BEWILDERING WORLD OF
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BEWILDERING WORLD OF
Asst.PROF.DR.Elif DEMİREL
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What is an idiom?
A group of words whose meaning is different from the meanings of the individual.
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Let the cat out of the bag
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Let the cat out of the bag
• make known a secret, without realizing what you are doing
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Let the cat out of the bag(informal)
My mother did not know I had been dissmissed
from the company until my sister let the cat out of the bag.
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Get/Have a frog in your throat
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Get/Have a frog in your mouth
• Not be able to speak clearly because your throat is sore, you want to cough, etc.
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Get/Have a frog in your mouth(informal)
• The prime minister had a frog in his mouth, so he drank a glass of water before he delivered his final speech broadcasted on national television.
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A cat and mouse game
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Play a cat and mouse game with someone
• keep somebody in a state of uncertainty, being
sometimes kind, sometimes cruel
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Play a cat and mouse game with someone (informal)
• Her husband has been playing a cat and mouse game with her; letting her go outside in the hope that she would come late and then he could hit her.
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The apple of somebody’s eye
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The apple of somebody’s eye
• a person, usually, a child, who somebody loves very much
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The apple of somebody’s eye (saying)
• The first child, Kardelen, is the apple of her father’s eye.
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Penny for your thoughts
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Penny for your thoughts
• used to ask somebody what they are thinking
about
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Penny for your thoughts (saying)
• A penny for your thoughts, Tom. You have not mentioned what you think about the results.
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Be barking up the wrong tree
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Be barking up the wrong tree
• be mistaken about something
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Be barking up the wrong tree (informal)
• If you think that I was guilty, you are barking up the wrong tree. I was at home when it happened.
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Curiosity killed the cat
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Curiosity killed the cat
• used to tell somebody not to ask many questions, especially in reply to a question
that you do not want to answer
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Curiosity killed the cat (saying)
• X: What were you discussing all along?• Z: Now, now. Curiosity killed the cat!
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FINAL REMARKS
BENEFITS OF USING IDIOMS
quick way to improve your writing, speaking, listening, and reading skills.
help you to become familiar with cultural and traditional issues.
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FINAL REMARKS
DISADVANTAGES OF USING IDIOMS
• do not use them much because it may sound strange or amusing for the native speakers.
• Be aware of the type of language the idioms are used: formal, slang, offensive, literary, informal, etc.
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For further studying
• Benefit from idioms dictionaries, watch some videos related to the idioms and then imitate them in your writing.
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My References
INFORMATION • Oxford Idioms Dictionary for Learners Of English• http://www.athabascau.ca/courses/engl/egh/
idioms.php IMAGES• kibishipaul.com idiom-magic.com • ecenglish.com myenglishpages.com• kids-learn.org abaenglish.com • cccoe.net ispilledthebeans.com