Welcome.
You're going to overcome embarrassment.
By now you should have received your PDF containing the cheat codes to idiomatic expressions.
If you did not receive it in the mail. Download below:
Why is English so confusing?
Think of a sequence of words which makes sense but doesn't mean what they say. You can't even guess what they mean.
Short sentences which make no sense. Unless you understand the context.
Yet, they are often used.
Imagine: "It beats me"
This doesn't mean what it says. You're not being hit with a stick.
It means you are confused & can't understand anything.
How does this make any sense?
There is a logic.
I would love to know your story: drop us a few lines [here] and tell us what your embarrassing story was :)
Go far beyond English class.
Stop struggling to understand native English speakers who speak a language you weren't taught - idiomatic English.
Karin from Sweden was working in London. She proudly offered to present a client-service training-module to the internal-sales department of her firm.
She used a whiteboard to note down the points of her agenda. One of the points was: "Give the clients a piece of mind".
Everybody fell off their chairs* they laughed so much. Karin's almost died from embarrassment.
When the room settled down, Karin learned the difference between giving "a piece of mind" and "peace of mind".
...they don't teach you that in English class.
You should consider an AVOID-EMBARRASSMENT program.