High and low
? Now and then
? Thick and thin
? Did you know that when these simple words are used together in pairs, they get new meanings? Learn to use popular idiomatic pairs like these in English conversation and writing. Guaranteed to improve your English by leaps and bounds
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162 COMMENTS
I got 100 %, Thank You Miss Rebecca, the most important Idiom for me is Spick and Span, because I heard this Idiom in TV Drama but I could not recognize what they are saying, and I felt very happy after You explain it
I just love the orderly way you work.The examples are very clear. I will try to use them this week.I liked the lesson about adjectives pairs also.
Idiomatic pairs like any other idiomatic expressions make our talking more colorful and natural.
I didn’t know these idioms were referred to as idiomatic pairs.
Many thanks for this lesson Rebecca.
Well-designed quiz with illustrative examples.
Thanks for your time and commitment Rebeca.
so do I with my quiz
I really love your smile Rebecca :)
Me too
I got all 10 right answers! It makes me happy but I’m afraid if I can use these idioms fluently in my conversation in the future.
Anyway, I love English by leaps and bounds. I love to make friends will all of you and hope that we can improve Eng together. Please make contact me through my email takawinner@gmail.com.
I think is better if engvid would open a chat, that perhaps help us to improve our english
Hi. Rebecca this was so unexpected and interesting topic for me actually i have never heard these expressions in movies now i am lucky to know them thanks for clear explanation i got 10 out of 10
I got 100%, too. thank you, This video was very helpful to me…
Hi Rebacca, I have no words to thank you. I would like to congratulate you very much. hohever I want to ask you a question. Does “UP AND DOWN” make sense. I just thought about it, like high and low. Thank you!
Hello!I really enjoy watching your videos.I think the whole engvid crew was born to be teachers! And one more thing i wanted to say is that i found some misprints in a couple of questions after i did a quiz:) for example: “spin and span” instead of “spick and span”,or “spic” instead of “spick”. Love you!
Thanks, Karina. These typos have been fixed. Just so you know, the spelling “spic” is also okay in “spic and span”, but it is also an offensive terms for Hispanics.
Thank you for information:)
Why “spic and span” is an offensive terms for Hispanics?
spic = Hispanic person?
i got 100 10/10 Thanks Rabeeca ..
Thank you very much, Rebecca!
I want to ask you a question.
In several American movies and songs I’ve heard expressions like “She don’t like”, “He don’t know”. The English I have allways been taught at school tells me that the grammatically correct structures are the following: “She doesn’t like”, “he doesn’t know”, etc. Does English Grammar accept the other option, too?
По-моему в английских песнях часто нарушают грамматические правила для лучшего звучания))Но в какой-либо научной работе такие вещи неприемлемы)
karina can u pls kindly use english so every one can understand. accept my applogy thanks
Thank You so much! GBY
Got 100%! Yay!
Thanks a lot, Rebecca! Very interesting and useful! :)
Indeed , It was interested and useful
veryy good lesson, this lesson has useful role in my improving my english.
Thanks Rebecca :)
Hi Rebecca..
yeah,this lesson improved my english by leaps and bounds. :)
But i have a little problem with word “Would”..
I have gone through it’s formal rules many times.
but whenever i come across this word,i can’t recognize it’s use…
i.e Anyone who felt i should be given some occupation WOULD barge into my cubicle and deliver an extended lecture.
why would is used here??
or give me some other guidance so that i can fix my problem.
Thanks Rebecca.
Many thanks Rebecca! You’re very kind and sweet! :)
9/10 Thanks!!!
Thanks Rebecca
Thanks!!!
thank you a million
Thanks
thank you very much . it will leaps and bound for me thank u…
Nice lesson! Thank you so much!
Hi teacher Rebecca, I do not still understand the use of the NOW and THEN,and I watched your video three times.Could you help me,please?
now and then = once and a while ( sometimes, not very often)
Well guys . . . listen up and learn!!! this idiomatic pair means OCCASIONALLY (sometimes but not often).
Hope it helps.
Hi! You are right!
NOW AND THEN :
For example : I go to morning walk now and then.
explanation : i go to morning walk not regularly/not usually/not very often…..whatever you want to say.
means action which u do sometimes(not always)…
Hopefully, it will clear the idea :)
Good examples, kushu!
Thank you very much,Janilza.
