And today I'm going to talk about something that I love most in this entire Yes.

Today I'm gonna talk about animals.

What?

I'm not really gonna talk about animals, but I'm gonna bring you some animal expressions which will help you speak English.

Really?

Well, now, if you learn English by relating it to something you love, you're gonna learn English.

Really well, So who does not love animals?

Right, So we're gonna look at some really fun animal expressions.

So the first animal we're gonna talk about is the elephant.

The biggest animal that we have right now, Onda.

As you can see, we're gonna talk about the first expression, which is elephant in the room?

No.

Think about it.

If you were sitting in your living room and watching TV and there's an elephant, I mean, you can't really imagine that, right, because that's a huge thing in your room right there.

So therefore, when we use this expression, which is elephant in the room were really saying that we're dealing with a big problem on a problem that is ignored as it is, something that can cause a lot of embarrassment on a lot of conflict?

No, a lot of times, you know we have a problem.

It's a big issue, but what kind of awkward We want to talk about it because it's it's so big.

But if we kind of talk about it, there's gonna be embarrassment.

There's gonna be conflict is gonna be fights.

So we rather just led the elephant in the room, Be the way it is.

We don't touch it in a sentence.

You could say the fact that she is unmarried at the age of 40.

Now this is a big thing in India.

If you're a girl and you're not married at the age of 40 it's a huge see.

That's an elephant in the room.

The fund that she's unmarried at this age is a really elephant in the room when she comes to meet her parents.

So they're years.

This girl, she is unmarried and she meets her parents maybe once in a fortnight, and they're kind of wanting to talk about her being married, but they don't do it because it's an elephant in the room.

They'd rather not talk about it because it might lead to conflicts or embarrassment.

Okay, The next expression is about a pony.

No, this is not a horse.

It looks like a horse.

But it's really a baby horse.

Or what we call a pony on the expression is a one trick pony.

Now, what is a trick?

A trick is a sword in talent or an ability that you can really show to people.

Okay, but if you only have one trick up your sleeve, you are a one trick pony.

Which means that you are a person who is on Lee, known for one ability.

Oh, you're only good at one thing.

You only have one good quality.

Now, that's not really a compliment, okay?

Because you're supposed to be good everything.

So if you are a one trick pony, what does it mean?

You can say she always wins the talent competition with some dance performance.

She is such a one trick pony, which means that you're saying that she does not even deserve toe win because she only tries one thing.

She's only good at one thing.

She's a one trick pony.

Okay, Our next expression relates to my favorite animal, which is the lion.

And, um, what is the expression the expression is the lion's share.

Now I'll tell you why this expression is is called this because, ah lion, if you if you've seen it hunting or if you've seen it eating its meal, it kind of takes the major part off the food.

It does not really leave the food for the lioness or the Cubs, Really.

It takes the major part of the food, and therefore the lion's share is a major or the biggest part off something.

Okay, so in a sentence you could say some people don't do much work, but they get the lion's share of credit at work.

How I hate office politics Now all if you have probably seen some weird, sneaky guy in your office who kind of does not do a lot.

But when it comes to taking the credit, he gets the lion's share.

How unfair.

I mean, you don't get it all the work and he gets the lion's share.

But well, that happens, right?

That's what office politics is all about.

That's called lion's share for you.

Okay, Our next expression relates to ah horse.

Now this is a big horse, but as you can see, there are many horses, and the expression is to hold your horses.

Okay.

Why do we hold our horses?

The horses are animals that are used for transportation.

And if you've ever ridden the horse, you will know that you have to control where the horse goes.

You have to control the direction that it kind of goes at.

And therefore, this expression really means that you're telling someone in this expression that they've got to stop and consider in a very careful way their decision about something.

So you're telling someone to be careful, Okay?

Because some people are kind of hasty.

They want to kind of just do something.

But you're telling them that Hey, stop and consider.

Be careful about your decision.

Okay?

So in an expression you could say in ascendance, you could say, Hold your horses.

You might find this phone for a better price elsewhere.

Now, maybe you are in a hurry to buy a phone.

You've lost your phone or whatever The reason you want to buy a phone and you go to the first shop on your you feel like Oh, I'm gonna buy this phone at this price.

But then your friend maybe me.

Okay, I'm a little wise.

I'm I may say Hold your horses.

Be careful.

Consider what you're gonna do very carefully because you will get a better phone.

Probably at a better price somewhere else.

Okay, So hold your horses at all times, Okay?

Our next expression relates to the pig.

It looks really cute to me, but what is it?

What is the expression?

The expression is pigheaded.

Okay, So who is a pig head?

Ah, pigheaded person is really ah person who was stupidly stubborn.

A person who refuses to listen or change their opinion.

Well, you know, I used to be pigheaded once, but now I meet a lot of people who are pigheaded.

I mean, they want to do what they want to do on.

