Hi, I'm Georgiana, your English teacher.

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Before we start, visit my website, speak-Englishpodcast.com, and subscribe to my free mini-course. Okay, let's start. Today, I'd like to teach you some animal idioms.

I'm sure some of them will sound familiar because they are quite popular.

And with the point of your story, we're going to practice the expressions and compare the different grammar points.

It's the perfect way to learn grammar and new vocabulary without memorizing.

The story will be romantic, but with an unexpected turn of the events.

All right.

Let's talk about idioms now.

Supposing you're talking to a friend,

and he insists that you reveal him a secret.

Suddenly he says,

Come on, let the cat out of the bag.

And you're wondering,

What on earth is he talking about?

I don't have any cat in the bag.

Well, you've just heard an animal idiom.

You're probably wondering what an idiom is. Well, it's an expression. It's a creative way

to share an idea or a feeling. So you shouldn't take the meaning literally. Ediums aren't always

easy to learn and understand. That's why I recommend that you learn them

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