Vanessa’s livestream teaches the idiom “living under a rock.” She first asks viewers to guess what it means, then explains that it describes someone who has not heard about important or widely discussed events. It is figurative: the person is not literally hiding beneath a rock. The image helps explain the idea of being cut off from what is happening around you.
The main example is the question “Have you been living under a rock?” Vanessa notes that this can be a joke, but advises using a smile and thinking about the relationship. The phrase is informal and teasing. With a close friend who understands your humor, it may be playful; directed seriously at a new coworker or someone who lacks access to the information, it can sound insulting. A neutral alternative is to say, “I didn’t realize you hadn’t heard about it,” or simply explain the news.
The lesson uses expressions for widely discussed information. Vanessa says that an event may be something “everyone’s talking about” or “all over the Internet.” These are emphatic conversational descriptions, not literal claims that every person or website is involved. “Everyone should know about” expresses the speaker’s view that something is important or widely known. That wording can sound judgmental, so learners should consider whether they know the listener’s circumstances before using it.
Vanessa also plays with the image by saying “come out from under the rock.” In context, it is a light invitation to rejoin the conversation, but it could also mock someone if used without care. Toward the end, she connects the idiom to “current events,” meaning notable things happening in the world now. This livestream was recorded in 2017 and discusses celebrity and political events from that period. Those references are historical examples, not current news. The phrase “current events” itself changes meaning as time passes.
For practice, describe a harmless moment when you missed a popular show, announcement, or online trend. You can say, “I’ve been living under a rock,” if the tone is clearly self-deprecating. When speaking to someone else, prefer a kind question rather than assuming everyone had the same information. The lesson’s key point is both linguistic and social: understand the idiom’s meaning, and use its teasing tone only when it is welcome.