Idioms are where language becomes colourful and where visitors most often get lost. Indian English uses many idioms shared with British and American English ("piece of cake", "once in a blue moon"), but it also has its own: "Don't eat my head" (stop pestering me), "My head is paining" (I have a headache), "Out of station" (out of town), "Do one thing" (here's a suggestion), and expressions translated from Indian languages, like "What to do?" (it can't be helped), "Same to same" (exactly alike), or proverbs such as "What does a monkey know of the taste of ginger?" (someone can't appreciate something fine). What you will learn: • Everyday Indian English idioms • Expressions translated from Indian languages • Translated proverbs • Shared idioms used often in India • Recovering meaning from context • Using idioms yourself • Practice: decode the idiom • Listening strategies • Self-check questions to test your ear Level: B1–B2. Self-study: listen, then take the quizzes. Audio voiced with AI from an original script by Dr. Rashmi R Nair.