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Idioms

This document discusses idioms, which are phrases where the words together have a meaning that is different from the individual words. It provides examples of common English idiomatic phrases and their meanings, including "add insult to injury," "once in a blue moon," "see eye to eye," "miss the boat," "kill two birds with one stone," "take what someone says with a grain of salt," and "speak of the devil." The document explains idioms can be used to ask what someone is thinking, make a bad situation worse, describe something rare, show agreement, hear rumors, do two things at once, not take something too seriously, and comment on arriving after being discussed.

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Idioms

This document discusses idioms, which are phrases where the words together have a meaning that is different from the individual words. It provides examples of common English idiomatic phrases and their meanings, including "add insult to injury," "once in a blue moon," "see eye to eye," "miss the boat," "kill two birds with one stone," "take what someone says with a grain of salt," and "speak of the devil." The document explains idioms can be used to ask what someone is thinking, make a bad situation worse, describe something rare, show agreement, hear rumors, do two things at once, not take something too seriously, and comment on arriving after being discussed.

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Idioms

An idiom is a phrase where the words together have a meaning that is different from the dictionary definitions of the individual words.

Common Idiomatic Phrases & Expressions


Idiom
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. A penny for your thoughts Add insult to injury Once in a blue moon See eye to eye Hear it on the grapevine Miss the boat

Meaning
1. This idiom is used as a way of asking someone what they are thinking about. 2. To make a bad situation even worse. 3. When something happens very rarely. 4. idiom is used to say that two (or more people) agree on something. 5. This means to hear a rumor' about something or someone. 6. This idiom is used to say that someone missed his or her chance at something.

Common Idiomatic Phrases & Expressions


Idiom
1. 2. 3. 4. Kill two birds with one stone On the ball Cut corners To hear something straight from the horse's mouth 5. Costs an arm and a leg 6. The last straw

Meaning
1. This means to do two things at the same time'. 2. When someone understands the situation well. 3. When something is done badly to save money. 4. To hear something from the authoritative source. 5. When something is very expensive. 6. The final problem in a series of problems

Common Idiomatic Phrases & Expressions


Idiom
Take what someone says with a grain of salt Sit on the fence The best of both worlds Put wool over other people's eyes

Meaning
This means not to take what someone says too seriously. There is a big possibility that what he/she says is only partly true. This is used when someone does not want to choose or make a decision. All the advantages. This means to deceive someone into thinking well of them.

Common Idiomatic Phrases & Expressions


Idiom
1. 2. Speak of the devil! Feeling a bit under the weather

Meaning
1. This expression is used when the person you have just been talking about arrives. 2. Feeling ill.

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