20 Common English Phrases for Describing Things | Common English Similes

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English Like A Native

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Learn 20 common English phrases for describing things using common English similes. Feel free to write your own similes in the comments section below. Download the lesson notes here: englishlikeanative.co.uk/what...
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@EnglishLikeANative
@EnglishLikeANative 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for watching. If you are looking for 1:1 or group lessons in French, Spanish, German, English, or Business English then check out Lingoda. Take a 7-day free trial: try.lingoda.com/Dec-Anna Use the code ANNA40 to get 40% off any course if you decide to continue after your trial.
@MillersLanguageSchool
@MillersLanguageSchool 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this advice!
@Englishteacher8_
@Englishteacher8_ 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Anna 💚🤌
@fikrathajizada2889
@fikrathajizada2889 2 жыл бұрын
Hi Anna I have a question For example Ryan is dead I watched him die. This is past tense?
@Englishteacher8_
@Englishteacher8_ 2 жыл бұрын
@@fikrathajizada2889 whole sentence? It has two tenses. Present and past
@fikrathajizada2889
@fikrathajizada2889 2 жыл бұрын
@@Englishteacher8_ really?
@mohammedmohammedmohammed7515
@mohammedmohammedmohammed7515 2 жыл бұрын
The best Teacher I've ever come across, eternal gratitude ❤ 💙
@EnglishLikeANative
@EnglishLikeANative 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your lovely message
@Hit-First-And-Hit-Hard
@Hit-First-And-Hit-Hard 2 жыл бұрын
@@EnglishLikeANative Where's the punctuation mark, Anna? A bit strange and misleading. You're a model teacher, anyway.
@emregokcek5059
@emregokcek5059 2 жыл бұрын
The best teacher Anna
@TheHilvuShai
@TheHilvuShai 2 жыл бұрын
Like I got for what I was searching:Make My English more Perfumed. Thanks.
@mgmassey174
@mgmassey174 2 жыл бұрын
When your channel came to my attention, my heart rejoiced to find intelligent life on the human duck blind. Living across the pond, it's a bit like the last line in the Galaxy song by Monty Python. Years ago, at FB, I only conversed with folks from the UK, because nuanced, intelligent conversation, is as rare as hens teeth in Appalachia. So, having abandoned FB, finding your channel was like finding an oasis in a desert. As we say in Appalachia, I appreciate you. As my Tsalagi (Cherokee) ancestors express thank you....Wado At sixty five it's a blessing to have a way to exercise an old brain. Forrmal education was not possible. Now, watching you, it's so great being able to not only plug the holes of my educational boat, but stimulate a brain prone to vascular issues. You are a ray of light in a dark world. Bless you
@EnglishLikeANative
@EnglishLikeANative 2 жыл бұрын
I’m grateful for your kind words and glad to be of service. :)
@mgmassey174
@mgmassey174 2 жыл бұрын
@@christopherfreeman1340 first, it's none of your business. Secondly, used to live in England So it's none of your business Did I bother you? Go away L And my grandparents exampled to me their traditions cause they'd been in residential school and couldn't talk our language. Assuming is not nice. Real humans don't say such things.
@mgmassey174
@mgmassey174 2 жыл бұрын
@@christopherfreeman1340 😂 I own so many books that just counting them would take a week Your assumptions enrage me Go bother someone who cares what you think.🖕😡 Illiterate? Are you really assuming that. What an illogically injected inference, born of ignorance. Incomprehensible. Insane. Go the hell away.
@stunninglad1
@stunninglad1 2 жыл бұрын
This was as clear as day to me. These idioms are all commonly used, and it's good for students to know them. As fly as jailor, As sharp as a tack and As tough as old boots are a few more to add to this super list.
@victorcastillo-dx9vh
@victorcastillo-dx9vh 2 жыл бұрын
I love these classes with teacher Anna. Greetings from Mexico City
@MillersLanguageSchool
@MillersLanguageSchool 2 жыл бұрын
You are not blind as a bat) You're a very cute and very funny teacher from Great Britain!
@Lita1
@Lita1 2 жыл бұрын
Interesting video Anna I liked this video yes!!!!👍🎄
@EnglishLikeANative
@EnglishLikeANative 2 жыл бұрын
I pleased to hear it.
@hasanzahidi5875
@hasanzahidi5875 2 жыл бұрын
Glad to see you again Anna. Thanks for this interesting video loaded with useful vocab . Here’s another simile : as stubborn as a mule 😀
@antoniomari2730
@antoniomari2730 2 жыл бұрын
Great video Anna, as always. You are a really good teacher! So charming, funny, intelligent and gorgeous!! God bless you😘👋👍💕
@EnglishLikeANative
@EnglishLikeANative 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much 😊
@lily_neira
@lily_neira 2 жыл бұрын
Excellent video , thank you Anna!!
@sadbra7595
@sadbra7595 2 жыл бұрын
Guapísima profesora Love you
@Crisguay
@Crisguay 2 жыл бұрын
Lovely!! 🥰The similes are as amazing as the teacher!! She's the best you can find on the net...
