How To Use English Animal IDIOMS! 🐶🐱🐟

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Learn how to use these common English animal idioms! 🐶🐱🐟
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In this lesson, I'll show you how to say and use these common English expressions to help you sound like a native English speaker.
Do you often use English idioms in your written and spoken English? The animal idioms that Emma teaches in this lesson are very common and used by English speakers around the world. If you've been wondering how to learn idioms, you've come to the right place! Here's the complete mmmEnglish idioms playlist: • TOP 5 English Idioms |...
It's time to open a can of worms and dive into the world of English animal idioms! Don't worry if you feel like a fish out of water or if you've got butterflies in your stomach - let's take our time and learn how to use these English idioms together!
English Animal idioms taught in this lesson:
It's raining cats and dogs! 🐶🐱☔️
(to) let the cat out of the bag! 🐱
(to) go cold turkey! 🦃
wouldn't hurt a fly 🐝
elephant in the room 🐘
(to have) butterflies in your stomach! 🦋
a fish out of water 🐟
(to) open a can of worms 🐛
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My video lessons are created to help English learners to improve their pronunciation and speaking skills. Please note that the pronunciation of some of these words differs between English accents. I speak with an Australian English accent 🙂
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@alinasibgatullova1893 3 жыл бұрын

In Russian we also have an idiom similar to "Fish out of water", just we usually use it in a positive sentence. "Fish in water", which describes a person who feels very comfortable in a particular situation. In order to make this sentence negative we usually use a different phrase "to feel/to be not in your own plate". For example: When I speak about politics I'm like a fish out of water (in Russian: I'm not in my own plate when I speak about politics.)

@idayatibraheem5052 5 жыл бұрын

Before i started seeing your videos, i used to feel like fish out of water, whenever i was in the midst of English native speakers. Thank you Emma 💖 for being my online lecturer.

@Dr.Rafiqshamiry 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Emma for this very interesting lesson.. Very gifted teacher. Congratulations.

@julyanaxiaothing5048 3 жыл бұрын

One of the good teacher in the world.

@blessingdawn6660 5 жыл бұрын

Emma...honesty l don't know much about idioms. ..and l don't spend much time on learning it...well..so I always run out of idioms when l speak english.....thank you for the video.. It's good...really

@sanayasethi6133 5 жыл бұрын

One of the best english teacher.

@mmmEnglish_Emma 5 жыл бұрын

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@Harpalsingh-jx4bh 5 жыл бұрын

Can we practice with each other

@almobazyusif8162 5 жыл бұрын

شكرا استاذتي الرائعة .. thank you so much, you're the best

@victoriashileka2611 5 жыл бұрын

"It's raining cats and dogs" I use it often ..... it's bucketing out sounds so nice as well... will try to use it now and then. First time hearing "go cold turkey.... thanks a lot for making my day once again Emma!

@jacoboespinozacorte4202 5 жыл бұрын

You're best teacher, dear Emma. Greetings from Mexico City.

@bijilits5326 5 жыл бұрын

U r cool

@Ira-vc3wl 5 жыл бұрын

I 'am Indonesian ,,,i like to watching Emma video ,,i'm a begginer ,,,,and i want to learn speak English well,,

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@user-om7rt8sh2m 5 жыл бұрын

Hello Emma lam from Iraq you're a professional teacher and I love your explaining so much in Iraq we say Don't fly elephant that means don't lie I love your videos thank you so much

@rashayousry2125 5 жыл бұрын

Remarkable teacher. Thanks a lot for your great effort. I listen to your lessons every day. Repeat them all the time to be ingrained in my brain.

@mydreamistay9699 5 жыл бұрын

I really really improved my listening skills with you emma.i've been subscribed since 2017.and i study english every day with your channel.i hope i gonna improve my speaking skills too.thank you so much for being nice,kind and perfect.lots of love.by

@marcob4630 5 жыл бұрын

What a nice lesson! It's really funny to learn English idioms from you: you're so expressive! For ex. in Italian we say "Chicken feets" instead of "Crows feets": quite similar, it's only a different bird for the same meaning. We say also "An Elephant in a crystalware" but we mean this for a very careless, rude, coarse person. For "The fish out of water" we share the same idiom, etc. Emma, go on with this kind of enjoyable lessons: it's not only very useful, but also entertaining. Thank you so much!

