Learn English – 5 “DOWN” Idioms

I can’t thank you enough for yours videos and tips… thx Alex u R an amazing teacher.

TheTVC

I agree with your comments. Alex is an excellent teacher, I always understand his lessons with ease; apart from being a down-to-earth person.

Regino

Hi Alex, let me share some thoughts on the way I look at idioms:

Idioms always make our talking more colorful and natural.

They are useful tools that help us see to some good extent how the English language works.

It was a concise and interesting video-lesson.

Have a great weekend Alex!!!

Regino

i agree with you..Alex is a great teacher..=)
Thank you Alex…

cez527

Thank you very much. I appreciate it.

Alex

Shreyash yogesh malap

it’s very surprisingly to see here a person from the USA, hello)

tacagero

amazing lesson i get new idioms just because of you. thanks

ilham benyamina

No problem! That was my goal.

Alex

I got 6 correct out of 10. I was confused. But later I understood No. 8. BTW when my friends died I was down in the dumps. They passed away when they were twenties and thirties they were too young :( Anyway, thank you for your lesson, Alex. Helpful :)

Happy04

I’m sorry to hear that. :(

Alex

No problem! I just remembered them a little and tried to make a sentence with “down in the dumps.” Thank you for your sympathy :)

Happy04

I finished my assignment down to the wire. :)

ゞ(≧▽≦*)o

great i got 10 correct out of 10

aaburadi

very useful lesson i learned some new idioms i think i am not down and out thanks a lot alex

amroo 046

No problem!

Alex

thanks Alex , you are a nice teacher i enjoyed by the lesson and you wasn’t down my time the drain :) and i got 10 correct

Mostafa-tefaa

100% thanks alex for this great lesson

MahmoudElmahdy

Great! All corect. Thanks Alex! <3

Cosy Sunshine

Hi Alex
I’m seven-month newcomer to Toronto.my vacabulary extend is good,but I need to learn some more smart adjectives or nouns or slangs, that i can use them in my daily conversation and writing essay.
I got 10/10

haman87

Thank you! It’s alwaysa pleasure to learn when all is clear

Olivier777

hii… thank a lot alex. all your lessons are clear as a bell. i’ve scored 100% . thanks for your help. wish you long life ahead

sh0wb0i

That’s very kind. Thank you.

Alex

thanks alex ,,, that was really clear and helpful , thanks again

poloo

I got 10 out of 10. thanks Alex!!!

ivanann

I got 9 out of 10. Thanks for the lesson Alex !!!

Nam Huynh

hi .I love you .you are the best
and wonder do you classes on skype
id like to have private classes with alex
thanks

rooshna

I got 9out of 10. Thanks Alex for useful lesson. Take care and have a nice day.

gvardiola

thank u Alex. i got 100

tasneemmohsen hamoda

Thank you so much…. Would you please teach us to be advanced speakers?
Best Regards.

Yahya05sy

Thanks Alex,I liked the expression “come/go down to the wires”,it was new one for me.

papyan

videos like this kind are what make us speak a fluent english.thank u sir.

cupil27

Not a problem. Thanks for your support.

Alex

I’am can’t understand thx for lessen ….

Youwin

10/10… merci beaucoup!!!

All the best

Nathan Cavalcanti

very nice exercise. thanks

alexsilver

Thanks a lot!

Victor Carvalho

100 percent…Thank you so much Sir Alex

engvidfun27

Thank you. Alex! :)

Peter Jeon

Thank you Alex for this useful lesson.
Now,I’m down in the dump. So I decided to quit this job. I think the last three month working here is just down the drain.

trangpnguyen

thx Alex for this helpful lesson u r great :)

Emily1973

Thanks alex , I wanna practice English with anybody by chatting

emyyyyy

you’re so beautifull emyyyyy, if you wish i can give you my Skype adress.
what do you think?

Boy Rios

hi,emyyyy are you ok! i’d like to add in my Skype what do you think?
my Skype is: ailton.rios90

Boy Rios

Thanks very much

adalberto75

10/10 this five idioms are very common used

Jorge Pedroso

thanks for the lesson. What does the “larger than life” mean?

entizami

It will be not easy to remember all!
Thanks, Alex. :)

byte

Thanks Alex always, Can I ask a question?
I thought ‘Down to the wire’ is an adverb but on the quiz it looks like an adjective.
My example sentence is that “I’ll do my best down to the wire.”
However, on the quiz I saw the sentence “It’s going to be down to the wire”
So, is my sentence wrong?

sarah2013

Thanks Alex, great lesson

cep62

cảm on nhiều Alex

hoangmai

Thank you Alex :)

fkaratas

Alex really thank u before watching that videos I thought I m down to the wire for learning eng.after watching I learn a lot of things . I believe now English like a ocean :-)

cagan

Hi Alex…
Do u mind if u prepare some lessons about passive verb in all different tenses and teach me how can use them in my speaking and writing? I always have a problem with them and I am using them in a wrong way.

haman87

Good idea. :) I’ll keep that in mind for a future lesson.

