there are seven English Expressions that you must know you as an English learner an English learner who wants to speak English fluently like a native English speaker you must know these seven English expressions are you ready well then I'm teacher Tiffany let's Jump Right In the very first English expression you must know and understand is to think outside the box good again after me to think outside the box great job now this expression literally just means to think creatively and come up with innovative ideas or Solutions thinking of a way of doing something that most people don't normally follow or coming up with a strategy or a method that is not common you are thinking outside of the box thinking creatively now check out these example sentences using this word here's the first one we need to think outside the box to solve this complex problem hey this problem is not normal this problem is extremely complex and in order for us to solve this problem we have to think creatively we have to think out outside the box you got it all right here we go sentence number two her ability to think outside the box led to a breakthrough in the project and sentence number three the manager encouraged the team to think outside the box during the brainstorming session hey I want you all to think creatively I want you to come up with methods and strategies that we haven't used before once again the manager encouraged the team to think outside the box during the brainstorming session you got it excellent all right let's move on now to our second expression the second English expression is also a very important one it is after me to keep someone in the loop good again to keep someone in the loop excellent job now this expression literally just means to keep someone informed about a situation or development hey I want to make sure you are up to dat I want to make sure you know what's going on we talked about this in the meeting but you weren't there so I want to keep keep you in the loop so I want to make sure you are informed about the situation you got it excellent all right here's the first example sentence please keep me in the loop regarding any changes to the schedule next sentence number two I'll make sure to keep you in the loop as we progress with the negotiations and finally sentence number three it's important to keep all stakeholders in the loop throughout the project it's important to make sure all the stakeholders are informed about the situation you got it excellent all right so expression number two is to keep someone in the loop now expression number three is another important one for you as an English learner here's the expression to get the ball rolling good again to get the ball rolling excellent now this expression literally just means to start a process or a project to get the ball rolling hey we need to make sure this project goes well there's a deadline we need to get the ball rolling we need to start the project you got it excellent all right get the ball rolling here's the first example sentence let's get the ball rolling on this new initiative as soon as possible ASAP we need to start now let's get the ball rolling here's the second sentence sentence number two I've sent out the initial e emails to get the ball rolling on our marketing campaign and sentence number three we need to get the ball rolling on hiring a new team member hey our team is struggling we really need another team member we need to get started we need to get the ball rolling you got it excellent all right so number three again to get the ball rolling now we have expression number four expression number four is to be swamped good again to be swamped excellent now to be swamped this is a very commonly used expression it just means to be extremely busy or overwhelmed with work you're extremely busy man I have so many tasks to get done today and then for the rest of the week I have extra tasks and then next week and the weekend I am swamped to be overwhelmed to have a lot on your plate or a lot to do in English we say to be swamped you got it excellent all right check out these example sentences here's the first one I'm swamped with reports this week can we reschedule our meeting I'm swamped with reports this week can we reschedule our meeting here we go sentence number two the customer service team is swamped with calls due to the recent product launch and finally sentence number three she's been swamped ever since taking on the new project you got it excellent so again to be swamped now we're going to move on to expression number five but I want to remind you to download the English with Tiffany app after each lesson you can practice what you've learned by downloading the app for free and you can actually study with practical applications practical lessons related to what you are learning today so again download the app the link is in the description now our next expression our next expression is expression number five and it is to be on board good again to be on board excellent now this expression just means to agree with or support an idea or plan once again to agree with or to support an idea or plan hey I'm on board with the plan you have put in place hey I'm on board I'm ready to join I'm ready to support your idea to be on board you got it yes now this is an expression you can use a lot in the office environment so check out these example sentences here we go are you on board with the new marketing strategy are you okay are you willing to support the new marketing strategy once again are you on board with the new marketing strategy sentence number two we need everyone to be on board before we Implement these changes and sentence number three the CEO is fully on board with our proposal for the new product line you got it excellent so again again expression number five is to be on board now remember as you're learning these Expressions I want you to keep in mind the importance of using them throughout the day try to use them at least once that's how you'll start sounding like a native English speaker here's the sixth expression to drop the ball good again to drop the ball excellent now this sounds very simple what does it mean to drop the ball this expression just means to make a mistake or fail to do something important again to make a mistake or fail to do something important imagine this if you're watching this video Lesson or even if you're listening to this video Lesson you are used to these lessons going live becom available on Sunday mornings imagine next Sunday the video doesn't