@rita.ferreira 5 жыл бұрын

In Portuguese, we also say "chicken feets". It's cool! :-)

@marcob4630 5 жыл бұрын

@@rita.ferreira : Latins are a great family! Very nice indeed

@mmmEnglish_Emma 5 жыл бұрын

Yes it's fascinating to learn some of the similarities between our expressions. In English we say that a clumsy person is "like an elephant in a china shop"

@johnwilson8482 5 жыл бұрын

@@mmmEnglish_Emma In the U.S., we often say, "like a bull in a china shop" for reckless or clumsy behavior.

@guillermohiramduartegomez8561 5 жыл бұрын

I can't go cold turkey with your channel

@premabiradar4102 5 жыл бұрын

Very true!

@kpallekonda 4 жыл бұрын

You are the great teacher....Emma you teach totally great.....anyone woud learn in a minute!

@user-oq7ri3qi5y 9 ай бұрын

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@dianpattinasarany8654 5 жыл бұрын

I found that your videos are relaxing ❤ learning english has never been so much fun with thanks to your channel. Keep up the great work, Emma!

@mmmEnglish_Emma 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you Dian! I'm so glad to hear that my lessons are a fun way for you to learn English 😁

@nikamoghimi9356 4 жыл бұрын

Two of animal idioms in my language is "You are playing with lion's tail" It means that you are doing a dangerous thing Or "The yellow dog is fox's brother" This means that those two people are not different at all for example "Your friend is stealing and his brother is also stealing. Well we know that the yellow dog is fox's brother.

@parthivichemistry5638 5 жыл бұрын

I always love idioms lesson It's very interesting lesson Thanks for this amazing lesson. 😊

@glezrbn601 5 жыл бұрын

*Todo un placer enfocarse en tus bien explicados videos!!!*

@Elilopez502 5 жыл бұрын

Hello Emma From NY

@motivationalquotes...7656 5 жыл бұрын

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@Harpalsingh-jx4bh 5 жыл бұрын

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@motivationalquotes...7656 5 жыл бұрын

Sorry.. I am not good speaker of English.. Even I also wanna to become a good speaker of English.

@Harpalsingh-jx4bh 5 жыл бұрын

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@Harpalsingh-jx4bh 5 жыл бұрын

We should do practice daily with each other

@linavalenciana 5 жыл бұрын

En España 🇪🇸 Crows feet = Patas de gallo 🐓

@mmmEnglish_Emma 5 жыл бұрын

hehehe 🙌

@bryanb2k 5 жыл бұрын

In Chile we used it too... I think "Rooster feet" could be the correct translation 😂

@pauladominczak 5 жыл бұрын

In polish we say "hen's feet" 😊

@juliafedeli2135 5 жыл бұрын

In French language, we say "pattes d'oie" which means Goose's feet, so it's goose instead of crow 😂 Similar expression to open a can of worms = to touch a beehive 😉

@vileladecastro 5 жыл бұрын

No Brasil dizemos "pé de galinha"!

@sheela81 4 жыл бұрын

Hey ..... your channel is so helpful for me during this coronavirus lockdown ..... we are learning idioms for our online classes from your channel..... thank you for this video ... Love your channel ....you are the best teacher..

@oddamiego5878 5 жыл бұрын

Haiii i am from Indonesian.. i like you

@oddamiego5878 5 жыл бұрын

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@indrawatione7289 5 жыл бұрын

I am Indonesian too

@oddamiego5878 5 жыл бұрын

@@anuragsingh-hp4ko i am Amira

@oddamiego5878 5 жыл бұрын

@@anuragsingh-hp4ko Tira is my nick name

@anuragsingh-hp4ko 5 жыл бұрын

Yaa thts nic bt amira is much better 😄

@ph5948 5 жыл бұрын

My husband smoked very much and it was very difficult for him to go cold turkey. But he succeeded.

