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Idioms are an important part of the English language. It is sometimes difficult to understand the meaning of an idiom when you hear it for the first time. Idioms have both a literal meaning and a figurative meaning, yet it is the figurative meaning that is what the speaker wants to communicate. The literal meaning is not so important.

In this video, Teela explains the meanings of 5 common idioms so that you will understand them better and be able to use them more easily in your conversations with others:

steal someone's thunder
close but no cigar
under the weather
barking up the wrong tree
caught red-handed

If you can understand and use these idioms easily, then you are one step closer to English fluency. You will be more confident, too.

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