Episode 4 Spill the beans - Some common English Idioms

In this episode I was talking about questions from my lovely French learner who is reading an English novel. I felt that a lot of the vocabulary was common and useful so we did a whole episode on it. Spoiler Alert: I definitely spoil the ending of the movie Thelma and Louise in this podcast. Also, it sounds a bit weird because I forgot the name for ages, so I was really excited to remember! 🤣 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2iBFmKlO4BYVocabulary Idiom - to squeeze something out of someone - to make someone tell you or give you something Idiom - to spill the beans - to tell the secret an inappropriate story - something that you wouldn't share with everyoneIdiom - Her hopes were dashed. - hopes are destroyed irrevocably - impossible to take back or fix, changed foreverIdiom - to have a send off - to have a party, usually when someone leaves to go somewhere but can be used for a life celebration at a funeralIdiom - Lets have a knees up - to have a party ...people will probably get drunk Idiom - scared out of my wits/scared witless - really scared of something Idiom - two peas in a pod - to share interests or seem similar stagger - 'he staggered home' - walked awkwardly or drunkenlyAs I mentioned in the podcast there are two famous comedians who this makes me think of. The first is John Cleese doing the Monty Python sketch, The Ministry of Silly Walks. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCLp7zodUiI The second is our very famous and hilarious comedian Billy Connolly and his 'drunk walks'. Billy is from Glasgow in Scotland, so you get extra points if you can understand everything he says. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SW3rDi0Ko6M spotted - I spotted a bluebird. - to see avidly - with lots of interest or excitementfanatic - (route of 'fan') someone who is a big fan or really loves something bird spotter (also 'bird watcher' is common)/train spotter - someone who really loves birds/trains and goes to look for them as a hobby. twitcher - someone who watches birds as a hobby.