@satyavivekanandbattula1091
@satyavivekanandbattula1091 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Anna 😊. Great lesson.
@EnglishLikeANative
@EnglishLikeANative 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you 🙏
@fabfaco8271
@fabfaco8271 2 жыл бұрын
Hi Anna. I wish you a merry christmas, and thank you for all the lessons created this year.
@honza8832
@honza8832 2 жыл бұрын
Dear Madam Teacher Anna, thanks a lot for lesson.All your lessons are so usefull,helpfull and priceless! Huge respect from Central Europe (the Czech Republic).Thank again and Happy Christmas for You and Your Family.God Bless You.
@haiense3857
@haiense3857 2 жыл бұрын
Nice to listen to your clear nice voice !!
@ibrahimissaissa6627
@ibrahimissaissa6627 2 жыл бұрын
Beautiful teacher
@silviomp
@silviomp 2 жыл бұрын
Wow! What a great video, what a great lesson! 👏👏👏👏👏 Thank you so much!!
@EnglishLikeANative
@EnglishLikeANative 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you 🙏
@Carlos-vq2zj
@Carlos-vq2zj 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Anna! Great work 💪
@EnglishLikeANative
@EnglishLikeANative 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you 🙏
@ronaldoferreiraoliveira
@ronaldoferreiraoliveira 2 жыл бұрын
Excellent content teacher 👍👍👍👍👍
@ferbenz8648
@ferbenz8648 2 жыл бұрын
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻Wicked !
@mgmassey174
@mgmassey174 2 жыл бұрын
A friend of mine across the pond uses "wicked" in that context.. Would you know the origin of area that comes from. I've heard it used by folks from Boston or Massachusetts in general. Thank you
@iverson911
@iverson911 2 жыл бұрын
thanks for enjoyable lesson.
@EnglishLikeANative
@EnglishLikeANative 2 жыл бұрын
You are welcome 🙏
@thelastleaf9993
@thelastleaf9993 2 жыл бұрын
Good morning, Anna, big thumbs up for you
@manuelgordillo520
@manuelgordillo520 2 жыл бұрын
Good Job Anna. Bear in mind every community in Spain has its own similes. "Facilito instead ofpan comido" " come como un burro instead of "come como una lima", in fact is the first time I have heard " come como una lima". You have a lovely accent in Spanish so, please remember " je suis sourd comme a pot" lol. Burro means monkey, mula.
@tomasoik2249
@tomasoik2249 2 жыл бұрын
thanks a lot
@i11648
@i11648 2 жыл бұрын
Gud teaching
@matlindell5022
@matlindell5022 2 жыл бұрын
I wish I could have a sweet English accent as sweet as your French accent!😉🤩
@EnglishLikeANative
@EnglishLikeANative 2 жыл бұрын
Ahhh thank you
@salimalzir7806
@salimalzir7806 2 жыл бұрын
Interesting podcast
@Pilum1000
@Pilum1000 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks you very much. I think a difference exist between the similie and the fixed idiom; and the similie not a language-depended thing ... the "spanish" "eat as a horse" just a simple metafor, comprehensible for anybody who know what the horse is. or "blind as a bat", what live and fly at night ... but "clean as a whistle" - no :)
@fernandomilicich8160
@fernandomilicich8160 2 жыл бұрын
Many thanks z
@EnglishLikeANative
@EnglishLikeANative 2 жыл бұрын
You are welcome 🙏
@xadrezematematicas7160
@xadrezematematicas7160 2 жыл бұрын
Saludos 💯
@lowellcunningham3332
@lowellcunningham3332 2 жыл бұрын
In contrast to "as mad as a box of frogs," meaning crazy or off kilter, "mad as a wet hen" means very angry. "When Joe discovered the dent in his car's fender, he was as mad as a wet hen!" Ages ago, hat makers used dangerous chemicals which affected their behavior and now someone who's "mad as a hatter" is not right in the head. "Since his patent for a perpetual motion machine was turned down, he's become mad as a hatter!" Photographs and paintings are generally made of people and scenery looking their best, so "pretty as a picture" means something is very attractive or beautiful. "Tonight's sunset was as pretty as a picture." Drums won't play properly if their skins are loose, so "tight as a drum" means very taut indeed. "I fixed the seal on the refrigerator, so now it's tight as a drum." Since "tight" can also mean cheap or not generous, the saying can also refer to being overly careful with money. "She keeps her purse closed, she's as tight as a drum." To describe something or someone as having a superlative characteristic, "as ... as can be" is an all-purpose expression -- just insert the appropriate adjective. "I'm as tired as can be." "He's as tall as can be." "She's as smart as can be." and so on. Since hammers have no intelligence, "dumb as a bag of hammers" means someone is not very bright. "You'll have to explain it to him two or three times; he's as dumb as a bag of hammers. Things would probably be somewhat different in reality, but the expression "as much fun as a barrel of monkeys" means something is very entertaining or hilarious -- though it may be used sarcastically to mean the opposite. "Grandma thought watching her grandchildren was as much fun as a barrel of monkeys." (There is a game called "barrel of monkeys" which involves picking up plastic monkeys to make the longest chain possible.) "As plain as the nose on your face" means something is obvious. "She said everything was OK, but her real feelings were as plain as the nose on your face!" "As pleased as the cat that ate the canary," means someone is very self-satisfied, probably due to some sort of accomplishment. "Harry got that raise and he looks as pleased as the cat that ate the canary." Lots of similes refer to animals. "Crazy as a loon," "cute as a pup," "filthy as a pig," "soft as a kitten," "strong as an ox," "happy as a clam," and "free as a bird" are just a few.
