IDIOMS AND EXPRESSIONS

Idioms and expressions

What´s an idiom?

• Is a group of words or a phrase that has a meaning different from a literal meaning of the words in it

• An idiom is "an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself eitheir in having a meaning that cannot be be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements or in its grammatically atypical use of words"

Choose the correct idiom to complete the phrase

• By the skin of your teeth
• Cross the bridge when I come to it
• Blood is thicker than water
• Burn the midnight oil
• Speak of the devil
• A penny of your toughts
• Cat got your tonge
• Break a leg
• Kill two birds of one stone
• That´s the last straw

Choose the correct idiom to complete the phrase

• Live and learn
• Reinvent the wheel
• On thin ice
• Let the cat out of the bag
• Look a gift horse in the mouth
• Put my foot in my mouth
• The apple of my eye
• See eye to eye
• Pulling my leg
• The ball is in your court

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Choose 3 idioms that you consider you dominate. Tell me a story including them (real or invented)

There was a little girl names Zusy. She was 8 years old and she was so restless most of the time. One day, once in a blue moon, she was so peaceful and quiet, so her mom tell her "Are you okay?, I know you have something. Spill the beans". Zusy looked at her at tell her mom that she did something terrible at school. She told her that she did a prank to her teacher and when he noticed, he got mad and called to detention to the guilty. Zusy tell the truth to her teacher so she took her responsabilty and went detention. Her mom was upset, but at the same time, she felt peace because Zusy was honest. "You cannot make an omellete without breaking the eggs, being honest was the best thing you could do" her mom told her giving her a hug.