Hello everyone, and welcome back to English with Lucy
Today, I've got a spring in my step
it feels like spring is finally arriving
So today, I have got 5 spring related Idioms for you
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right, let's get started with the spring related Idioms
now the first Idioms is "no spring chicken!"
and if you describe somebody as no spring chicken
it means that they are no longer young
it comes from when farmers could charge much higher prices
for chickens born in the spring
because, they were fresher and they hadn't had to
live through all the winter months
So, it's not a particularly nice thing to say about somebody
if somebody described me as a no spring chicken
I would be a little bit offended
now the next one is "the grass is always greener on the other side"
and I actually included this in a video
that I made about proverbs
because, it's quite a good one to live by
but, it's an expression we say all the time
the grass is always greener. the grass is greener.
the full version of this is
The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence
and it means, your neighbours grass
always looks greener than your grass
so always, tend to envy what other people have
and you don't actually appreciate
how good what you have, really is
so, from your perspective it might look like they have
a perfect life.
but, once you change to their side of the fence
they might think, think you have a perfect life.
now the next spring Idiom is lovely this one is
"a ray of sunshine"
and this is a really lovely way of describing somebody
who is like the Sun they make things grow
they make you feel happy they're warm
it's just a really nice way of describing
a worm, friendly, happy, positive person
So, I would say that my mum is a ray of sunshine
she always makes me feel better
and people just enjoy being around her
now number 4 is "spring fever"
and spring fever is that feeling of restlessness
just before summer when the weather is starting get nicer
flowers are coming out
you want to... you want to go outside
and be active and you get a bit energetic
it doesn't just have to be used in spring though
it can be used to describe the feeling
that you have in spring
I definitely get spring fever
although I have met a few people
that seem to get spring fatigue
when they suddenly get really tired, just before summer
but the Idioms is spring fever.
the final Idiom a really lovely one again is
"to be full of the joys of spring"
spring is supposedly one of the most joyful months
there are lambs, flowers... you know
you're it's a very quick and drastic shift
from very cold harsh weather to suddenly
everything sunny and green
So, if somebody is a very happy and enthusiastic person
you can describe them as being full of the joys of spring
So, if somebody is constantly happy enthusiastic
positive, smiling, laughing
then they are full of the joys of spring.
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