Alex

Tnx ALex…

you are the best teacher in engvid that I always understand your all lessons.

haman87

great lesson

erta

hi, erta are you ok! i’d like to add in my Skype what dou think?
my Skype is: ailton.rios90

Boy Rios

Thank you, Alex!!!!Nice lesson!!!!

natarovno

Thank you so much Alex, you are the most down to earth person I have met.

Amaddio

Hi Alex, thank you very much for your support !

Deijangle

Very good lesson for unerstanding this material! Thank you!

lakrest

Thanks Alex! This lesson was pretty helpful.

denizakcaoglu

Thanks Alex!
I’ve got a good score!
You’re an excellent teacher!

charocasper

very good lesson, i’ve got 10 of 10, understood everything, Thaks a lot!

Luis9029

sorry, forgot the “n” :P, Thanks alex!

Luis9029

Hi Alex, thank you so much for this interesting lesson!

KseniaArt

Wow! I got 10/10 correct! Thank’s for the this good lesson Alex!

7Renato

Thanks you very much!!

igoriuSs

Hi Alex, thanks for all your great lessons.
I remember a title of a song by Bruce Springsteen: Downbound Train.
Does it correlate with the expressions in your lesson?
Thank you
Gianni

eboo

Sir, Could you make a video about the differences between Maybe, Perhaps and probably, please? thank you…

Elvina Risha A.

Very interesting lesson.
Thank you Alex.
You are a great teacher
All the best

Miramis

Thanks a lot.. those lessons were extremely useful… great work!!

Raazraza

What a lesson! Very useful. Hope you will make these kinds of video more in the future, 5 OUT Idioms, 5 KEEP Idioms.
Thank you a lot, Alex! :)

quang20082008

very nice lesson. thanks

Rogger1999

its was very important lesson alex! I apreciate it…thank you for your help

walison mendes

Hi Alex,
I have a question for you: what is the difference between speak and talk?.

Thanks for all your lessons. You’re a great teacher.

Greetings from Chile :)

claucntreras

hi, are you ok! i’d like to add in my Skype what do you think?
my Skype is: ailton.rios90

Boy Rios

It was an excellent lesson.Thank you.

ANADOLU

for me, is the best teacher that i’ve ever seen,congratulations Alex.

Boy Rios

All your lessons are very very helpful, I can easily understand your teaching. I hope you will have more lessons about “idioms” because as you know, “idioms” is always a problem with many English learner. Thank you very much

duytannt95

wow! Theses teachers on Engvid.com are the best ones.

clarens

Alex is a good teacher…
Thank you Alex…
God bless you.

ArashAkbarzadeh

Thank you.

Moufida

wow….very good tks Alex, i think your explanations are very clear….can I suggest some lessons teaching about clear differences between use of “do ,does /// is are ,present and past….sometimes, not often I have some doubt to form correct sentences with them tks

Ricky Fiebig

i got 10/10 in quiz.
thanks Alex

zubykhan2010

thanks!!!

TanSholpan

You got 8 correct out of 10 .lol. i can do this, so thanks Alex

veance

first at all Alex, say Thank you for this great lesson, those “Idioms” are Great!! I’ll watch all your other lessons because you are Great, is nice to learn from teachers like You.
Regards from Colombia.

AndersonBanquet

I can’t believe I was in that relationship for three years! That’s three years of my life ____________________!

SORRY!!!I don’t know why this answer is “down-to-drain”??

Angela Cheng

what”s the deferent betwen ever and before

Azza Jardini

Hi, Alex,this lesson is quite useful. I enjoy watching your teaching video. Thanks a lot for your clear explanation.

noneego

Hi, Alex,this lesson is quite useful. I enjoy watching your teaching video. Thanks a lot for your clear explanation.

noneego

Hi, Alex,this lesson is quite useful. I enjoy watching your teaching video. Thanks a lot for your clear explanation.

noneego

thanks for this lesson)

Kerr

Thank You!

Alima Li

It’s so much easier to learn with a teacher like you!
10/10 correct! Thank you! :D

milagsq

Thanks got 70%.

Abdul Qayum

Great lesson!I love studying idioms.

Truc Truong

first quiz I got 60% and I felt down in the dumps but then I listened again to the lesson and I got 100%
Thank You Alex

Mohamed Elgadari

thanks for all the videos, I learned a lot.

klatz

Great lesson

monica rayel moreira

why the quiz doesn’t work?

annalam

Thank you Alex, It is quite useful.

100%

Mary

Thank you.

Iamhere.

It was very useful! I got 10 :)
Thank you Alex!
But i have something not clear.
It’s about the sentences from the quiz no. 2 and 10.
“That’s $250 down the drain.”, “That’s three years of my life down the drain!”
From here, ‘down the drain’ is noun?
Or what part is it grammatically?

Heather K.

Many thanks!

