2020-07-26
14 分钟Hi there, this is Harry, and welcome to the podcast where I try to help you to get a better understanding of the english language so that you can communicate in a better way.
And we do that by looking at grammar, idioms, phrasal verbs, expressions, collocations, every aspect of English.
And in this particular podcast, actually, we're going to take a look at some idioms, and the idioms that we have for you now are in relation to idioms connected with learning and thinking, learning and thinking.
So I'll give you a list of the idioms that I'm going to use, then I'll give you a meaning, and we'll try to put them into a little example for you.
So, to go to your head, have your wits about you in the dark about something, not have a leg to stand on, not see the wood for the trees, put two and two together, quick or slow on the uptake, ring a bell, and finally, split hair.
So what do these all mean as idioms?
Well, to go to your head, this is when success goes to your head.
It makes you think that you are better or more important than you really are.
So we can use it in a positive or a negative way.
When you have a amazing year, perhaps in sales, and you get a big bonus, somebody might say to you, well, look, don't let your success go to your head.
Next year you start with a blank bit of paper and you have to start all over again.
So don't let the success go to your head.
In other words, don't get too big headed, don't get too complacent.
You might not be so successful next time.
Somebody might say, I wonder, will that promotion go to his head?
Will he start thinking that he is above all of us?
It's only a few weeks ago that he joined the company and he's been promoted already, so I hope the success doesn't go to his head.
Have your wits about you.
Well, when we use this idiom, to have your wits about you means you have to be able to think quickly, to think on your feet and make sense, sensible decisions.
But also be careful when you're in a meeting, because there might be a few people around the table that you have to be careful about, because they might be a little bit devious.