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Let’s learn about Idioms

Let’s learn about Idioms. For advanced students . Today’s Lesson . We are going to learn about idioms : What is an idiom? Why we learn them? Types of Idiomatic expression Phrasal verbs, Collocations and Saying . What is an idiom?.

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Let’s learn about Idioms

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  1. Let’s learn about Idioms For advanced students

  2. Today’s Lesson • We are going to learn about idioms: • What is an idiom? • Why we learn them? • Types of Idiomatic expression • Phrasal verbs, Collocations and Saying

  3. What is an idiom? • It is a group of words with a special meaning which is different from the meanings of the separate words. • Or Idioms are words, phrases, or expressions that cannot be taken literally.  In other words, when used in everyday language, they have a meaning other than the basic one you would find in the dictionary.  Every language has its own idioms.  Learning them makes understanding and using a language a lot easier and more fun!

  4. An Idiom Example “Break a leg”is a common idiom: • Literal meaning:  I command you to break a bone in your leg and you should probably go to the doctor afterwards to get it fixed. B. Idiomatic meaning:  Do your best and do well.  Often, actors tell each other to “break a leg” before they go out on stage to perform.

  5. Why we learn them? • Idioms are found, seen everywhere and certainly heard in all walks of life. • Idioms are a basic and natural part of life. • They are an indication of a student's proficiency in English.

  6. Idioms Types • There are various types of IDIOMATIC EXPRESSIONS. Some of them are based on: • CLOTHES • WEATHER • INSTRUMENTS • COMPOUND ADJECTIVES • ALLITERATION • IRREGULAR VERBS • SIMILIES • PREPOSITIONS • PAIRS OF WORDS • NUMBERS • NATIONALITIES • NAMES • FOOD • COLOUR • PARTS OF THE BODY • ANIMALS

  7. B. NUMBERS 1. to have second thoughts (to form an opinion after reconsidering sth) 2. a four-letter word (ataboo word) D. NAMES 1. Jack of all trades (sb who has an ability to do a lot of different jobs) 2. every Tom, Dick orHarry (everyone and anyone, an ordinary person) A. PAIRS OF WORDS 1. safe and sound (undamaged, safe) 2. sick and tired (enough of sth) C. NATIONALITIES • 1. to go Dutch (share the cost • of the meal, tickets etc) • 2. Indian summer (the period • of warm weather towards the end of the summer or in the autumn)

  8. F. FOOD • 1. a piece of cake • (sth veryeasy) 2.full of beans (full of life and energy) G. COLOUR 1.out of the blue (unexpectedly) 2.to see red (to be extremelyangry) H. PARTS OF THE BODY 1. to be two-faced (to be a hypocrite) • 2. to see eye to eye with sb(to agree) I. ANIMALS 1. a bookworm (sb who spends plenty of time reading) 2. a rat-race (a competition for success)

  9. J. CLOTHES • 1.a blue-collar worker • (sb who does hard, dirty work) 2. to pull one’s socks up (to mobilize and improve one’s work) K. WEATHER 1. to feel under the weather (to feel unwell) 2. come rain or shine (always) L. INSTRUMENTS 1. as fit as a fiddle (in perfect health) 2. to blow one’s own trumpet (to praiseoneself) M. COMPOUNDADJECTIVES 1. broad-minded (willing to accept opinions of other people) 2.single-handed(alone, without anyone’s help)

  10. N. ALLITERATION 1.wishy-washy(thin, watery coffee, tea) 2.sing-song(a repeated rising and falling of the voice in speaking) O. IRREGULARVERBS 1.to beat about the bush (to avoid saying directly what one wants to say) 2. to make up one’s mind (to take a decision) P. SIMILES 1.as drunk as a lord (very drunk) 2.as alike as two peas in a pod (very alike) Q. PREPOSITIONS 1. down the drain (wasted) 2.out of date (no longer in use or fashion)

  11. Green thumb Bad blood Fat cat

  12. Miss the boat Over the hill Pink slip

  13. Read between the lines Piece of cake Two faced

  14. PHRASAL VERBS, COLLOCATIONS and SAYINGS can also be classified as IDIOMATIC EXPRESSIONS.

  15. EXAMPLES OF PHRASAL VERBS (groups of words which consist usually of a verb and preposition): • to get away with (avoid punishment) • to look down on (to despise)

  16. EXAMPLES OF COLLOCATIONS (groups of words which naturally go together through common use): • a heavy smoker (sb who smokes a lot) • peace of mind (freedom from troubling thoughts)

  17. EXAMPLES OF SAYINGS (well-known wise statements): • The best things in life are free. (You can’t buy the most precious things like freedom, happiness, friendship etc) • Life is no bed of roses. (There are problems in life)

  18. The End

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