ipowerpoint presentation about idioms
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IDIOMS
Idioms are phrases which people
use in everyday language which do
not make sense literally but we
understand what they mean
HAVE GOT A BUG
She picked up a bug on
holiday. Doctors
couldn’t diagnose up to
now.
A PAIN IN THE NECK
He is really annoying.
He is a pain in the
neck.
RIP-OFF
The food in this
restaurant is a rip-off.
Wecan’t afford the price
of them.
TO PINCH
I can’t find my sandwich.
I’m sure my dog pinched it
again.
OFF-HAND
I can’t answer your
question off-hand. I have to
check my agenda.
HANG ON
Please, hang on a second. I
will ask the principal.
SHORTCUT
If we take the subway, it
will be a shortcut for us
and it will save time.
SIMILES
We make similes by using
as adjective as OR like sth.
SELLING LIKE
HOTCAKES
These hpuses in the
countryside are selling like
hot cakes. I think you must
immediately buy one.
A MIND LIKE A SIEVE
She doesn’t remember
what happened exactly.
She has got a mind like
a sieve.