get posted Monday it's not there Tuesday it's not there oh man Tiffany dropped the ball again it just means to fail to do something important these lessons are important right you can shake your head it's okay my goal is to help you speak English fluently so you look forward to these lessons I don't want to drop the ball I want to make sure I'm providing you each week with a new English lesson so again to drop the ball you got it excellent here we go sentence number one sentence number one is I'm sorry I dropped the ball on giving you those figures yesterday I'm sorry I failed to get you those figures yesterday you got it good here we go sentence number two we can't afford to drop the ball on this important client account we can't afford to make a mistake we can't afford to fail we can't afford to drop the ball and sentence number three the team dropped the ball by not meeting the project deadline again the team dropped the ball by not meeting the project deadline you got it excellent all right so expression number six to drop the ball now this seventh expression is an expression I really want to make sure you understand and are able to use the seventh expression is to get up to speed good again to get up to speed excellent now to get up to speed this literally just means to acquire all the relevant information or skills to understand a situation or perform a task getting everything you need in order to perform properly or well hey what are the in what is the information I need for this what are the tasks I need to finish or complete in order to make sure this project goes well please get me up to speed give me all the necessary information you got it yes check out this example sentence the first one is going to help you a lot I'll need a few days to get up to speed on the new software system hey we have a new software system and I want to make sure I'm able to use it properly so I'm going to need a few days to learn it I'm going to need need a few days to improve my skills using this new software system again I'll need a few days to get up to speed on the new software system you got it excellent all right sentence number two can you help the new employee get up to speed on our company policies again can you help the new employee get up to speed on our company policies yes you got it I love it I love it all right now we're going to go to sentence number three sentence number three it's crucial to get up to speed quick quickly when joining a new project team once again it's crucial to get up to speed quickly when joining a new project team you got it excellent all right so again we're speaking about the seventh expression get up to speed now these Expressions will help you sound like a more fluent English speaker it will help you this lesson will help you be more confident hope you enjoyed it and I'll talk to see you next time you still there you know what time it is it's Story Time hey I said it's story time all right so for today's story I have a funny one um so our lesson today was about English Expressions right and English Expressions that you must know we went over seven important English Expressions there is one English expression that every American knows and I think you also know this expression so I want to tell you a story about this expression now this is when I was in South Korea I could not speak Korean fluently yet I only knew a few words and I would use them you know periodically through my classes so this specific term this semester I had a class of six-year-olds they were so adorable right they were very small but they were very intelligent six-year-olds so I had a class of about maybe 12 six-year-olds and I would go to class each day they would put a smile on my face and again though not being able to speak Korean fluently there were moments where I was not able to get a point across clearly because they didn't know all of the English expressions or words that other Korean students knew why they were only 6 years old so on this day I walked into class and I could tell the vibe was different I could tell either they had a bag of candy earlier in the day or they had drank some sweet juice something was off these kids were hyper and it was the latter part of my day so I was tired I've been working since early in the morning so I was quite tired so I was trying to get them to calm down there were it was probably half boys half girls everybody was acting wild right and I was trying to get them to calm down I was trying to get them to listen but again a group of six-year-olds now there was an expression we're getting to this expression now so the kids were loud they were talking they were moving and running around and I was trying to get them to be quiet so I said shut your mouths that's what I said and in that moment I said shut your mouths three words I said and all of a sudden the room got completely quiet and I looked at the kids I said wow that was more effective than I thought but then I started listening the kids started saying to each other oo she told us to shut up and I remember it like it was yesterday this was well over 12 or 13 years ago but I remember it like it was yesterday the kids thought I had used the expression shut up which is not good to use in a classroom environment it's kind of rude and teachers don't say that to their children specifically in a foreign environment I would have never said that to Children shut up I would have never said that I said shut your mouth but the kids started whispering oo teacher Tiffany says shut up and so I was trying not to laugh because I wanted to help them understand I did not use that expression I said shut your mouth so I said hey hey no no no no no I didn't say Shut up I didn't want them going home to their parents saying my teacher told me to shut up I said uh-uh no no no no I said shut your mouths so in that moment I was able to teach them the difference between shut up and shut your mouth shut your mouth can be used in an environment a classroom environment shut up is a little bit rude but sometimes teachers use it so I thought that was funny how their little Minds equated shut your mouth to shut up because they heard shut so yes it was a very interesting experience we laughed well I laughed the kids realized what I said and they're like oh okay there were six so it was funny so hopefully you can also understand the situation when someone use an expression and you might not understand it but then after you realize Ah that's what you meant all right I'll talk to you in the next lesson