They don't want to listen to anybody else, okay?

They are so stubborn that it almost stupid.

Okay, so when you see a person like that, or if you know a person like that and they do something very silly because they are big headed, you can say Go ahead, be a big head b s big headed as you want to be, but don't come to me when you are in trouble.

It's a good thing to say.

You know why?

Because people who are stupidly stubborn always fall in trouble.

But then that wouldn't be as they want to be.

They will always kind of face the consequences of their actions.

So this something you can use with people who are pigheaded our next expression is related to this animal.

It looks kind of cute.

Ah, this animal is actually a weasel.

Okay, um, the expression is weasel out of something.

Now.

This animal has a very peculiar characteristic.

It is very sneaky.

You won't really see it out in the open.

That kind of hides in the little in a little place that kind of goes in and out of little holes.

It's not very open.

It's not very out there for people to watch.

So when you're weaseling out of something, it basically means that you are avoiding well, you're running away from doing something in a very sneaky way.

It's a very sneaky animal, right.

So if you don't want to do something, you're gonna find a very sneaky way off running away from it.

Okay, so let's see how we can use it in a sentence.

You could say my little brother always weasels his way out of doing his share off the chores.

Okay, so me and my brother okay, we're supposed to do household chores.

Maybe I've got to do the laundry.

He's got to do the dishes.

But my brother, he is a weasel.

What does he do?

He weaseled his way out of doing his chores.

Which means he kind of finds a very sneaky way off making sure that he does not have to do it.

He runs away from his responsibilities.

Right.

So, um, this word weaseled this expression weasel out of something can be replaced with anything that they are running away from.

Maybe you weasel out off office work.

So what are you running away from?

Whatever you're running away from is what you are going to be weaseling out off.

Okay, so that is what it means to weasel out of something.

Our next expression.

Well, the picture is really cute because you're looking at a lot of dogs for a cute dogs.

But the expression is go to the dogs.

Now, frankly, I wouldn't mind going to these dogs, but what does the expression really mean?

The expression means that something has become very bad, so much so that it deteriorates in a very shocking way.

Now I'll tell you why this expression is like this.

Dogs mostly are are creatures that you kind of leave leftovers for, at least in the street dogs.

Okay, not the pet ones.

We We love them.

Too much rain.

So if something goes to the dogs, it means that you're kind of leaving the bad parts for a person or for a thing.

On dure, it's become very bad in an expression in ascendance.

You could see our vote really counts, or else the country will go to the dogs.

Right, Because we believe that if we don't vote, we might elect the wrong person.

And the country will become really bad.

Really deteriorate.

And therefore we say, please vote or the country will go to the dogs.

We won't have the best.

We will have the leftovers.

Okay, then.

Our next expression, um, kind of relates to this board.

As you can see, this board is kind of running away from a person.

Actually, the person is chasing after the board.

So what Bored are we talking about?

We're talking about a goose.

Okay, on the expression is called a wild goose chase chase.

Why?

Because we're running after the bird, which is a wild goose.

So what does this expression mean?

It means that you're going after something that he will probably never get.

Now, let me tell you, if you try to or if you attempt to go after a goose, you will never catch it.

Yes, you can bet on that.

He will never catch it.

Maybe you will.

But mostly you will not because it's very hard to go after a goose on, actually catch it.

So if you are one of those people who goes after things that you will never get, you are just going after a wild goose chase and you could say in a sentence, the police don't even have the fingerprints.

This investigation is really a wild gives chase, which means the police have probably no evidence, but they keep on investigating.

They're just going after a wild goose.

It's a wild goose chase.

Our next expression is about a bird.

It looks like an ego, but it's not.

This is actually a hawk.

And as you can see it's staring very carefully, very intently at something.

So what is the expression?

The expression is you watch something like a hawk.

Okay, so it basically means you are watching something very carefully.

Now you know this board?

I don't know if you're aware.

It kind of praise on small little animals, maybe a tiny mouse or little birds.

And before it kind of swoops into to take them in for the kill, it will watch.

It will watch its its prey's movements will make sure that it can really go in for the kill.

And it really is very careful and intent at watching its prey on.

If you are someone like that, like like a hawk.

You're probably someone who watches things very carefully.

But in an expression you could say being a mother simply means that you are watching your Children like a hawk at all times.

Okay, so this is actually a good thing, really, Because you are watching your Children like a hawk.

It basically means that you are looking.

You're watching over them very carefully.

You want to make sure that they are taken care off and you're really intend at taking care of them.

Okay, The next expression relates to a fish, as you can see the fishes out of water.

Well, it's not a very good thing, right, Because what happens if you are a fish and you were out of water, you're probably gonna die.

Okay, but ah, well, this expression really means the expression is like a fish out of water on it means that you are very uncomfortable or not very happy in a particular situation or a particular environment.

Okay, Now, a lot of people are not comfortable.