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Lecture 1 Idioms

The document discusses idiomatic expressions, which are phrases that convey feelings or emotions. It provides examples of common idioms and their meanings, such as "as white as a sheet" meaning very pale, "spilled the beans" meaning revealed a secret, and "don't have a cow" meaning don't get upset. It also presents idioms and asks the reader to guess their meanings, such as "raining cats and dogs" meaning raining very hard, and "two heads are better than one" meaning that collaboration leads to better ideas.

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Lecture 1 Idioms

The document discusses idiomatic expressions, which are phrases that convey feelings or emotions. It provides examples of common idioms and their meanings, such as "as white as a sheet" meaning very pale, "spilled the beans" meaning revealed a secret, and "don't have a cow" meaning don't get upset. It also presents idioms and asks the reader to guess their meanings, such as "raining cats and dogs" meaning raining very hard, and "two heads are better than one" meaning that collaboration leads to better ideas.

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Idiomatic

Expressions
• What are idiomatic
expressions?
• Idiomatic expressions are used in
communicating. Idiomatic expressions are
useful when trying to convey a feeling or
emotion. Some of them are funny and light
hearted.
As white as a sheet
• What does it mean?

• Someone who is very white

• Example:
• Her face is as white as a sheet.
He/she spilled the beans
• What does that mean?

• To tell a secret

• Example:
• Melissa spilled the beans and told
our secret
Don´t have a cow
• What does it mean?

• Don´t get upset or angry

• Example:
• Don´t have a cow, it was just a joke.
…all ears
• What does it mean?

• To listen to someone

• Example:
• Talk to me, I´m all ears
Black out
• What does it mean?

• To pass out

• Example:
• Call a doctor, she blacked out!!
Brown bag it
• What does it mean?
• To bring your own lunch to class/work

• Example:
• To save money, I brown bag it.
To have the blues
• What does it mean?

• To be sad or depressed

• Example:
• Sometimes I feel so blue.
Decked out in (something)
• What it means?

• To be dressed fancy

• Example:
• She´s decked out in a nice blouse
Have ants in your pants
• What does it mean?

• To be restless or nervous

• Example:
• Telma appears to have ants in her
pants
Can YOU guess the IDIOM??

It’s raining cats and dogs!

Means:
It’s raining hard outside!
Can YOU guess the IDIOM??

Your eyes are bigger


than your stomach!

Means:
You think you can eat more
than you have on your plate.
Can you guess the idiom?

Don’t believe
your eyes

Means:
I can’t believe
what I see!
Can you guess the idiom?

The eye of
the storm

Means:
The middle
of the storm
Can you guess the idiom?

Means:
Something good
Happened.

Thank heavens!!
Can you guess the idiom?

Two heads are better than one!

Means:
Two people can
think better
than one.

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