Bird idioms 🦜

🐦a little bird told me
🐦to be free as a bird
🐦the birds and the bees
🐦to get your ducks in a row
🐦to go on a wild goose chase
🐦to watch somebody like a hawk
🐦to take someone under your wing


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🔔Word Of The Day🔔


🔻Ways to Encourage Someone🔻


🔸Keep up the good work!

🔹That was a nice try.
(say this after someone made a good effort but failed)

🔸That’s a real improvement.

🔹You’re on the right track.

🔸You’ve almost got it.

🔹You’re doing great.

🔸Don’t give up! / Hang in there!
(when someone is currently having difficulties)

🔹You can do it!

🔸Give it your best shot.
(best shot = best try, best effort)

🔹Nice job! / You did great!
(after the person has done something good)


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🇬🇧Popular English Idioms to Sound Like a Native Speaker

💣 BLEW ME AWAY:

✍🏽when something blows you away, you’re extremely impressed by it

🔺The exhibition just blew me away. I’d never seen so many beautiful paintings before.

☁️ BLOW SMOKE:

✍🏽to exaggerate or say things that aren’t true to make you seem better/ more knowledgeable than in reality

🔺I’m not blowing smoke. I have honestly read War and Peace by Tolstoy.

🐺 CRY WOLF:

✍🏽to call for help when you don’t need it

🔺Do you think Peter is in trouble or is he just crying wolf?

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