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Idioms are fixed, well-established, multi-word expressions which are often difficult to understand. They are common in everyday speech, but are also used in academic writing and speaking. This video shows the 21 most common idioms used in academic writing in English, most of which are also common in academic speaking. They can be used to enrich vocabulary for university English, or for the TOEFL or IELTS writing and speaking exams.
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00:00 Intro
01:08 What are idioms
02:10 Idioms in academic English
03:54 21 academic idioms
18:01 Summary
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The following are the timings for individual idioms
-- Body idioms --
04:27 on the one hand
04:34 on the other hand
06:44 in the hands of (someone)
07:26 go hand in hand with
07:56 rule of thumb
08:34 on the face of it
09:07 bear in mind
-- Action idioms --
10:02 in the long run
10:08 in the short run
10:47 a step further/back
11:38 come into play
-- Power idioms --
12:07 driving force
12:28 the balance of power
-- Idioms with ’gold’ --
13:16 gold standard
14:21 golden age
-- Idioms with ’line’ --
15:05 along the lines of
15:29 the bottom line
-- Other idioms --
16:20 in (the) light of
16:51 in its own right
17:16 bad news
17:38 last resort
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