Idioms And Phrases With Meanings To Improve Your Spoken English

Introduction

Hello! It’s Kristine here with the Express to Impress podcast. This episode is part two of How to Be Confident in an Interview. It’s going to be a fast episode today! You will get three new idioms and phrases with meanings to improve your spoken English. Expanding your English vocabulary will allow you to communicate better with native English speakers. You won’t feel confused when you hear English phrases and idioms and will be able to keep up with the conversation. As always, you’ll get some homework at the end so you can continue to improve your English pronunciation.

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Idioms and Phrases With Meanings

In a Good or Better Light

Sometimes, I helped her find a better story that put her in a better light or tell a story differently to show that she had acted decisively and learned from the experience.

This phrase means a way of presenting something so that it appears more favorably.

Rapid-Fire

So, here are some rapid-fire tips to feel and project confidence.

Rapid-fire is an adjective used here to describe something said in a dialogue sequence unhesitating and rapid.

Tip of the Iceberg

But keep in mind these tips are just the tip of the iceberg.

This idiom means a small part of something seen or known about when there is a much larger part that is not seen or known about.

For a longer explanation of the idiom “Tip of the Iceberg,” I highly recommend the one-minute Voice of America video, English in a Minute: Tip of the Iceberg, which is available on the VOA Learning English YouTube Channel. In addition, I strongly recommend Voice of America’s Learning English website and YouTube Channel for all language learners!

Alright, that’s all of the idioms and phrases with meanings for this episode.

 

 

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English Learning Homework

Learning takes repetition and implementation. So, I’ll give you some homework! Listen to this episode again and repeat the words out loud to practice. It will not only expand your English vocabulary but help you to improve your American English pronunciation, listening skills, and intonation. You’ll be doing the Shadowing Technique! If you need a reminder about implementing the Shadowing Technique, check out episode 15, Introducing the Shadowing Technique for English Learning.

 

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