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<div style="font-size:300%;"> FUNNY ENGLISH IDIOMS TO KNOW </div> | |||
TO UNDERSTAND ENGLISH AS IT IS SPOKEN IN REAL LIFE, you have to be familiar with idioms. | TO UNDERSTAND ENGLISH AS IT IS SPOKEN IN REAL LIFE, you have to be familiar with idioms. | ||
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very calm or very calmly, especially when this is surprising. | very calm or very calmly, especially when this is surprising. | ||
*Example: She walked in as cool as a cucumber, as if nothing had happened. | |||
She walked in as cool as a cucumber, as if nothing had happened. | |||
==Hold Your Horses== | ==Hold Your Horses== | ||
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about something. | about something. | ||
*Example: Just hold your horses, Bill! Let’s think about this for a moment. | |||
Just hold your horses, Bill! Let’s think about this for a moment. | |||
==Kick the Bucket== | ==Kick the Bucket== | ||
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a euphemistic, informal, or slang term meaning ‘to die’. | a euphemistic, informal, or slang term meaning ‘to die’. | ||
*Example: Charlie finally kicked the bucket. He had cancer, you know. | |||
Charlie finally kicked the bucket. He had cancer, you know. | |||
==Blue in the Face== | ==Blue in the Face== | ||
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or tired after trying many times. | or tired after trying many times. | ||
*Example: You can tell her to clean her room until you are blue in the face, but she | |||
You can tell her to clean her room until you are blue in the face, but she | |||
won’t do it. | won’t do it. | ||
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a lot of unnecessary anger and worry about a matter that is not important. | a lot of unnecessary anger and worry about a matter that is not important. | ||
*Example: My brother and sister had a big argument about the television yesterday, but it | |||
My brother and sister had a big argument about the television yesterday, but it | |||
was just a storm in a teacup. | was just a storm in a teacup. | ||
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used to mean that something will happen very quickly and simply. | used to mean that something will happen very quickly and simply. | ||
*Example: Just tell them you’re a friend of mine and, Bob’s your uncle, you’ll get the | |||
Just tell them you’re a friend of mine and, Bob’s your uncle, you’ll get the | |||
job. | job. | ||
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in a fantasy. To be separate from reality, to dream. | in a fantasy. To be separate from reality, to dream. | ||
*Example: He’s not right for this role, he has his head in the clouds. | |||
He’s not right for this role, he has his head in the clouds. | |||
==Dead As A Doornail== | ==Dead As A Doornail== | ||
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dead. | dead. | ||
*Example: The fox in the road was as dead as a doornail. | |||
The fox in the road was as dead as a doornail. | |||
==A Piece Of Cake== | ==A Piece Of Cake== | ||
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very easy to do. | very easy to do. | ||
*Example: The test was a piece of cake. | |||
The test was a piece of cake. | |||
==Heart In Your Mouth== | ==Heart In Your Mouth== | ||
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nervous or scared. | nervous or scared. | ||
*Example: My heart’s in my mouth ever time it rings. | |||
My heart’s in my mouth ever time it rings. | |||
==Walking On Air== | ==Walking On Air== | ||
To feel very good or confident about something | To feel very good or confident about something | ||
*Example: After completing the examination she felt like she was walking on air. | |||
After completing the examination she felt like she was walking on air. | |||
==Live Hand To Mouth== | ==Live Hand To Mouth== | ||
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Because of economic constraints to be forced to live in a very frugal manner | Because of economic constraints to be forced to live in a very frugal manner | ||
*Example: After he lost his job Steve was forced to live hand to mouth. | |||
After he lost his job Steve was forced to live hand to mouth. | |||