10 English Phrases With DON'T

don't bother don't stoop to his level don't mention it do you know how to use these everyday English phrases let's learn 10 interesting Expressions starting with the word don't I'll tell you what they mean and give you examples of when to use them want to remember these phrases better and test yourself with the quiz download the free pdf of this lesson so you can review everything and see if you've really learned when to use each one just click on the link in the video description to get that free PDF download we'll start with phrase number one don't be so hard on yourself this means don't feel so bad about something you regret let's imagine your classmate failed a test he's very sad about it and he constantly talks about how stupid he is and how he should have studied more you want to tell him not to be sad about that mistake he made so you say don't be so hard on yourself phrase number two don't get your hopes up you're telling someone not to have high expectations because it probably won't happen like if your friend bought a lottery ticket and believes she will definitely win she's talking about all the new cars and houses she will buy with the $10 million you want to tell her not to be so excited about something that is not certain to happen so you say don't get your hopes up number three don't mention it this is another way to say you're welcome especially when someone is thanking you for a favor for example you helped your friend move from one apartment to another and he says thank you you want to say it was no problem for you to help so you say don't mention it number four don't leave it to the last minute let's say your son has a big science project for school but he hasn't started working on it yet he says he has lots of time because it's due in 3 months you want to tell him to be careful not to wait until the last day to finish the project so you say don't leave it to the last minute number five don't knock it till you've tried it this means don't criticize it until you have tried or experienced it for example if someone is talking about sushi and saying it's so gross but they have never actually eaten Sushi you could respond hey don't knock it till you've tried it telling them to stop making negative comments because they have not tasted it yet so they don't really know if they'd enjoy it or not number six don't bother imagine the internet is not working in your house your mother says she will restart the computer but you You' already restarted the computer three times and it didn't work you want to tell your mother not to do something that will have no result so you say don't bother number seven don't worry about a thing let's say you and your wife have just come home from the hospital with a new baby and she is very tired from taking care of the baby you want to tell her that you will do everything and she can relax so you say don't worry about a thing I'll cook dinner and clean the house number eight don't take it out on me you're telling someone not to treat you badly for something that's not your fault imagine your best friend had a bad day at work and she is being unfriendly to you you want to tell her not to be angry or frustrated with you because of her bad day so you say don't take it out on me number nine don't jump to conclusions for example your friend suspects her husband has another lover because she has seen him having lunch with another woman you want to tell her not to believe her husband is cheating before she knows all the facts so you say don't jump to conclusions number 10 don't stoop to his or her level this means don't do bad things like that person for example your sister's colleague has been saying bad things about her at work for Revenge your sister has begun to say bad things about him too you want to tell her not to go down to the same level of bad behavior so you say don't stoop to his level which expression was your favorite if you think you know these phrases well go ahead and download the PDF and quiz to test yourself and if you want to learn more everyday English more phrases that native English speakers use in daily life and conversation check out my everyday English-speaking courses these are some of my most popular courses because they teach you phrases in context so you can really see exactly how we use them when you learn real phrases then you can speak English more confidently knowing that you're expressing yourself in a natural way visit espresso english. net or click on the link in the description to join the everyday English speaking courses and get started [Music]