Thank you for sharing your example to us. It’s truly an amazing when all of us here shared our thoughts and continue our learning/lessons from other english students. From time to time, through my high and low, I could see that I am finally learning the english language.
Grazisil, I want to cooperate to enlighten you. E. G. We see us for a coffee today dear friend, the next time? I don´t know, I am traveling a lot. 5 years ago we saw us, remember it?. I got 100 point because Rebecca is a very, very good teacher. I am very grateful with her clear explanations.
Nice lesson, thanks!
I certainly learned something new with this lesson…thanks a lot
thank Rebecca, I like the lessons the ennvid. congratulation…bye
Thank you for your explaination very well but once in a while not and a while.
thanks so much !! :D
miss Rebecca really you are wonderful, your words very clear, I can understand all…
Thanks for the cool lesson! I hope you lesson is made my English more fluently!
i got 90 thanx for neü lessons dear teacher
TY so much…… :)
Thank you.
Hi Rebecca,
I have an unrelated question to the subject. If you could help me to tell me which sentence is correct out the following three:
You will be sick for a week at least, if you drink X drink.
You will be good at least for a week, if you drink X drink.
You will at least be good for a week, if you drink X drink.
Thank you for all your good work and help.
sorry, correction.
You will be sick for a week at least, if you drink X drink.
You will be sick at least for a week, if you drink X drink.
You will at least be sick for a week, if you drink X drink.
i think the second one is correct but i cant give a definite answer
the 2nd
one is riiiiiiiiiiight
Thank you Rebecca.
Thanks, I enjoi a lot.
Hi Rebecca
Thank you so much.
Thanks a lot! Quite an interesting lesson! What I miss is the exact meaning of each word in the pair to see how / whether it influences the meaning of the pair. However, it’s just my curiosity!
thank you so much for help Rebecca!
thank you mam.. i need to your help to understand what does meaning of “don’t lasts forever” phrase…pls tell me
Hi your explaination is very good.Thank you
I want to just to know if these Idioms is used normaly by american people. If I use that with them, they understand me or they have to learn Idioms too. Thanks :D
Naks…very interesting…
Thanks a lot.
Thanks Rebecca..
Thank u very much!!!
I searched high and low and I couln´t find a site like engvid thanks for this lesson
It is so easy to understand, thank you so much.
Thanks! You help me a lot Rebecca. You are great teacher.
Obrigado Janilza!
You’re welcome!
Thanks a lot . you are doing a great job.
thanks a lot.
thank you for this funny lesson
Thanks for the lesson!
thanks for your lesson,,,,realy want more know about english,,,,
great job rebbeca
100% thank you helpfull
Hi Rebecca, interesting lesson, I really enjoy it and I did it great. Thank you very much.
You got 10 correct out of 10.
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Thanks a lot.
I searched high and low and finally found this tutorial, thanks.
thanks, for the lesson..God bless…
Thank you very much Mam :)
Thanks a lot for your help.
Thank you very much.
I like your way of teaching through examples without disclosing the actual meaning of the idioms. Thanks a lot.
thank you so much Rebecca..
it was a very informative session for me.
i scored 10/10.
God bless you
Hi Rebecca, I`m newbie here
Thank you very much for teaching me many things I haven`t known before
I always wait for your video lesson more and more
Far away from you all, I`m Indonesian
And I have a request for a lesson about how to speak like a native MC (Master of Ceremony)
oke, God Bless You
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thank you so much Rebeca
even i study english but i speak english now and than , i hope that i have a lot of chance to speak english
Thanks you a lot, Rebecca ^^°
I love your lessons ^^°
thank you so much =D your lessons are so intersting and helpful
Thanks Rebecca you are really good professor! bless you.
i can easily understand miss Rebecca classes
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I have learned a lot…
Thank´s Rebecca, I got 7 !! I need more learn to “listening” anyone help me? from Canada for example??? Regards
Thank you very much indeed. Could you please teach some useful Telephone Conversation Expressions as well? I’de be grateful.
I’m happy! I got 100% score, thanks Miss Rebecca.
thanks teacher Lebecca~~
Thank you so much Rebecca! I’ve been taught an exciting lesson about how to use idiomatic pairs
Hi Rebecca,
I wonder if these paired idioms are used only in Canada or in any english speaking country: USA, Uk, Aus…..!
