IDIOMS PRESENTATION

ENGLISH IDIOMS.

• Idioms are words, phrases, or expressions that are either grammatically unusual, as in, “Long
• time, no see!”, or their meaning cannot be taken literally, as in, “It's raining cats and dogs!”
• This expression does not mean that cats and dogs are falling from the sky, but it is a metaphorical
• expression (word picture) that means that it is raining very heavily.

What are idioms useful for?.

• Idioms are an important part of everyday English. They come up all the time in both, written and spoken English. Because idioms don't always make sense literally.
• Learning to use common idioms will make your English sound more native.
• You'll need to familiarize yourself with the meaning and usage of each idiom. That may seem like a lot work, but learning idioms is fun, especially when you compare English idioms to the idioms in your own language.

Common idioms.

• These are the ones you'll encounter regulary watching American movies or tv, or visiting the United States.
• - Hit the hay..... (to go to sleep).
• - Cost an arm and a leg..... (to pay a lot for something).
• - Carry a torch..... (to be in love).
• - Forbidden fruit..... (someone that you can't have).
• - In hot water..... (to be in problems).

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• - Catch red-handed..... (to be caught doing something).
• - The apple of one's eye..... (to be the favorite one).
• - A piece of cake..... (something very easy).
• - Down in the dumps..... (to be sad).
• - To be all ears..... (to pay attention carefully).
• - A cook-and-bull story..... (a story which isn't obviously true).
• - Crocodile tears..... (tears that aren't true).
• - Armed to the teeth..... (to be well equipped).
• - Black sheep of the family..... (to be a bad person of the family).
• -To be born yesterday..... (not to be naive).