@EnglishCampuss
@EnglishCampuss 2 жыл бұрын
This is really an Excellent video lesson. Thanks Anna 😍😍. Love from "Simple English With Rakib"
@EnglishLikeANative
@EnglishLikeANative 2 жыл бұрын
Many thanks for your kind words.
@amnabentwhabyoussif6847
@amnabentwhabyoussif6847 2 жыл бұрын
You are amazing teacher and will be veryyy good at acting 🔥why don't you give it a go🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥😉💜💜🌹
@lilianacarvajalvillalba4040
@lilianacarvajalvillalba4040 2 жыл бұрын
Hello Anna! I think your vids are great. I'm Ansel teacher teaching and living abroad. I've only got my GCSE's and a Celta certificate. I d like to pursue in this career but I don't know what further education to take on. What would you suggest as an experienced teacher? I'd really appreciate you advice on the matter. Thank you.
@eslamabdelgwad6721
@eslamabdelgwad6721 11 ай бұрын
is that the last video in uper interemidiate level ?
@iruszemencikova6799
@iruszemencikova6799 2 жыл бұрын
oh no, "as lethal as a fart in a spacesuit"!!! 🤣😂
@desmorgens3120
@desmorgens3120 2 жыл бұрын
Figures of Speech: Simile vs metaphor
@WeirdSide
@WeirdSide 2 жыл бұрын
Hello!
@lalitomensaje422
@lalitomensaje422 2 жыл бұрын
Please make a clip about Omicron variant.
@aritzlizarragaolascoaga6254
@aritzlizarragaolascoaga6254 Жыл бұрын
Flat and level or flat and levelled?
@franpontes8350
@franpontes8350 2 жыл бұрын
I heard " comer como una Lima" but I never used, the same with pan comido lol
@sigitpurnama3731
@sigitpurnama3731 2 жыл бұрын
Can "as clear as mud" be used for people?
@EnglishLikeANative
@EnglishLikeANative 2 жыл бұрын
No, only to describe the instructions or information a person has given to you.
@manuelgordillo520
@manuelgordillo520 2 жыл бұрын
I think that as dead as a doornail was written by Shakespeare.
@aritzlizarragaolascoaga6254
@aritzlizarragaolascoaga6254 Жыл бұрын
Do you speak Spanish and French?
@mohdilyas7027
@mohdilyas7027 2 жыл бұрын
You're so beautiful as your English are
@albiyegaming8747
@albiyegaming8747 2 жыл бұрын
किसी है आप
@akhmet274
@akhmet274 2 жыл бұрын
Why don't you throw pictures of you talking about along the way?
@beatlemaniacwaltdisneyfan4753
@beatlemaniacwaltdisneyfan4753 2 жыл бұрын
Please try to Not to use that silly modern propaganda. I remember My brother was as busy as a bee in his football practise last year a grown up guy.
@beatlemaniacwaltdisneyfan4753
@beatlemaniacwaltdisneyfan4753 2 жыл бұрын
Bloody darn modern ""feminism"" feminaz1
@enserio172
@enserio172 2 жыл бұрын
@@beatlemaniacwaltdisneyfan4753 yep
@haiderbalkhantaqtaqpa3173
@haiderbalkhantaqtaqpa3173 2 жыл бұрын
Speak slowly sister, given the fact that many of us are not English Ok?
@silviomp
@silviomp 2 жыл бұрын
Hi there! On KZfaq you can set the playback speed and watch videos more slowly or even faster. Anna was also very kind to put subtitles for each example given. Well, I'm as English as Leonardo da Vinci 😂😂😂 and I don't think she speaks fast. Just watch any interview with any English football player after any match and you'll agree with me right off the bat. Her pronunciation is crystal clear. I'm from Brazil and I've never been abroad. I understood pretty much everything she said without reading the subtitles, except French and Spanish 😂😂😂 She's awesome!!
@frfancha
@frfancha 2 жыл бұрын
Anna speaks quite slowly and especially very clearly. So her speed is on the "easy" side and shouldn't be slowed down. It may be too fast for beginners but then I would recommend mmm'English, there you have a teacher that _really_ speaks very slowly. It may be more appropriate to start there and come back to Anna after some weeks.
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