IDIOMS IN ESSAY

What Is An Idiom...?
Anidiomisanexpressionconsistingofacombinationofwordsthathaveafigurativemeaning.
Thefigurativemeaningiscomprehendedinregardtoacommonuseoftheexpressionthatis
separatefromtheliteralmeaningordefinitionofthewordsofwhichitismade.Idiomsare
numerousandtheyoccurfrequentlyinalllanguages.Thereareestimatedtobeatleast25,000
idiomaticexpressionsintheEnglishlanguage.(source:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idiom)

CanIUseIdiomsInMyEssay...?

StudentsareencouragedtouseidiomsinSPMexaminations.Usingrelevantandsuitable
idiomsinanessaywillhelpstudentstogetabettermarkfortheiressay.

Don'tsimplyuseidiomsjustforthesakeofgettingbettergradesforyouressaypaper,
thiswillbackfireiftheidiomsyouuseareirrelevantoroutofplace.

Youcanuseidiomsinthebeginningparagraphorinthebodyparagraphorinthe
closingparagraph.Italldependsonthetopicandsuitabilityoftheidiomsused.

Becarefulnottooverdoit.Youmightbeimpressedbutitdoesnotnecessarilymeanthe
examinerwouldbe.

Donotuseidiomswhenwritingformallettersorbusinessletters.

So,forabettergradeuseatleastthreeidioms.Ifyoucan'twritethreeatleastwriteone
idiomintheclosingparagraph.

SampleSentencesWithIdioms...
1. ThesufferingAdamwentthroughinlifewasactuallyablessingindisguise

,forit
hastaughthimtobeprudentandthriftywithhisfinances.
2. ManyobeseMalaysiansareactuallycouchpotatoes.Theyjustliketositandeatona
couchalldaylongwatchingmovieswithoutmovinganinch.
3. Studentswholiketodragtheirfeetwillnotbeabletofinishtheirschoolprojecton
time.
4. Studentsneedtowidentheirhorizonsinordertofacethechallengesofglobalisation.

5. Peoplewholiketobemulesfordrugtraffickersmustlearntofacethemusicif
caughtbytheauthorities.
6. Samhasagutfeelingthatsomethingbadisgoingtohappentoday.
7. Parentsneedtohaveahearttohearttalkwiththeirteenagechildrenoften.Thiswill
helpthemtounderstandtheemotionalturmoiltheirteenagechildrenaregoing
throughbetter.
8. Readinghelpsapersontobeknowledgeableabouthissurroundingsandnotbeinthe
dark.
9. Parentsneedtokeepaneyeontheirchildren'safterschoolactivities.
10. WepackedourthingsandheadedtotheremotevillageinManjala.Thejourneywas
quitechallenginganddangerousbutwemanagedtosteerclearofdangerand
reachedthevillagesafeandsound.

11. Myfatherandmotherarealwaysatloggerheads,theyneveronceagreedon
anything,alwayspointingfingersatoneanotheroversillymatters.
12. SandywasoncloudnineasshegotthroughherSPMexaminationwithflying
colours.
13. Afterwaitingforsixlongyears,PatandMandyfinallytiedtheknot.Theirparents
gavethemanoutofthisworldweddingreceptionasaweddinggift.
14. Henryisquitewrappedupwithhisconstructionwork.Hejustcan'taffordtotakea
breakorputuphisfeetevenforasecond.
15. Mirandahasputonweightaftergivingbirthtoherbabygirl.Sheplanstoworkout
moretoshedtheextrapounds.
16. Startingfrom2013,everystudentmustpasstheirHistorypaper.Studentsareworried
thattheymightnotbeabletosailthroughitbecauseHistoryis
allGreektothem.
17. Theoldhouseoppositemyhousehasaghostlypresence,itgivesmegoosebumps
justlookingatit.
18. Thebankwasrobbedinbroaddaylight.Thepolicearenotleavinganystones
unturned,theyareworkingoutagameplantocatchthemastermind.
19. Peoplearoundtheworldmusthaveanattitudeofgiveandtakeinordertoenjoy
continuouspeace.Insensitivewordsorreligiousundertoneswillonlycreateripples
whichcanturnintoaviciouscycleofunnecessaryviolence.

20. Thetwoopposingpoliticalpartiesarehopingforalandslidevictorythiscoming

election.Workingcommitteefrombothpartieshaverolleduptheirsleevesforsome
seriouscampaigning.