@mmmEnglish_Emma 5 жыл бұрын

He's lucky to have you, Helene!

@ph5948 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you Emma. It's very nice of you!

@vallasar6882 5 жыл бұрын

+mmmEnglish How come you know she contributed to that???????

@mailynmoreno2968 5 жыл бұрын

I really love to watch your English lesson so helpful...

@user-hv8tu8rh7u 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot as always! Everything is clear and useful ! Real pleasure to watch your lessons! Awaiting next ones!

@mmmEnglish_Emma 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I'll see you in the next one! 😊

@leavealekalone 5 жыл бұрын

in polish language “crows feet” = “chicken feet” (kurze łapki) 🐓

@Victor-eu7fj 3 жыл бұрын

In spanish in Mexico = roster feet

@ekaterina1991 5 жыл бұрын

In Ukrainian/Russian language we have similar idiom " he is like a fish in water" it means he is a professional in this task. And we sometimes use "I have butterflies in my tommy" when we are in love

@mmmEnglish_Emma 5 жыл бұрын

Ha! That's awesome - your idiom about a fish IN water describes the opposite situation! I hope it makes it easier to remember that idiom in English!

@ekaterina1991 5 жыл бұрын

You are absolutely fantastic, I'm very thankful for all great lessons You are making.

@ekaterina1991 5 жыл бұрын

And also we have " white crow( rara avis)" instead of English " black sheep"

@mmmEnglish_Emma 5 жыл бұрын

Ahhh cool!

@irina21sm 5 жыл бұрын

@@mmmEnglish_Emma and "the fish is out of water" in Russian is smth like "be not in smb's plate" I feel like I'm not in my plate = I feel uncomfortable.

@cyrillevalentin930 5 жыл бұрын

Excellent lesson Emma. In french we use"pattes d'oie" (Gooses's feet) pour talk aboaut the wrinckle of the corner of the eyes . We also use the same idioms "ne pas faire de mal à une mouche" ('Wouldn't hurt a fly) to desribe someone very kind. But for "Butterflies in one's stomach" ; it's not the same meaning at all : it describes someone who loves a person.

@ekramhossainjnu 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot.Love and respect from BANGLADESH .

@Grace-li6ts 4 жыл бұрын

when my teacher was handing out my test back, I've got butterflies in my stomach.

@mmmEnglish_Emma 4 жыл бұрын

When my teacher was handing my test back, I got butterflies in my stomach. 👌

@ph5948 5 жыл бұрын

Hello Emma! In Russian wa say geese feet instead of crows feet.

@TheGhartan 5 жыл бұрын

In Poland chicken feet.

@oskardumanski8538 5 жыл бұрын

@@TheGhartan Rather hens feet

@mdumair6754 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for transforming my journey

@moulmour 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you teacher!

@rariyoga3834 4 жыл бұрын

In Russian: "Crows feet" - "🐔 feet" or "the sun's rays" "Butterflies in one's stomach" - mean time when you fall for someone)))

@marcoaurelioa.4394 5 жыл бұрын

Chicken feet, or rather, chicken paws, in Italy.

@zagania 5 жыл бұрын

Marco Aurelio A. The same in Poland.

@mmw22101973 5 жыл бұрын

In Poland, the same.:)

@user-td4js4fw1e 5 жыл бұрын

A lot of thanks for your useful and very interesting video. You are a perfect teacher! I always wait for your lessons!

@raidbello6689 5 жыл бұрын

Really very useful, I advise people to listen carefully. Thanks Emma

@yolcugider2267 5 жыл бұрын

go cold turkey. i live in turkey

@mmmEnglish_Emma 5 жыл бұрын

🤣❄️🦃

@yolcugider2267 5 жыл бұрын

@@mmmEnglish_Emma 😅😅😅

@jan1351 5 жыл бұрын

yolcu gider süper;)

@anuragsingh-hp4ko 5 жыл бұрын

My gf is frm York shire 😍smtimes I feel like wat just she said🤔😂 Won't cmnt here again 😑

@muhannadaltaee7202 5 жыл бұрын

Really nice , many thanks شكرا

@BlueRoad_Vietnguyen 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks a bunch for Teaching Miss

@auroraboreal261 5 жыл бұрын

Praticing my english Im here to say bolsonaro what a shame.

