English Idioms PDF

ENGLISH EXPRESSIONS (IDIOMATIC EXPRESSIONS) WHAT ARE IDIOMS? English idioms, proverbs, and expressions are an important part of everyday English. They come up all the time in both written and spoken English. WHAT ARE IDIOMS? Because idioms don't always make sense literally, you'll need to famili...

ENGLISH EXPRESSIONS (IDIOMATIC EXPRESSIONS) WHAT ARE IDIOMS? English idioms, proverbs, and expressions are an important part of everyday English. They come up all the time in both written and spoken English. WHAT ARE IDIOMS? Because idioms don't always make sense literally, you'll need to familiarize yourself with the meaning and usage of each idiom. That may seem like a lot of work, but learning idioms is fun. PRACTICE: GROUP a. Better to arrive late than not to come at all b. Calm down c. Not saying what you mean, usually because it is uncomfortable d. Get out of control e. Stop working on something to end the day 1. Don’t beat around the bush, tell me exactly what you want! 2. The party was yesterday, oh well, better late than never. 3. We’ve had too much work today, it’s time to call it a day. 4. This is getting out of hand, I don’t know what to do anymore. 5. Stop panicking! Pull yourself together! PRACTICE: GROUP f. You have to work for what you want g. Go to sleep h. Don’t give up i. Tell a joke with someone j. Make a problem worse 6. I’m kidding, I’m just pulling your leg. 7. That wasn’t bad, to make the matters worse, I fell on my face too. 8. After a tiring day, I’m ready to hit the sack. 9. Just keep going, you can do it. Just hang in there. 10. I know it’s hard but doing it the easy way will not help you get the best results. Like they say, no pain, no gain right?  IDIOM MEANING Beat around Avoid (not) saying what you mean, the bush usually because it is uncomfortable Better late Better to arrive late than not to than never come at all Call it a day Stop working on something Get out of Get out of control hand Pulling Tell joke with someone someone’s (pronoun) leg  IDIOM MEANING Pull Calm down yourself together To make Make a problem worse matters worse Hit the Go to sleep sack Hang in Don't give up there No pain, You have to work for what you want no gain IDIOMS CLUES Beat around the bush - What exactly do you want to say? Better late than never - It’s better to be not on time than not at all. Call it a day - To end your day and rest. Get out of hand - It’s become difficult to deal with. Make a long story short - We don’t have time, tell me quickly. Pull yourself together - Stop panicking! To make matters worse - It doesn’t end there, what’s even more… Hit the sack - Everyone needs this. Hang in there - Just keep going on. No pain, no gain - Do your best and you’ll get good results. HOMEWORK: Find a partner and write a conversation using the topic “Hang in there” (about encouraging someone). The conversation must have 8 lines per person, 16 lines in total. Use 3 idioms from the lesson and use 3 NEW idioms we haven’t learned before in the conversation. Highlight the idioms. Write the idioms you used and their meanings at the end of the conversation. DEADLINE: DECEMBER 12 – 14, 2023