183 - Four English expressions that don't seem to make sense

Espresso English Podcast · Sep 19, 2018 · 6m

Some informal and idiomatic expressions in English just don't seem to make sense. In today's lesson, I'll explain four phrases that my students have asked me about:

nothing to sneeze at

there'll be hell to pay

to each his own

a far cry from

Don't try to translate or understand these phrases literally – that's a common mistake among language learners. If you try to understand it word by word, it won't make sense. Instead, you need to understand each phrase as a whole unit, with a particular meaning.

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