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Learn 13 English IDIOMS from the theatre
The great English playwright Shakespeare famously wrote, “All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players.” It is true that life is like a theatre play, isn’t it? And in fact, there are plenty of expressions we use that are related to theatre language but mean other things. In this lesson, I will introduce you to a variety of idioms and metaphors from the world of theatre which are used in everyday life. You will learn the meaning ofto upstage someone, break a leg, hard act to follow, to make a song and dance, to be in the limelight, and more. These expressions are commonly used by native English speakers. Let’s get the show on the road!
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Hello!
Great lesson. Would it be possible to make some more videos on English idioms as well as collocations and phrasal verbs, please?
Thank you!
Thank you Gill for the great lesson!!!
Great lesson, thank you very much!
Thanks a lot Gill.You are my everything
Thank you Gill for this excellent lesson.
thank you so much Gill
That’s brilliant.
What a great and interesting lesson Gill!!!
Just for your information and talking about theatre and expressions, here in Spain when actors go onto the stage, to wish themselves luck before a performance, instead of saying “break a leg”, they use a dirty expression, which translated into English would be “a lot of shit”. I don´t know where it comes from, but that´s what they say!!
Thank you so much Gill!!!
I’m not a hundred per cent sure but I think it comes from french “merd”
This is an excellent lesson.
Thank you Gill.
I got 8/10, the lesson is quite difficulty and i must to struggle to it. anyway the lesson is very usefully, thank Gill very much
Thank you very much, Gill. I love your lessons! The way you teach is so clear. You’re an awesome teacher.
Thanck you very much.
Would it be possible to make a lesson about Victorian carol “God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen” ?
Thank you for lesson.
Hey there… I wanna find a partner and friend to practice English.
What a brilliant Performance!
Superb lesson. I appreciate your making the effort to prepare this topic.
thanks teacher
thanks Gill, you steal the show on engVid .
Hi Gill, thank you for bringing so great lesson. I will remember not to say good luck for an actor but wishing him “break a leg”. It’s quite interesting to learn different field of foreign cultures.
Very interesting !
thank you Gill, you are a perfect theacher
Ms Gill you steal SHINING
Thank you so much
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thank a lot, Gill ,hugs (Kazakhstan 23 Nov2021)
i wish you to be in the limelight longtime
Gill, you’re the best teacher ever! So happy to have found you. You’re so sweet and polite and so English I already love you! I listen to you a bit every day! Thank you!!