English Idioms and Phrases PDF
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This document provides definitions and examples of English idioms and phrases. It includes meanings for idioms such as 'cost an arm and a leg' and 'raining cats and dogs'.
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English **Meaning** Philosophy - love of wisdom Extremists - someone who has beliefs that most people think are unreasonable and unacceptable Unite - to put together to form a single unit Hurdless - to leap over especially while running Illiteracy - a lack of ability to read and write **Mean...
English **Meaning** Philosophy - love of wisdom Extremists - someone who has beliefs that most people think are unreasonable and unacceptable Unite - to put together to form a single unit Hurdless - to leap over especially while running Illiteracy - a lack of ability to read and write **Meaning of Idioms :** Cost an arm and a leg - to be extremely expensive Tie athe knot - get married Raining cats and dogs - s raining unusually or unbelievably hard. Feel Blue - the experience of sadness or melancholy Apple of my eye - The person who you love the most Start from scratch - From nothing, from the beginning Hit the nail on the head - To do or exactly the right thing Back to square one - To start from the beginning Call It a day - to stop doing something specially when working Chow down - To eat **Make it in sentence :** **It cost an arm and a leg to** live in New York My Aunt is going to **tie the knot** on Saturday The weather was horrible on Saturday **It was raining cats and dogs** all day He has been **feeling blue e**ver seen he lost his job Harry was his first child and the **apple of his eye** I built every bit of my own house **I started from scratch** John **hit the nail on the head** when he said the reason our company is loosing money because we have a lazy employees If the guy rejects our offer we'll have to go Go **back to square one** and start the whole recruitment process again Im getting a bit tired not **let call it a day** Diners stare at the TV as they **chow down.** Cause and effect Gestures Eye to eye contact ** **