Thank you
wow i got 8 of 10 >>
I got 70 and I’m glad dat I learnt many new idioms..thanks Rebecca
I searched high and low for new English words.
Is that correct idiom?
I got 8/10 thank you Rebeca i will try my best
Great! I am improving my English! Thanks Rebeca!
Thank you Rebecca for very interesting lesson.
really super. I love your speaking
i’m veryy happy a got 9/10 :D
thanks Rebecca I got 90%
Thabks. Did 100%
I’m really happy.I’ve learnt new things.Thanks by heart.
I love your accent Rebecca sounds really clear for me, Thanks very much.
Hi Rebecca!! I love you and I like your way of to explain. However, I didn’t understand complety what you said in this video. Could you explain again writing a resume? Thanks a lot!!!
Hello everyone and teachers, I hope I can share and say that my quizzes have improve by leaps and bounds. It’s like my car always spick and span and feels like a few cobwebs off my brain is finally starting to clear up.
HI Rebecca, I just finished all lessons of your “intermediate vocabulary” category and I learnt a lot from all these lessons. I practice English at least one hour per day. Hope to start new chapter tomorrow. I really appreciate your effort to teach English for those who really want to learn English properly. Thank you very much AND god bless you.
90 %
I think my english will improved by leaps and bounds ,if i keep watching your lessons.
thnx Rebecca.
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Dear Rebecca is first time. Ileave a comment I really love your class I had been watching your videos thanks very much for your lessons are very helpful. I like all the teachers in eng Vid, but your pronunciation is very understanding today I got 100 in idiomatic pairs I love your lesson receive a huge embrace from capricubana USA.
Thanks!
wow.How different it is to watch the video and then answer the quiz , i used to answer without watching the video as i didn’t have access to the youtube .i liked it ,so useful
thanks so much
I did not understand the idiom ‘thick and thin’, do someone could explan it to me?
Through thick and thin basically means through good times and bad times. For example, over the years, we went through thick and thin [=we spent good and bad times] and enjoyed every minute of it.
Hope this helps
So helpful. Thank you Rebecca.
Thank you mam!I scored 9/10 , my English is improved leaps and bounds. thank you so much.
My English knowledge is improved a lot through you.
My English knowledge is improved a lot through you. I improved my English knowledge a lot through you,thank you.
Thanks to engvid’s teachers my english will improve by leaps and bounds!
thank you teacher
Thanks for this lesson. It’s quite helpful for me.However I have a preoccupation. What is the main difference between through and acrooss?
Thanks a lot Rebecca.
Your lessons are always very useful
take care
Thank you, Rebecca)
Never before have i heard these idioms! Its very interesting topic.
Thank you, teacher!
Thanks a bunch
excelent class!!
GOD bless you my best , you are awesome
hi friend
THANKS A LOT THE GREATEST TEACHER!
Our English has improved by leaps and bounds!
I wish you were my real teacher!
Dear Rebecca,
I work my English every day.
I progress by leaps and bounds.
Thanks to you.
Best regards.
Hi Rebecca, I scored a 100% by watching your video explanation. Thank u.
Dear Rebeca, Thank you very much, I got a 100%.
My English is improved leaps and bounds. :)
i got it the score was good.
Good lesson. Clear explanation. Thank you.
Thank you very much for this lesson.
I’ve been through thick and thin with EngVid. I’m not going to leave EngVid now. Is that good sentence,Rebecca?
vid. I am not going to lease engvid now.
thanks so much, because after watching this video the idioms that I know improved by leaps and bounds.
Hi Manaltalab. Using idiomatic expressions make our language more vivid. I like using idioms in my talking and as far as I can see so do you.
Regards, see you around!
P.S. A master degree in mechanical engineering? You must be really good AT math.
Better understanding of the concept. What does it mean when someone says “I am leaps and bounds over you”? anybody know
thank you
You got 9 correct out of 10. thanks…
Thanks!
Good Idioms.
Thank you very much, teacher.
Thank you ever so much Ms. Rebecca.
Thank you Rebecca. I need more quiz. Could you inform me please where from may I collect more quiz?
10/10
Thanks a lot Rebecca,hugs. (Kazakhstan, 28Sept2021);
You have exceptional ability to make
LEARNING more interesting.
I watched this video twice on December 21, 2021, and took the quiz after watching it once. I got nine correct out of 10.