Idioms - Shelby County Schools...Idioms Idioms are phrases which people use in everyday language...
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Idioms
Idioms are phrases which people use in everyday language which do not make sense literally but we understand what they mean
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An idiom is an expression that has a meaning apart from the meanings of its individual words.
For example: It’s raining cats and dogs. Its literal meaning suggests that cats and dogs are falling from the sky. We interpret it to mean that it is raining hard.
Other Examples: To stick your neck out is to say or do something that is bold and a
bit dangerous. A similar idiom that is used for slightly more dangerous situations is to "go out on a limb." In both idioms, the idea is that you put yourself in a vulnerable position.
To break the ice is to be the first one to say or do something, with the expectation that others will then follow. Another idiom that means something similar is "get the ball rolling."
To get long in the tooth means to get old. The expression was originally used when referring to horses since gums recede with age. So the longer the teeth a horse has, the older it is said to be.
To have a chip on one's shoulder is usually an expression to describe a person who acts, as you say, rudely or aggressively, but also in a manner that could be described as "aggressively defensive." The person seems always ready for a fight.
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Food for thought These idioms are all about food. Can you explain what they really mean?
Taking two bits of the cherry
Selling like hot cakes
Playing gooseberry
Going bananas
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Feel like a fish out of water Be like a fish out of water
Meaning:
Feel uncomfortable because you are in an unfamiliar situation.
If you feel like a fish out of water, you feel awkward or uncomfortable
because you are in an unusual or unfamiliar situation.
Example:
I don't like going to the big parties they have. I always feel like a fish out of
water there.
Todd is a country boy raised in a small town in Northumberland and was like
a fish out of water when he visited bustling London.
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What does this mean really?
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And this?
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And what about this one?
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Numbers up
Lots of idioms are about numbers. See if you can fill in the missing numbers in these says. What do they mean?
Dressed up to the ______
Talking ___ to the dozen
One in a ______
Playing ______ fiddle
In _______ heaven
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Animal Crackers
It’s raining ____ and dogs!
I’ve got a ____ in my throat
Those are just ______tears
He’s taken the lion share
I can smell a ___
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Let’s see, if you understand
the peculiar meaning of
some common idioms!
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So can you define ‘idiom’?