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I'm so glad we've been helpful.

I didn't know. Is it "Carne y papas," or "Carne y Patatas," como en España?

Thanks!

Thanks, I'm happy to help clear things up for you.

Thanks, I don't think I've heard the "Wizard" thing before. I'll take it as a compliment !

We generally put the origin in the captions on our videos. You need to scroll down to it. Origin: The idiom may originate from a time when forests and woods were seen as dangerous places. Being "in the woods" implied being in a situation full of uncertainties. Emerging from the woods symbolized reaching safety and clarity. Therefore, if one is "not out of the woods yet," they have not fully escaped danger or trouble.

Thank you! We like making them.

@@LearningEnglishWithJames yea, of course!

Keep going!

Thank you. We have more shorts on the way. I hope you enjoy them.

Thanks. I hope you enjoy our other shorts and those that are on the way!

Thank you. Hopefully, you have enjoyed our previous videos as well.

Thank you @chowdhurynazmulalam2115 For pointing out that "It is tea time" is the more formal version of "It's tea time." A lot of people don't know that in English we use many contractions such as "it's" in place of "it is." As a matter of fact, I used another common contraction, "don't" instead of "do not" just now. Since the shorts that we have been posting on this channel have focused on idiomatic expressions, we use a more informal style than English as it is taught in schools. We believe this helps learners studying the English language to more easily engage in conversation with native speakers. Thanks again, James

Well @PickI3s, I don't really consider my glass (or cup) to be full. Even though I have spoken Spanish since I was a teenager, I still study it. Since I think that you can never stop learning, I also study French and Italian. I am an English tutor who focuses on intermediate to advanced learners. The people that this channel was created for often ask about the meanings and usage of idioms, sayings, and phrasal verbs. I hope you enjoy watching the videos as much as we enjoy making them. Thanks, James

Thanks for watching. I'm glad we could entertain.

Thank you very much @FinesseTheBest. I hope you continue to enjoy our future videos.

It is a sarcastic use of it. It isn't really the same as just using a negative idiom.

Hi @AngriestGorilla . Thanks for your suggestions. While I agree that "icing on the cake" is generally used to denote positive situations getting better, I have heard it used enough to describe poor situations getting worse that I felt duty bound to include that meaning. Although when used to describe bad situations getting worse it often sounds more like, "Aww...now isn't that just the icing on the cake?" Unfortunately with the time constraints of UA-cam shorts, I believe that would have taken us over our 60 second time limit.

Hi @Michael-yr5oq, Since we are who we are, and since I have been sarcastic since I was a small child, I sometimes don't spot sarcasm when it is staring me in the face. As I have gotten older, I try to be kinder and less sarcastic so, thank you for pointing out what I may have missed.

Thank you @elserii Hopefully you enjoy our future videos as much as we enjoy making them!

Thank you! We do try to be helpful.

Hello, I am not sure what your question refers to. If it is about usage of one of the idioms in the video, you will find more examples, and information about usage and origin of the idiom on our website Learningenglishwithjames.com However, if your question refers to the pronoun "the", that is a different matter. let me know specifically what your question refers to. Thanks, James

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Hi, since we only have 60 seconds, we have chosen to show how the idiom is used today. The origin is explained in the description.

Thank you for showing your appreciation of what we are doing. Keep working a little bit each day and you will be amazed at the progress you can make.

Thank you for taking the time to reach out to us. And of course, you are correct, my introduction to "mithering" was at a rental car agency in Edinburgh Airport. I don't think that I have heard "blether" yet, but as My mother-in-law is from Scotland I'm sure I will. Thanks again, James.

Thank you. I hadn't heard that one yet. But I had heard another suggestion.

@@LearningEnglishWithJames Oh what was that?

@@TheNumber1LadiesClub-lf9yc I was told that the Aunt's name was Fanny. Which struck me as odd.