm
glad that you got those and of course
you need to practice a little bit even
just to remember them like what do we
say Savior what breath hold your what
horses things like that keep your what
up chin up okay things like that you
need to learn the expressions not just
the meaning but also the actual words
okay not count your socks but count your
blessings that kind of thing okay so how
do you do that by practicing so go to
our website at wwlp.com there you can do
a quiz on all of these and really really
learn them learn them well practice them
use them and then maybe in the comments
there on Ingrid you could use one of
these and give me an example if a
situation where you used it because
that's the best
to really make these idioms and
expressions your own okay and also don't
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very much for watching bye for now