5 Pretty Idioms British English Vocabulary Lesson

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english with lucy I’ve got a really

exciting vocabulary lesson for you today

today we’re going to talk about idioms

that includes the word pretty so today

we’re going to talk about five pretty

idioms let’s get started so the first

idiom sitting pretty if you are sitting

pretty you’re in a favorable position

you’re living in luxury comfort for

example I got a promotion at work and

now I’m sitting pretty idiom number two

pretty as a picture if something is as

pretty as a picture it means it’s very

nice-looking or presentable for example

I clean my room and now it isn’t pretty

as a picture yeah so idiom number three

is not a pretty sight if something isn’t

a pretty sight it means it’s not nice to

look at it could be a situation it could

be of you in either sense it’s ugly

for example this calamari isn’t a pretty

sight but it tastes delicious

okay idiom number four is a little bit

complicated it’s not exactly an idiom

but it’s an informal phrase using the

word pretty it is pretty much pretty

much means nearly almost or more or less

for example I’m pretty much done with my

nails I’ve almost finished them and last

but not least idiom number five not just

a pretty face if someone is not just a

pretty face

it means not only are they attractive

but they’re very intelligent too for

example she’s a model but she also works

as a rocket scientist she’s not just a

pretty face that’s it for today’s lesson

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