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IDIOMS

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A Fish Out Of Water

Meaning:

 A person who feels uncomfortable in a new situation or


environment.

Sample Sentences
1. Michael is a fish out of water in our class. He looks so
nervous.
2. My brother looked like a fish out of water at the party
because he didn’t know anyone.
3. Did you feel like a fish out of water during the class
activity? Everyone could speak Spanish but you.
4. Everyone in our family can play golf well but me, so I feel
like a fish out of water when we go to the golf course.

Conversation Questions
1. Have you ever felt like a fish out of water at school or in
any sports activities? Describe the situation.
2. What can you do for people at school or at work who don’t
fit in and seem like a fish out of water?

A Piece Of Cake
Meaning:

 Something that is easy to do


 A simple task or job

Sample Sentences
1. For some students, learning a new language is a piece of
cake.
2. Living in a new country isn’t going to be a piece of
cake for my brother.
3. The test should be a piece of cake for you. You have
worked so hard these past few weeks.

Conversation Questions
1. Has learning English been a piece of cake for you, or
have you really struggled to learn it?

All Greek To Me
Meaning:

Sample Sentences
 English is all Greek to me.
 I can’t understand this computer program because it is so
complicated to use. It’s all Greek to me.
 I tried to answer the questions on the TOEFL Test, but
many were all Greek to me.
 I wanted to play the game with my friends, but the rules
were all Greek to me.
 When my roommate talks with his friends in Japanese, I
don’t understand a thing. It’s all Greek to me.
 Something that you don’t understand or comprehend

Conversation Questions
1. When your boss asks you to speak to a client in English,
and you are afraid you won’t understand some technical
words about a product, how can you prepare?

Be In The Same Boat


Meaning:

 Be in the same difficult or uncomfortable situation as other


people

Sample Sentences
1. This class is very difficult for everyone, so we’re all in the
same boat.
2. So many people are in the same boat these days because
everyone is having a difficult time with the economy.
3. Do you really think that we are in the same boat? I don’t
think so. You have a job, and I don’t. Remember that.
4. During the COVID-19 pandemic, many families experienced
great social, economic, and emotional struggles, and in
many ways, they have found themselves in the same boat.

Conversation Questions
1. Why is it is sometimes difficult for other people to
understand your life challenges when they aren’t in the
same boat as you?

Busy As A Bee
Meaning:

 Very busy

Frequency of Use: Medium to High

Sample Sentences
1. My sister is always as busy as a bee. She never has a free
moment.
2. James has been as busy as a bee ever since he started
his new job.
3. If you weren’t so busy as a bee, we could hang out more.
4. Stop running around as busy as a bee. You need to slow
down and relax.
5. What has your father as busy as a bee? He seems so tied
up with work.

Conversation Questions
1. When you are as busy as a bee in your study or work,
what do you do to relax and settle down?
Come Clean
Meaning:

 confess and admit a problem or mistake


 tell the full truth

Sample Sentences
1. Please come clean about the problem. You can’t hide it
forever.
2. The politician came clean after investigators discovered
his dishonesty.
3. The manager didn’t come clean about his illegal financial
dealings, so the company fired him.
4. If you don’t come clean to your parents about crashing
the car, they won’t ever let you use another one.
5. If I were you, I’d come clean to your wife about why you
forgot her birthday.

Conversation Questions
1. Do you always come clean to friends and family
whenever you make a mistake? Why or why not?

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