Lfabian2013

Alex is a great teacher!!!!

winter94

Thank you,Alex,for your lessons.You’re a very good teacher,you’ve helped me :)

Chris Richards

thank you alex.

ekbhas2013

thank u. quiz are adequate and nice too as always!

yzab

I can’t thank you enough

Sady26

I love your classes, thank you!!

pazm701

Thanks alex. You are the best

Eugeniovoltio

Great lesson Alex, thanks a lot. I learnt these useful idioms down to the wire before bed!

stevencssm

Thank you Alex for useful and good lesson!
Keep on moving buddy, you are doing helpful business!

Spanish Pilot

its more similar and very confusing, thanks for the lesson

LATIO SIMON

I cant download leassons, how is it possible???????? plz help me

Shukhrat Shokhnazarov

Sorry, our lessons are only on Youtube!

engVid Moderator

ı did it thanx to much

abduarhman

great lecture sir…thank you so much.. :-)

mohit121287

Thanks Alex. U r best teacher
Hey everybody. Im 33. Im teacher. Add me on Skype (Soyadina25) I really want to have someone to practice my English.

soyadina25

I got 10/10. but not good enough speaking. AnyoNe please. …

soyadina25

Alex, your idioms are down the earth :)

hicham16

I am so happy. Have 10/10. Thanks Alex :)

Ekaterina St

Alex good lesson as always. Congratulations you r an awesome teacher.
thanks a lot.

alainaldo

I got 10 out of 10.
I want to use these idioms.

hirohiro0709

I got 100%! It is very useful lecture. The most pleasant part that your speech is printed! It makes it more understandable. I can see the words you use visually and look in the dictionary unknown or forgotten words. Thank you.

Sergiy D

thank you.

pmas

Dear Alex, In the famous Tina Turner’s song (I don’t remember the name)there is a line ” I am down but not out? Does it mean I am without support but with money or I am without support and money but it is not so bad that I am down in the dumps.

oksana karida

you are amazing!

kyungbong

I got 8

thank yo so much

Wirata

hi teacher you are a very talented teacher and your manner is very easy , thank you very much for your effort !!!

noysse

I want to thanke a helpful person alex

Amas

GREAT!

hwamoney

Hi, Alex! You’re an excellent teacher! Thanks for this very useful lesson.I’m a down-to-earth person. Greetings from Brazil! Júlio César.

Júlio César L Sousa

perfect.. thank you, Teacher Alex :)

ronald bermil

to tell the true you are the best teacher ^^

Michelle

very useful lesson and clear explanation. thank you.

Abhi

Thank You Again Great Teacher Alex. I Actually Learn Allot about your topics.

andrewgalaban

I got ten correct out of ten, thanks a lot/

Grinko Evgeniy

Thanks, Alex. It was a useful lesson.

nour2

I got 9 out of 10… only got a mistake at queztion #7… thanks alex very useful lesson as always…

Ryan18

I love your lessons. Thank you, i really do appreciate it.

Mirealona

thank for this lesson alex,. it was very helpful. i always learn something new at engvid.com

CART

Hold on!
>>She’s beautiful. I just wish she WAS more…
Why “she WAS”? I though the correct verb is WERE!
>>I just wish she WERE more…
The very useful lesson about “I wish…” https://www.engvid.com/wish-subjunctive/

enabokov

Hi Alex, I liked a lot this lesson, thank oyu! I got 10/10!

Rute070

IT IS THANK YOU.

Adwait Shiva

Thank u so much! It was very simple to understand with your lesson.

Limel

10/10 again alex

kuldeep mishra

Congrats, Go Rats!

Adwait Shiva

9 correct out of 10.:)

Adwait Shiva

Hi, Alex! You’re an excellent teacher! Thanks for this very useful lesson.I’m a down-to-earth person. Greetings from India!

Adwait Shiva

What is a frog’s favorite drink?
Croakacola.

Adwait Shiva

Why is 10 afraid of 7? Because 7,8,9!

Adwait Shiva

Which gate cannot be opened ?
Colgate

Adwait Shiva

Which city has no people ?
Electricity.

Adwait Shiva

What kind of a dog does a Dracula have ?
A bloodhound!

Adwait Shiva

Which dog is a shepherd and comes from Germany ?
A German Shepherd !

Adwait Shiva

What did the mother cat have when she ate some yarn ?
She had Mittens !

Adwait Shiva

What did the little puppy say when he sat on sandpaper ? RUFF!

Adwait Shiva

Thank you very much, Adam!
9 from 10, thanks a lot!

travelmama

10/10 Thanks a lot. You are the most down the earth teacher I have seen all my life :)

Saidmammadli

I’ve been down in the dumps in the last few days, because I was camera-caught making a right turn on red light without stopping first. I may get a $500 ticket. That’s $500 down the drain! I should have been more down-to-earth instead of daydreaming when the yellow light came down to the wire before changing to red. LOL. Thank you for your down-to-earth lesson.