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Sam van Zyl
커뮤니티 튜터It's time for another Scroll-Down Quiz!
Do you know the literal meanings of these 5 British idioms?
1.) It's raining cats and dogs
2.) Break a leg
3.) Through thick and thin
4.) Call it a day
5.) Beat around the bush
As always, scroll down to check the answers!
1.) It's raining a lot/very heavily
Example: "I visited England last week and it was raining cats and dogs the whole time i was there")
2.) Good luck (usually said to someone who is about to go and give a performance in the theatre)
Example: "I'm sure you'll smash your performance tonight, go break a leg!"
3.) In the good times and the bad times
Example: "He is one of my best friends in the world. We've been through thick and thin together."
4.) To stop working on something
Example: "It's 9pm, we've been working on this for four hours now. Let's call it a day and take a fresh look at it tomorrow."
5.) Spending a long time getting to the main point of what you're actually trying to say.
Example: "Stop beating around the bush and tell me what you want!"
2023년 6월 21일 오후 6:35