Tips For Speaking English
Idioms and Phrases Lesson Categories
Stay in touch
Meaning/Usage: To stay connected
Explanation: When you can touch someone, you are literally close to that person. "Stay in touch" is indicating that the person wants to keep communicating so they will be "close" as friends.
"Call me more often man. We got to stay in touch."
"I hope you stay in touch with me. I'll give you my contact information."
"Let's stay in touch. I'll email you whenever I can."
"Are you staying in touch with her, or are you guys not talking any more?"
A: "Since you are moving to England, I'm really going to miss you."
B: "Yeah. I'm going to miss you a lot too."
A: "You promise that you'll stay in touch?"
B: "Of course. We'll always keep in touch."
Other Common Sentences
"Keep in touch. I'll want to know how you're doing."
"Julie told me that she would keep in touch with me."
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Have the guts
Meaning/Usage: Brave; courage
Explanation: "Guts" is the stomach area. Having "guts" is representing you have a strong stomach. When you have "guts" you are saying you are brave or have a lot of courage.
"I don't have the guts to go bungee jumping."
"He doesn't have the guts to ask her on a date."
"He has a lot of guts to be hunting by himself."
A: "I heard you went to Sky Mountain Park. How was it."
B: "It was pretty fun."
A: "Did you go on the monster ride?"
B: "No. I didn't have the guts to go on that ride. It was too scary."
Other Common Sentences
"He's very courageous."
"He's got balls to be doing that."
"He isn't afraid of anything."
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I'm beat
Meaning/Usage: Very tired
Explanation: "Beat" can mean to lose. It can also mean to be hit over and over again. When someone loses or they are hit over and over again, they are either mentally tired or physically tired. This phrase is saying you are very tired for whatever reason.
"I had a tough day today. I'm totally beat."
"I don't want to go out tonight. I'm beat."
"I'm beat so I'm going to sleep early today."
A: "Hey Steve, we're going to go to a club tonight. Wanna come?"
B: "I worked a 12 hour shift today. I'm beat so I'm going to just stay home tonight."
Other Common Sentences
"I'm very tired."
"I'm exhausted."