@tayyebgulzar 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks . your lessons are addictive. You are the best .

@9458567 5 жыл бұрын

Hi Emma, thanks for useful lecture and idioms :)

@mmmEnglish_Emma 5 жыл бұрын

Hi Muhammad!

@yulyop 5 жыл бұрын

Interesting video!!. En Colombia tenemos algunas similares: It's raining cats and dogs ► Estan lloviendo maridos. To open a can of worms► alborotar el avispero. A fish out of water ► como mosca en leche.

@andruvampirita 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot gorgeous! Love your lessons. Idioms are not my cup of tea, so thanks a lot.

@omarapokhalaf8097 5 жыл бұрын

grateful! thank you Emma

@mmmEnglish_Emma 5 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

@alessandromeregalli4687 3 жыл бұрын

In Italian: Crows feet = Zampe di gallina (hen) Wouldn't hurt a fly = Non farebbe male a una mosca (fly) A fish out of water = Un pesce fuor d'acqua Thank you, Emma!

@dilipgaikwad6028 5 жыл бұрын

Hi Emma ! It's my pleasure having such good teacher . There is idiom "bite the bullets " i got this idiom while reading news paper . In that column they were discussing about the problems ,and it's solution . There i got sentence "you should get up and bite the bullets " its simply mean "to face the problem " 😊 i liked your lesson

@rubenperezsantillan4898 5 жыл бұрын

I thank you very much for your english lesson, it,s very nice. I,ll be waiting for the next one. Have a good time. Greetings.

@laverock8509 5 жыл бұрын

I like your video lessons very much! Thanks a lot!)) And don't stop)))) I found a really perfect English pronunciation for me)))))

@nomemolestes1000 5 жыл бұрын

Eres mi maestra de KZfaq preferida! …You're my favorite KZfaq teacher!

@minativishwakarma3985 5 жыл бұрын

Very useful!!! Thank you!!!😍😍

@tamilsanjay0404 4 жыл бұрын

I'm really love your way to teaching us,wow appreciate

@mohammadi4079 5 жыл бұрын

thank you Emma🌹

@halatala996 5 жыл бұрын

"Go the extra mile" I like this idiom wich means going all the way to get it done, and I am going the extra mile with you dear Emma 😉

@armandomoralesporras4297 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Emma for this lesson , and yes we have similar expressions here in Perú like you taught us , for example : when you are in love : "siento mariposas en el estómago " , someone who is very polite and kind : " El no mata ni a una mosca " o when there's a secret you can say : " Aquí hay gato encerrado " Greetings from Perú , and thanks for your lessons. :)

@safiabent1239 5 жыл бұрын

Love Mrs Emma...love you from Algeria

@hero7265 3 жыл бұрын

You are amazing teacher Emma

@mohamedrais5126 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you,Emma 😍😍😍

@mohamudsaidmohamud3576 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks alot my best teacher

@cleofasarreaga1634 3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful teacher ❤

@sindiyakathirvel7074 5 жыл бұрын

thank you. I have learned some thing before my day complete

@AMSKNOWLEDGE 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks ....got the point

@shabanasafi7182 5 жыл бұрын

Hi dear Emma!'''''''' I really like to watch Emma English video but when it finish ,I felt like a fish out of water ''''''' Thank you so much you are the best teacher.

@keerthisony5084 5 жыл бұрын

hello emma you're really great teacher. i don't know about idioms very much and i don't even use while speaking. while am preparing for cgl exam i have to learn for that and i am browsing which channel will be good at these. suddenly i find out your blog and so thankful to god that you are such a great teacher. really so fun to learn idioms. i never imagine that these good idioms are. in our native language we will use "wouldn't hurt a fly " instead of fly we will use ant and also "butterflies in my stomach" Thank you so much

@mamounalnasr2469 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for all your lessons. Are there any dictionaries of English idioms that you'd recommend?

