Idioms and sayings

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Idioms and sayings

An idiom is a phrase or group of words with a meaning that is not obvious from the individual words (for example, "rain cats and dogs", meaning "rain heavily"). Even if you know all the words (rain, cat, dog), you will probably not understand "rain cats and dogs" if you don't know the idiom. "Rain cats and dogs" is not a saying because it does not express a general truth.

  

A saying is a short expression that expresses a general truth and contains advice or wisdom (for example, "once bitten, twice shy", meaning that an unpleasant experience makes us more careful the next time). If you know the words (once, bite, twice, shy) you can probably understand what this saying means. "Once bitten, twice shy" is not an idiom because it is understandable from the individual words.

TO DO 

You need a notebook + pen.

Watch the video on the next slide.

Write down the idioms and their explanations.

TO DO 

Look at the pictures on the following slides. 

Then pick the correct idioms/saying matching the picture.

Write these down + their explanation.

This idiom is

1. dance like nobody else
2. toe the line
3. it takes two to tango
4. everything will be OK if you dance

The correct idiom is:

1. It's true: milk makes you sad
2. Confucius says: crying in a pool of milk helps
3. It's no use crying over spilt milk
4. Confusius says: spilling milk is expensive

The correct idiom is:

1. building fences is good
2. breaking down fences is silly
3. well watered grass stays green
4. the grass is always greener on the other side

The correct idiom is

1. set fire to a bridge
2. walk away from fire
3. burn your bridges
4. petrol works best

Which idiom could this be

TO DO 

Watch the video.

Answer the questions that pop up in Lesson Up. 

01:23

What does "spend a penny" refer to?

1. To spend money on expensive things
2. Needing to urinate
3. Paying for your friends
4. Being very greedy

02:37

Where does the idiom
"you could here a pin drop"
originate from? Explain

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