00:00welcome viewers to truth and trends today we bring you the final part of our idiom series
00:13seven more strange expressions that don't mean what they sound like seven then i'd better be
00:20ready let's see if i can guess them right this time let's start simple cry over spilt milk
00:27what do you think it means deepak maybe it's about being wasteful like wasting food and crying later
00:35logical guess but it actually means worrying over something that's already done and can't be changed
00:42like if you lost a chance no use crying about it oh so it's basically accept it and move on you know
00:50yesterday my boss told me sonia it's time to face the music we don't face music we just enjoy it
00:56right was the song that bad haha no face the music means to accept consequences of your actions
01:04like facing reality even if unpleasant ah so no orchestra just accountability next idiom bite off
01:12more than you can chew care to guess i'd say taking a bigger bite of food than your mouth can handle
01:18i mean being greedy that's the literal image but figuratively it means taking too much responsibility
01:26you can't manage makes sense i once said yes to three projects at once definitely biting off more
01:32than i could chew last week my cousin was preparing for an exam but suddenly threw in the towel he threw
01:39a towel maybe he got angry at laundry duty no no throwing the towel comes from boxing it means to give up
01:47he felt unprepared and quit hmm so towel equals surrender got it next kick up a fuss
01:55deepak what's your guess i think it's about creating drama maybe like children making noise for attention
02:03exactly it means to complain loudly or make a scene usually unnecessarily i've seen this often in banks or
02:10government offices someone kicks up a fuss over small paperwork delays my friend left his company
02:16but also insulted everyone on the way out he really burned his bridges burned bridges that's dangerous
02:23was there a fire accident no it's figurative burning bridges means destroying relationships permanently so
02:30you can't go back ouch so leaving without grace that's a lesson for everyone last one hit the road
02:37what do you think sounds like an accident like literally hitting the road while falling not at all
02:44it simply means to start a journey usually by leaving like let's hit the road early tomorrow nice
02:51so it's travel not tumble so friends today we learned crying over spilt milk face the music bite off more
02:59than you can chew throw in the towel kick up a fuss burn bridges and hit the road and this was the finale of
03:05our idiom series my wrong guesses may have made you laugh but i hope they helped you understand better
03:12exactly english idioms are fun tricky and full of stories thanks for watching truth and trends please
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03:25we'll be back with brand new topics soon until then jay hind
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