ENGLISH IDIOMS

? refers to a phrase or expression that cannot be understood by knowing what the individual words in the phrase mean . An idiom is an expression that has a meaning apart from the meanings of its individual words.

Idioms From Body Parts

ENGLISH IDIOMS A big mouth 1 EXAMPLE: THE MEANING THE MEANING EXAMPLE: My brother has such a big mouth, he told everything I said to our mother.

ENGLISH IDIOMS By heart 2 EXAMPLE: THE MEANING THE MEANING EXAMPLE: I know all my friends’ telephone numbers by heart. I never have to look in the telephone book.

ENGLISH IDIOMS To cost an arm and a leg 3 EXAMPLE: THE MEANING THE MEANING EXAMPLE: Everything in that fancy departement store costs an arm and a leg. I can’t afford to by anything there, not even a pencil.

ENGLISH IDIOMS To have a sweet tooth 4 EXAMPLE: THE MEANING THE MEANING EXAMPLE: I know you have a sweet tooth, so I bought you a box of chocolates.

ENGLISH IDIOMS Head over heals in love 5 EXAMPLE: THE MEANING THE MEANING EXAMPLE: Pam and Tony are head over heals in love. They are planning to get married.

ENGLISH IDIOMS A long face 6 EXAMPLE: THE MEANING THE MEANING EXAMPLE: Becuase Judy didn’t get an invitation to the party, she walked around with a long face since yesterday.

ENGLISH IDIOMS Nosey 7 EXAMPLE: THE MEANING THE MEANING EXAMPLE: Every time I go out, I notice my nosey neibours watching me. They must know everything about me.

ENGLISH IDIOMS A pain in the neck 8 EXAMPLE: THE MEANING THE MEANING EXAMPLE: Waiting for the bus on the cold, winding corner is a pain in the neck.

ENGLISH IDIOMS To pull someone’s leg 9 EXAMPLE: THE MEANING THE MEANING EXAMPLE: Tomorrow is not a holiday. Don’t believe John. He is just pulling your leg.

ENGLISH IDIOMS To see eye to eye 10 EXAMPLE: THE MEANING THE MEANING EXAMPLE: Lucy and Dick never argue. They see eye to eye on almost everything.

ENGLISH IDIOMS To shake a leg 11 EXAMPLE: THE MEANING THE MEANING EXAMPLE: Shake a leg! We have to be at school in twenty minutes.

ENGLISH IDIOMS A big mouth 1 ? A person who talks too much and does not keep secrets.

ENGLISH IDIOMS By heart 2 ? Be memory

ENGLISH IDIOMS To cost an arm and a leg 3 To be very expensive.

ENGLISH IDIOMS To have a sweet tooth. 4 To like sweet food very much.

ENGLISH IDIOMS Head over heals in love 5 Very much in love

ENGLISH IDIOMS A long face 6 ? A sad, dissatified expression.

ENGLISH IDIOMS nosey 7 Always wanting to know other people’s business and what other people are doing.

ENGLISH IDIOMS A pain in the neck 8 Something or someone that annoys or bothers a person

ENGLISH IDIOMS To pull someone’s leg 9 ? To joke, to kid or trick somebody

ENGLISH IDIOMS To see eye to eye 10 ? To agree completely

ENGLISH IDIOMS To shake a leg 11 To hurry up, move faster.

Last year my English class was full of characters Last year my English class was full of characters. That's a polite way of saying it had some unusual people that I'll never forget. One student was such a hard worker that he learned all the idioms in our book by heart. He was always saying things like "I'm on cloud nine," or "I'm green with envy." We never knew if he meant what he said or if he was just practicing English. Another student had a sweet tooth. She would bake lots of breads and cakes and bring them to every class for us to share during breaks. Two students met in the class and fell head over heels in love. We were all invited to their wedding and had a great time. Then there was a student who was always pulling someone's leg. For example, one day before class, he put a long homework assignment on the board and made us think that the teacher had given it. We all had long faces until the teacher came in. Then we realized that someone had played a joke on us.