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Javiel Knight
Giáo viên chuyên nghiệpWhat are some good idioms you know?
Here are a bunch I thought I'd share:
1. Cool as a cucumber
Meaning: calm and composed, especially in stressful situations
Example: She was as cool as a cucumber during her job interview.
2. Hold your horses
Meaning: wait a minute; be patient
Example: He still has to shower before we can leave — hold your horses.
3. Kick the bucket
Meaning: to die
Example: Many people want to travel the world before they kick the bucket.
4. Blue in the face
Meaning: exhausted from great, generally futile, effort
Example: You can beg until you’re blue in the face, but you’re not having ice cream for dinner.
5. Head in the clouds
Meaning: oblivious or having unrealistic ideas
Example: He has his head in the clouds if he thinks he can pass his test without studying.
6. Dead as a doornail
Meaning: to be completely devoid of life
Example: I forgot to water my flowers, and now they’re as dead as a doornail.
7. Piece of cake
Meaning: very easy to do or accomplish
Example: She was nervous about her driving test, but it ended up being a piece of cake.
8. Out of the blue
Meaning: randomly or unexpectedly
Example: My grandmother came to visit out of the blue.
9. Raining cats and dogs
Meaning: raining extremely heavily
Example: We can’t go to the park today because it’s raining cats and dogs.
10. Cat got your tongue
Meaning: unable to speak or think of something to say.
Example: You’re being very quiet. Cat got your tongue?
26 Thg 05 2021 06:37
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In Norwegian we say « Du må ha is i magen» it literally means that You must have ice in your stomach. It means that You must be patient :)
26 tháng 5 năm 2021
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May I ask you? You said: "Cat got your tongue?". Shouldn't I ask this idiom in a standard English asking way: "Did cat get your tongue?", should I?
26 tháng 5 năm 2021
I'd rather call them "figurative expressions".
"Idioms" somehow stand very close to "idiots", scaring away people from knowledge.
27 tháng 5 năm 2021
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Javiel Knight
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