Summary
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This video is the 42nd installment in the American Idiom series, presenting five new idioms from 206 to 210. Viewers are encouraged to guess the meaning of each idiom before it is explained with additional examples.
The idiom "as clear as day" means something is very clear and easy to understand or see. Examples provided include contract terms being clear and directions that were not clear, leading to being lost.
To "rub someone the wrong way" means to irritate or repel a person. An example discusses Robert, a nice guy whose political opinions sometimes annoy people, and another about a boss who, for an unknown reason, irritated the speaker.
The idiom "twist someone's arm" means to put a lot of pressure on someone to do something. Examples include a boss pressuring an employee to take on a new project and a parent having to pressure their son to do homework.
"Crunch time" refers to a critical period when it is necessary to work fast and hard, often due to deadlines. Examples illustrate this as the end of the month at work leading to overtime, and a president calling for urgent action on a disaster relief bill.
To be "dead on one's feet" means to be extremely tired or exhausted. Examples include being exhausted after working a double shift and a wife being very tired after a three-day business trip.
The presenter concludes the video by thanking viewers, encouraging them to subscribe and share the video, and reminding them to keep practicing English, humorously asking if he needs to 'twist their arm' to do so.