Literal vs Real Meaning of English Idioms Compilation part 2

[00:00:00]Fuel, fire. Add fuel to the fire?

[00:00:04]Add fuel to the fire.

[00:00:07]It means making a bad situation even worse.

[00:00:11]Rock, boat. Rock the boat?

[00:00:15]Rock the boat.

[00:00:17]It means causing trouble in a stable situation. Bite, dust. Bite the dust?

[00:00:25]Bite the [music] dust.

[00:00:27]It means being defeated or failing completely.

[00:00:31]Steal, thunder. Steal someone's thunder?

[00:00:35]Steal someone's thunder.

[00:00:38]It means taking attention or credit [music] from someone else.

[00:00:42]Blow, steam. Blow off steam?

[00:00:46]Blow off steam.

[00:00:48]It means releasing stress or strong emotions.

[00:00:52]Ball, court. The ball is in your court?

[00:00:57]The ball is in your court.

[00:01:00]It means the next decision or action is yours.

[00:01:04]Home, bacon. Bring home the bacon?

[00:01:08]Bring home the bacon. It means earning money to support a household. Burn, bridges. Burn bridges?

[00:01:17]Burn bridges.

[00:01:19]It means permanently damaging an important relationship. Call, day. Call it a day?

[00:01:28]Call it a day.

[00:01:30]It means stopping work for the day.

[00:01:32]Pull, plug. Pull the plug?

[00:01:36]Pull the plug.

[00:01:38]It means stopping or ending an activity.

[00:01:42]Miss, boat. Miss the boat?

[00:01:46]Miss the boat.

[00:01:48]It means missing an opportunity. Cut, corners. Cut corners?

[00:01:53]>> Huh?

[00:01:54]>> Cut corners.

[00:01:56]It means something cheaply or carelessly.

[00:02:00]Go mile. Go the extra mile.

[00:02:04]Go the extra mile. It means making more [music] effort than expected. Grain salt. Take it with a grain of salt.

[00:02:14]Take it with a grain of salt.

[00:02:17]It means not believing something completely.

[00:02:20]Hammer nail. Hit the nail on the head.

[00:02:25]Hit the nail on the head.

[00:02:27]It means describing or identifying something exactly.

[00:02:32]Eye something. Keep an eye on something.

[00:02:36]Keep an eye on something.

[00:02:39]It means watching something carefully.

[00:02:41]Kick bucket.

[00:02:43]>> [music] >> Kick the bucket.

[00:02:45]Kick the bucket.

[00:02:47]It is an informal expression meaning to die.

[00:02:51]Foot mouth. Put your foot in your mouth.

[00:02:55]Put your foot in your mouth.

[00:02:58]It means saying something embarrassing [music] or inappropriate. Eye eye. See eye to [music] eye.

[00:03:06]See eye to eye.

[00:03:08]It means completely agreeing with someone.

[00:03:12]Sit fence. Sit on the fence.

[00:03:16]Sit on the fence.

[00:03:18]It means avoiding a decision between two choices.