The Teacher - BBC Learning English

In this episode, The Teacher introduces you to three idiomatic phrases connected with pies.
1. It's as easy as pie
2. Pie-eyed
3. To have a finger in many pies
Hello, I'm a very interesting and intelligent man. And today this pie and I are getting together
to teach you some English idioms
I bet you've never been taught by a pie before!
Now you're probably thinking 'It's very difficult to learn anything from a pie', but you're
wrong.
It's as easy as pie.
In English, if something is very easy, we can say 'it's as easy as pie'.
It's as easy as pie. Oh, excuse me. I really need a drink after all that pie.
Ahh!
Ah, I think I've had enough actually, thank you.
In fact, I'm completely pie-eyed.
In English, if someone is very drunk, we can he's pie-eyed.
Pie-eyed. I think I need a little sleep.
Pies. Many pies.
Did I tell you my boss is threatening to fire me because I'm too weird?
But I don't really care because I've got all my other jobs. On Monday I'm a fire eater, on
Tuesdays I'm a brain surgeon, on Wednesdays I'm a clown, on Thursdays I'm an astronaut
and on Fridays I'm... a traffic warden.
I've got my fingers in many pies.
In English, if a person has their finger in many pies it means they are involved in lots of
different activities.
To have a finger in many pies.

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[general0interests]

Dont eat the full pie!!

[Jake Clayton]

The best English teacher on the Earth!!!!! I'm fallen in love with English idioms after watching this lesson.

[syed azam al hashmi]

hi azam

[nadia yo]

I have a finger in many pies :))

[nadia yo]

I have a finger in many pies :))

[parmenides19]

What is his name?

[nomusician]

bet you never learned anything from a PIG... before. scoffing.

How to drink yourself silly.

do teachers really need to act like a clown to get the message across?

[jolande100789]

and after this lesson I was very sick o-0  ... can't see a pie anymore :( XD

[Nitesh Raj Dahal]

that was finely acted