Idioms

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• MBO
• Studiejaar 1

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Underdog by Alicia Keys

Cry me a river by Justin Timberlake

Beat it by Michael Jackson
Thinking out loud by Ed Sheeran
Wildest dreams by Taylor Swift
Fight fire with fire by Metallica

Heads will roll by Jenny Lewis

What do the song titles have in common?

Idioms

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"an Idiom is an common expression used informally that cannot be understood by the literal meaning of its words, but only by common knowledge of what the expression means."

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Raining heavily

Extremely easy

pretend not to notice

in a tough spot

pleased and content

jealousy

expressing a strong dislike

well behaved person

very happy or amused

deteriorate, worsen

raining cats and dogs

turn a blind eye

eat your heart out

in a pickle

going downhill

tickled pink

be caught or seen dead

goody two-shoes

piece of cake

happy as a clam

missed the boat

1. lost your chance
2. lost your money
3. lost your ticket
4. lost your time

My new car costs an arm and a leg

1. cheap
2. expensive

give (something) a shot

1. drink alcohol
2. shoot something
3. try
4. stop

kill two birds
with one stone

1. you don't like animals
2. achieve 1 goal in 2 actions
3. eat 2 birds in 1 meal
4. achieve 2 goals in 1 action

cost an ... and a ...

missed the ...

kill two ... with one ...

give it a ...

shot

birds, stone

boat

arm, leg

"Once in a blue moon" do I eat at a restaurant.

1. An sacrificial event carried out in night
2. An event that happens only in moonlight
3. An event which happens very rarely

Alright everyone! "Hold your horses", we're going to start in a minute.

1. Wait, slow down
2. Hold your horses, so they won't go anywhere
3. Carefully consider and think about a decision
4. eat a horse

My girlfriend is "the apple of my eye."

1. A pain to look at, very ugly
2. Someone who you love most
3. Something really sweet

Buying an expensive car is something I can't "wrap my head around."

1. Trying to get used to an idea
2. find a way to understand the idea
3. To put something as a goal in your life

Please stop "beating around the bush" and tell me the full story.

1. To tell a lot of stories
2. lie about something
3. To avoid giving a final answer

Let's not cry over spilled milk. There's nothing we can do about it."

1. Feel sorry about something that already happened
2. Feel sad about something you did to yourself
3. To spend a lot of money and feel sad about it

I am "cutting corners", because I am in a hurry!

1. Doing something quickly, but not as well as you should
2. Cutting of the corners of a piece of paper
3. Taking the quickest way home

My dad said we can get a dog "when pigs fly."

1. When you have enough money in your piggy bank
2. After a new invention that can make pigs fly
3. Never

"Out of the blue", he started screaming at me!

1. When we are at sea
2. Suddenly
3. during the night
4. after that

Let's talk about the elephant in the room. We have no money!

1. Elephant is the best animal
2. Someone is very fat
3. Let's go to the zoo
4. Big problem that everyone ignores

He "turned over a new leaf" and began getting to work on time.

1. Change your behavior in a positive way
2. Change the tree in your garden
3. Start a new job

It's time to "roll up our sleeves" and get the job done.

1. To put on a new shirt
2. Get ready
3. We cannot do it!
4. To prepare to work hard

I'm like "a kid in a candy store" when I ride my bike.

1. to be very hungry
2. to be thirsty
3. to love riding bikes
4. to be very happy and excited

My car broke down in the middle of nowhere, then, "to add insult to injury", it started to rain

1. Make bad situation better
2. Make bad situation worse
3. Fight with someone
4. Hurt someone

As with any new thing, there is "a small bump in the road".

1. a small problem
2. something that delays the work
3. take a different road
4. let's stop working

If you want to undertand his meaning, you must "read between the lines"

1. to read someone's writing very closely
2. to check the grammar
3. to try to understand someone's real feelings
4. read with your eyes closed

The weather is "as warm as toast".

1. very very hot
2. comfortably or pleasantly warm
3. it is summer timer
4. raining

I saw him eating my food and I just "saw red!"

1. Became hungry
2. became dizzy
3. became angry
4. became happy

He is such an "early bird!"

1. he gets up early
2. he arrives early
3. he likes birds
4. he watches birds

couch potatoe

I am having cold feet!

1. I lost my shoes
2. It is very cold!
3. It is freezing!
4. Maybe I will change my mind

We are gonna have a blast!

1. there is an explosion
2. to have a great time

I am "over the moon"

1. flying to the moon
2. see the moon in your eyes
3. very sad about something
4. very happy about something.

the cat is out of the bag

1. talk about pets
2. talk about animals
3. talk about the secrets
4. to talk about fashion

I got bigger fish to fry

1. to have something more important to do
2. to prepare something to eat
3. to go to KFC
4. to go to your favourite restaurant

we are in the same boat

1. we are sailing together
2. we are going to the same place
3. In a similar situation, in the same position
4. we both like swimming

bull in a china shop

1. a person who breaks things
2. a person in a zoo
3. a person who is Chinese
4. a person who often makes mistakes

crocodile tears

1. a sad animal
2. a sad person
3. a man who is crying
4. not true tears

Don't take them literally!

barking up the wrong tree

3. Following the wrong way to get your goal

we gotta break the ice

4. say or do something to make people feel relaxed

you hit the nail on the head

1. to do or say something that is exactly right

I am drawing a blank

4. you do not succeed in finding them