Презентація "English idioms"

Idioms are commonly used expressions that have figurative meanings different from literal meanings of individual words.

IDIOMSBody. To get butterflies in one’s stomach. To get out of one’s face. Apple of my eye. Ahead of the game. Ear to the ground. Armed with skills. A leg up on the competition. To give one another a hand. To work fingers to the bonerrrrrrrrr

1. to annoy someone a lot2. a bother, an annoyance3. very eager to listen to what someone is going to say4. to rid yourself of someone who is annoying you 5. to be in a bad mood that causes you to treat other people badly and complain a lot6. to show no interest in someone or something 7. to agree with someone 1. A pain in the neck2. To get off one’s back3. To get on one’s nerves4. To give somebody the cold shoulder5. Like a bear with a sore head6. See eye to eye7. To be all ears. IDIOMSBody

1. To do smth difficult in a brave and determined way2. A person who has done smth bad that brings shame to the family3. To change one's plan or approach when an effort is already underway4. A wildly exaggerated or falsified story or explanation5. To offer something valuable or good to someone who does not know its value6. Someone who is in a state of extreme nervous worry7. Careless in the way that they move or behave8. To feel awkward because you are in a situation that you have not experienced before 9. To do something that should happen later before other things.1. The black sheep of the family2. To put the cart before the horse3. To take the bull by the horns4. A cat on hot bricks5. A bull in a china shop6. A fish out of water7. Cock-and-bull story8. Cast pearls before swine.9. Change horses in midstream. ANIMALS

Idioms:talking sports1. To do something unfair2. To remain alert to the events occurring around you3. A detailed description4. It’s my responsibility/turn to take actions5. To do the opposite of everyone else6. Rescued from smth. at the last moment 7. To escape from a difficult situation1. To keep your eye on the ball2. To swim against the tide/ current3. To hit someone below the belt4. Blow-by-blow account/description5. The ball is in my court6. To get off the hook7. To be saved by the bellrrrrrrrr

Idioms: The way we behave1. To wait anxiously, to worry while waiting2. To behave very well3. To be realistic, not to imagine4. To stay calm when there’s trouble or danger5. Not meaning anything bad1. To keep one’s head ORto count to ten2. To sweat out3. To be on one’s best behavior4. To come down to Earth5. Without a second thoughtrrrrrrr

Idioms: COLORS1. To be rather miserable2. In the written form3. To see everything in a pleasant light4. To become violently angry5. To be a coward6. To envy very much1. To see red2. To look at life through rose-colored spectacles3. To feel blue4. When in a trouble, he showed the white feather.5. I won’t believe it until I see it in black and white.

Idioms: Music in our speech1. To praise oneself2. Good news3. To be subordinate to somebody4. Et cetera, and so forth5. To change one’s opinion or manner6. To be a leader7. To accept unpleasant consequences8. To follow one’s own ideas1. It’s music to my ears.2. To change one’s tune3. To blow one’s own horn4. To play first fiddle5. To play second fiddle to6. All that jazz7. March to a different drummer8. To face the music r

Idioms: CLOTHES1. To admire somebody for what he has done2. old-fashioned, familiar, boring3. To be in someone else’s situation, especially a bad one4. To risk all your money on something5. Angry or excited1. To be in someone’s shoes2. To take one’s hat off to somebody3. To be hot under the collar4. Old hat5. To put one’s shirt on

Idioms: Weather1. To keep smth for a time when it might be needed2. To discover information before taking action3. Something unexpected or surprising4. To feel ill5. To be very happy1. To be on cloud line2. To feel under the weather3. To save up for a rainy day4. To be a bolt from the blue/ out of the blue5. To see which way the wind blows

IDIOMS: FOOD1. To do many things2. To be very easy3. To drop everything, to be clumsy4. To know how to behave in one’s own interests5. Bad luck6. The result is not always good when there are too many people involved7. I don’t like it 8. To be unhappy1. To have a finger in many pies2. To be a piece of cake3. To be a butter-fingers4. To know what side the bread is buttered5. Hard cheese6. To cry over spilt milk7. Too many cooks spoil the broth.8. It’s not my cup of tea

IDIOMS: fruits vegetables1. To be full of energy2. To be nervous3. It’s a delicate case, situation.4. To punish and to encourage at the same time.5. To be alike6. Tomake money1. To be full of beans2. To go bananas3. It’s a hot potato.4. A carrot and sticks5. Like two peas in a pod.6. To bring home the baconr

IDIOMS: LANGUAGES1. To share the same problems and difficulties2. Containing many mistakes in grammar and so on3. Not to understand a word4. Good correct English5. To speak very seriously as if giving a lecture1. Queen’s English2. Broken English3. It’s all Greek to me.4. To talk to somebody as a Dutch uncle5. To talk the same language

1. A critical test2. Thinking similarly, understanding each other3. Something that operates well. 4. Something showy that initially impresses but doesn't bring any real results. 5. It is not difficult to understand. 6. To examine or think about a situation very carefully1. It’s not rocket science2. To put smth under the microscope3. Acid test4. On the same wavelength5. A flash in a pan6. Well-oiled machine. Science. Gadgets..

1. Again and again2. On and on3. All in all4. Round and round5. Far and near/wide6. First and foremost7. Here and there8. More or less9. Once or twice10. To and fro11. Step by step1. In the first place, firstly2. Repeatedly3. Without stopping4. Continually round5. In various places6. A few times, occasionally7. Everywhere8. Approximately. 9. From A to B, then back to A again10. Gradually11. Considering everything. Two adverbs

IDIOMS WITH SAY - SPEAK – TELL - TALKDo you like to________ jokes?Do you ______ your prayers?I always ________ “Hello” when I enter the classroom. The president was elected because he _______ sense. Is it OK to _____ a lie sometimes?My friends and I often have coffee and _____ stories. Do you ________ your mind or do you keep your opinion to yourself?I don’t like to gossip. I hate it when people ______ behind my back. That’s a terrible idea! He’s __________ nonsense!tellsaysaytalkedtelltellspeaktalktalking

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