@vitalinocortez3465 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you emma for helping us. There is no word to describe you....

@alexism7095 5 жыл бұрын

Helo teacher sombody riter for practic wasaph 651976441

@alexism7095 5 жыл бұрын

From panama

@toniarnold341 5 жыл бұрын

HI Emma, it’s great how you explain these idioms. There also are many in Swiss German. Here are some examples. To buy a cat in a bag. To buy a product without testing it. When the cat is away, the mice will dance on the table. Children, staffs etc. will do what they want if there is no control. Sleeping like a groundhog. To sleep deep and long. Even a blind chicken sometimes can find a nut. Even anyone imprudent and foolish can have fortune and success. One swallow does not make a summer. The first sign and issue have not to be sure necessarily.

@onigonzalez5054 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot Emma

@tamalbrur6617 5 жыл бұрын

thank you emma its great lesson.

@idabagusdarmaputra125 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Emma❤❤❤

@fotimazuhraorazaliyeva6407 Жыл бұрын

Thank you Emma for intresting and excellent your lessons.l always watch your vidio😘😘👍👍🤗

@hasibuandarwan6781 5 жыл бұрын

Hello Emma. Am an Indonesian. Am really enjoy for watching ur videos. I just wanna say thankyou : * In Indonesia, there is an Idiom "Bagaikan Katak Dalam Tempurung" it means that someone who cant doing nothing in a situation that he/she faced before.

@abdisamad6762 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the upload mmm🌹emma

@roptimistic3852 5 жыл бұрын

Greetings from India #LOVE ❤️ I LOVE IT WHEN IT COMES TO LEARNING IDIOMS. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE KNOWLEDGE:) LOTS OF LOVE ❤️♥️♥️

@ParamjeetKaur-zv9zj 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Emma 👋 You are an incredible teacher, I appreciate everything you are making for us

@mmmEnglish_Emma 2 жыл бұрын

You are so welcome!

@nawarnawar5822 5 жыл бұрын

I look forward to watching your lesson

@jonahlynn1987 4 жыл бұрын

I love this topic today very much

@yanjunwang3117 5 жыл бұрын

Great to see you've got so many more viewers now, Emma. In Chinese, we use fish rear wrinkles to express the crows feed.

@majusmanmne 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent lesson.

@sassimelotakahashi8104 3 жыл бұрын

I'm glad to see you (my favorite English teacher) in my cake app! Keep it up! Congrats Emma!😃

@niknit7006 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much your lesson

@mmmEnglish_Emma 5 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

@waltervega7798 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks... 😘

@aligaming3648 4 жыл бұрын

Hello ma'am. You are the best teacher on youtube. Your lessons can be easily understood

@mdliaquatali8291 4 жыл бұрын

Hey, Emma, you are a really great teacher.

@danginghina8977 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, pretty and funny English teacher Emma!

@joresilvapereira6604 5 жыл бұрын

when I say that I really like your way to teaching us, it's because I'm talking the truth, but I get excited, because you can say: "fancy seeing you here; subject published at last week." I thank you for sharing your knowledge with us.

@maxjohn8898 3 жыл бұрын

Lovely explanation, I loved it!!!

@mmmEnglish_Emma 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! 😃

@polyanamachado493 5 жыл бұрын

Hi Emma! I'm from Brazil. I love your lessons 😍

@mmmEnglish_Emma 5 жыл бұрын

So great to see you here, Polyana!

@kirilkirov8033 5 жыл бұрын

Hi Emma, Thank you for a helpful lessons. In my Bulgarian language we use similar animal idioms 1.Gives way to the ant (wouldn't hurt a fly) 2. Fox will never be trapped twice ( Very clever person) 3. The horse went into the river ( Everything suddenly was lost) 4. Like a pig with a bell ( A person without knowledge how to dress)

@mmmEnglish_Emma 5 жыл бұрын

How interesting Kiril! Thank you for sharing!

@hasmikyan596 Жыл бұрын

In Armenian we say: Slept in an elephant's ear. Another one is: to make a flea an elephant.There are many others as well dear Emma! Nice to watch and listen to your videos all the time!😍