IDIOMS

 

An idiom is a word or an expression which means something different from its literal meaning.

Look at the some examples of idioms. Can you guess their meanings?

 

Idiom nr 1: a piece of cake

= something easy

 

Idiom nr 2: I'm all ears

= I listen carefully

 

Idiom nr 3: fingers crossed

= good luck

 

Idiom nr 4: feel blue

= feel unhappy

 

Idiom nr 5: give somebody a hand

= help somebody

 

Idiom nr 6: pull somebody's leg

= joke with somebody

 

Idiom nr 7: raining cats and dogs

= rain heavily

 

Idiom nr 8: spill the beans

= tell someone's secret to everybody

 

Idiom nr 9: hold your tongue

= be quiet

 

Idiom nr 10: see red

= be very angry

 

Idiom nr 11: make somebody's hair stand on end

= scare somebody

 

Idiom nr 12: drive somebody up the wall

= irritate somebody

 

Idiom nr 13: have nose in a book

= read a lot

 

Idiom nr 14: cry crocodile tears

= pretend to be sad and unhappy

 

Idiom nr 15: like two peas in a pod

= be exactly the same