If You Know These Phrases Your English is AMAZING!

If you know these 10 advanced English phrases, then your English is excellent. But be honest with yourself. No Google. No cheating. I'm gonna say 10 very natural and colloquial English phrases that native speakers use all the time. And if you know most of them, then I'd say your English is amazing. And you've definitely got a C1 plus level. So let's test it. The first word is whereabouts. It's used to ask roughly where someone, something, or somewhere is without specifying the exact location. Did you know it? Let's see some examples. Whereabouts in Spain do you live? I don't know John's whereabouts at the moment. This phrase is very common in spoken English, in British English, and even on the news. Walk me through everyone's whereabouts at the time of death. Whereabouts do you live now? Or are you still in Burlingame? The second phrase is wing it. And it means to do something without preparation. In other words, to improvise, to play it by ear. For example, I didn't prepare for the presentation. I just winged it. I haven't prepared the script. I'm just, I'm just winging it. Native speakers love this phrase. And if you use it naturally, it's a classic sign that you have a C1 level. We're just going to wing it. You just have to wing it, baby. We're so much better when we wing it. The third phrase is make do. Yes, make do together. But what does it mean? If you make do or make do with something, you accept a bad or limited situation and improvise with what you have. For example, I didn't have milk this morning, so I had to make do with just black coffee. I don't have all the ingredients for carbonara, so I'm just gonna make do with what I have. It's very British, very useful, so you should start using it. And well, did you know it? Whether you did or didn't, let's see some more examples. Why don't you try make do with what you have, huh? You're gonna have to make do with you. You hope for the best, then make do with what you get. The next and fourth phrase is a kerfuffle. And this is like a fuss, a bit of chaos, or even like a fight or an argument. There was a bit of a kerfuffle at the airport this morning. I have no idea what's going on over there, but it looks like a right kerfuffle. This word instantly sounds native, British, and very advanced. So here are some more examples. Yes, quite the kerfuffle. No, no moment calls for a kerfuffle. Hey, what's with all the kerfuffle out there? The fifth word, this one is an adjective, and it is smitten. And if you are smitten, it means you are suddenly and strongly in love. He is absolutely smitten with her. He was smitten since the first day he met her. Oh, maybe it was love at first sight. What about you? Are you smitten at the moment? Absolutely smitten with her. He certainly seems smitten with you. No wonder my son Bryce is so smitten with her. Oh, and by the way, if you want to practice any of these words or you want to store them and make your own flashcards, then you need to check out my brand new application. It is English with Lewis. You can review words, phrases, look up new phrases, and speak to me. So I'll leave a link in the description so you can practice and improve your English 24-7. Now, back to these advanced words. And the sixth one is moorish. It's a way of saying addictive because something is so good, you just want more and more and more. And we use it especially with food. Oh, those chocolates are so moorish. Give me another one of those crisps. They're so moorish. If you know this word, I guarantee you've spent loads of time around native English speakers. Cocaine, I've never done it before, but I've heard it's quite moorish. My moorish fridge cake is a great way to use stuff up. A bit moorish. The next word, the seventh word, is binge. And it means to do something a lot in a short amount of time. If you binge drink, you drink a lot in a short amount of time. You binge watch, you do a marathon of your favorite series. If you're binge eating because something is so moorish, you're eating a lot in a short amount of time. I binged the latest season of Stranger Things in just one day. This weekend, before I return to Brussels, I'm going to go binge drinking with my mates. This one's really natural and really British. So give it a go in your next conversation. I'm going to binge drink now until I pass out. I binge watch on my iPad and he goes to the library. Eat out, come home to a big screen TV, binge watch Netflix. Lots of Amazon orders everywhere. Now, the eighth phrase is a one-off. And this is something that only happens once. It's like an exception, something that isn't repeated. Don't worry. That mistake was a one-off. It won't happen again. I gave a discount on my classes, but it was a one-off. I'm not going to do it again. Well, did you know it? But what happened between us the other night, it was a one-off. That was a one-off. She says this breach was a foolish one-off. And I wonder how you're doing because now we only have two left and fingers crossed you get 10 out of 10. But there's only one way to find out. Stay tuned. The ninth phrase is related to sleeping. It is have a lie in. It's the same as sleep in, to stay in bed later than usual. I'm exhausted, so I'm going to have a lie in tomorrow. At the weekend, I normally try to have a lie in. And remember, this one is proper British. Americans would just use the phrasal verb sleep in. Do you think we could have a lie in tomorrow? When was the last time me and you had a lie in? It'll give you both more of a lie in. And last but not least, the final word is tar. This is another way of saying cheers. In other words, thank you. It's very informal and very British. In particular, it's common in the north of England and the UK in general. You left a like on the video. Tar and tar for watching until the end of this video. I really appreciate it. Well, and then we have our 10 advanced colloquial phrases. Let me know, how many did you know? I reckon if you knew seven or above, you probably have a C1 or above level. In other words, your English is amazing. Thank you very much for watching. And if you'd like me to make more of these videos, just let me know in the comments. And yeah, I'll see you next time. Bye!