1. Ms. Pankey AJHS 2014

2.  Idioms are words, phrases, or expressions whose meaning cannot be taken literally, but are used figuratively.  WAIT – What is the difference between literal and figurative meaning?  LITERAL – The words mean EXACTLY what they say  FIGURATIVE – The words don’t mean exactly what they say, but something different or exaggerated.

3.  One common English idiom is: “It’s raining cats and dogs!”  If this expression was taken literally, then that would mean that actual cats and dogs are raining down from the sky.  However, we know this is not true. When people say that “it’s raining cats and dogs!” they mean it in a figurative way.  It’s figurative meaning is that it is raining very hard!

4.  Idioms are expressions or phrases that don’t literally mean what they say, but instead have a figurative meaning that people learn from speaking the language.  This is why learning a new language can be so difficult sometimes! Every language has its own idioms that don’t mean what they actually say – but the language learner doesn’t know what they actually mean!  A good way to tell if a phrase is an idiom is to imagine what it would literally mean. Does that make any sense? No? It’s probably an idiom!

5. Literal MeaningFigurative Meaning See eye to eye = Agree IDIOM: The couple could not see eye to eye on their Christmas plans.

6. Literal MeaningFigurative Meaning Under the weather = Sick, not feeling well IDIOM: I can’t come in to work today. I’m feeling a little under the weather.

7. Literal MeaningFigurative Meaning A piece of cake = Easy, no problem IDIOM: That Outsiders test was a piece of cake!

8. Literal MeaningFigurative Meaning Tie the knot = Get married IDIOM: Sarah and Adnan are going to tie the knot next summer!

9. Literal MeaningFigurative Meaning Hit the hay = Go to bed, go to sleep IDIOM: Whew! It’s been a long day. Time to hit the hay!

10. Literal MeaningFigurative Meaning Bury the hatchet = Stop fighting/arguing, move on from a disagreement IDIOM: I’m tired to fighting about this. Let’s bury the hatchet.

11. Literal MeaningFigurative Meaning Give the cold shoulder = Ignore, pay no attention to IDIOM: When I tried to apologize, he gave me the cold shoulder.

12. When I told my mom I would be home around 2 am, she had a cow! a. My mom bought a baby cow. b. My mom is really strange. c. My mom was really upset. To "egg on" means to ___. a. encourage b. discourage "Use your noodle" means ___. a. act b. think