Episode 57 English Phrases And Idioms To Make Your Sentences More Interesting!

This was my first ever full video episode! I had no idea how to edit videos, I was really nervous to be on camera and I wasn't sure where to look! 😬 If your provider doesn't allow you to watch the video episodes you can head over to ⁠⁠⁠the YouTube page⁠⁠⁠ to watch the episodes with subtitles if you'd rather.  This series of episodes looked at lots of different idioms: This episode to elaborate or be more hyperbolic in your sentences Ep 58 idioms to describe illness Ep 59 is a bit more random but has idioms I actually heard used during one week of my daily life I hope you're having a great week. See you tomorrow! Vocabulary In every sense of the word She's a genius in every sense of the word. It's a disaster in every sense of the word. This is often used hyperbolically (to exaggerate) but can be used when a word has more than one meaning. In generally it means that person or thing is really really like that. In essence it means... In essence, it means we're in trouble. Essentially he means you won. This one has many variations that are very similar and can be used in the same way, grammatically. They are a way of introducing a simplified version of what someone has already said. In essence, it means Essentially, it means Basically, it means The gist of it is The last one is a little different but is often used the same way. The gist of it is that we're in trouble. The gist of it is that you won. (Note: Gist is pronounced Jist) From all angles... From all angles it's a great success. Any way you look at it, he's a traitor. These two have a very similar meaning and are used to emphasises that there is no other way to see or understand something. There's no way of getting out of it... There's no way around it, we'll have to leave. There's no getting out of it, you messed up. These two can be used when delivering bad news or when summing up situations. They both mean that we can't escape the truth. #esl #english #englishidioms #englishvocabulary #emmaseslenglish #englishpodcast #elaborate

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