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Learn English Idioms with TV Series & Movies | 10 Most Common English Idioms | Part 1

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Warm-up Questions

What do you think you will learn from this video about English idioms?
Where do you often hear idioms—TV series, movies, YouTube, or real conversations?
Why might idioms be difficult for English learners?

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Learn English Idioms with TV Series & Movies | 10 Most Common English Idioms | Part 1

Idioms 1–3: Sleep, luck, and stopping work (00:00 – 01:50)

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1. What does “hit the sack” mean?

To go to bed
To start working
To buy something

2. When do people say “break a leg”?

To wish someone luck
To apologize
To complain about pain

3. What does “call it a day” mean?

To begin a new project
To take a vacation for a week
To decide you have finished doing something

Learn English Idioms with TV Series & Movies | 10 Most Common English Idioms | Part 1

Idioms 4–7: Feeling sick, sharing secrets, agreement, and easy tasks (01:50 – 04:12)

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1. If someone is “under the weather,” how do they feel?

Angry
Ill
Excited

2. What does “spill the beans” mean?

To tell people secret information
To cook dinner
To throw food away

3. What does “a piece of cake” describe?

Something very easy to do
Something very dangerous to do
Something very expensive to buy

Learn English Idioms with TV Series & Movies | 10 Most Common English Idioms | Part 1

Idioms 8–10: Too much, expensive, and never (04:12 – 06:01)

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1. What is “the last straw”?

A lucky mistake
The latest problem in a series of problems that makes a situation impossible to accept
A small gift

2. What does “cost an arm and a leg” mean?

To be very boring
To be very fast
To be very expensive

3. What does “when pigs fly” mean?

Something that is easy to do
Something that will never happen
Something you should do immediately

Learn English Idioms with TV Series & Movies | 10 Most Common English Idioms | Part 1

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1. What is the main purpose of the video?

To teach 10 common English idioms with definitions and examples
To review movie plots in English
To explain English grammar rules for tenses

2. Which idiom from the video is used to wish someone luck?

call it a day
spill the beans
break a leg

3. Which idiom from the video is about something being very expensive?

under the weather
cost an arm and a leg
a piece of cake

Discussion Questions

Discuss the ideas from this video

Learn English Idioms with TV Series & Movies | 10 Most Common English Idioms | Part 1

Which idiom from the video would be most useful in your daily life, and why?
Do you have an idiom in your language that means the same as “when pigs fly” or “spill the beans”? What is it?
Think of a situation when you might say “call it a day.” What words would you say before and after the idiom?
Have you ever had “the last straw” moment? What happened (in simple English)?