1.

To face the music (To take the punishment or scolding)

2. To live from hand to mouth (To live in hardship)
3. To sit on the fence (To take no sides in a debate or a quarrel)
4. To be in the same boat (To be in the same circumstances)
5. In hot water (In trouble)
6. Have green fingers (Good at gardening)
7. Burn the midnight oil (Study until late at night)
8. Once in a blue moon (Seldom)
9. At the eleventh hour (At the last minute)
10. Bear in mind (Remember)
11. Turn over a new leaf (Stop all bad habits)
12. To make a day of it (To spend the whole day)
13. Raining cats and dogs (Raining heavily)
14. Keep an eye (look after)
15. To make a clean breast (To admit)
16. Getting on my nerves (Making me annoyed/irritated)
17. Out of the blue (Unexpectedly)
18. Not my cup of tea (Not to my liking)
19. Eye catching (Attractive)
20. Around the corner (Coming soon)
21. By hook or by crook (By all means)
22. To keep ones fingers crossed ( To hope for the best)
23. Keep your word (Keep your promise)
24. Where theres a will, theres a way (When you are determined, you will succeed)
25. Lend a hand (Help)
26. I am all ears ( I am listening)
27. A close shave ( A narrow escape)
28. Flying colours (Good grades)
29. To believe your ears (To believe what you hear)
30. Not kidding (Not joking)
31. Blow ones trumpet (To Boast)
32. Down to earth (Humble/Honest)
33. Red handed (In the act)
34. In a twinkling of an eye (Very quickly)
35. Under the weather (Slightly ill)
36. Took to heart (Be upset by)
37. Bad blood (Feeling of strong dislike)

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SOME IDIOMS:
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IDIOMATIC EXPRESSIONS:
1. To face the music (To take the punishment or scolding)
2. To live from hand to mouth (To live in hardship)

3. To sit on the fence (To take no sides in a debate or a quarrel)

4. To be in the same boat (To be in the same circumstances)
5. In hot water (In trouble)
6. Have green fingers (Good at gardening)
7. Burn the midnight oil (Study until late at night)
8. Once in a blue moon (Seldom)
9. At the eleventh hour (At the last minute)
10. Bear in mind (Remember)
DRILL 1: By using all of the 10 list of idioms above, try to come out with a short paragraph of a
story. Be as creative as possible.
Zayyid and Ziyyad were twin brothers. They came from poor family. Since their father had passed
away, so they had to live with their step father. Their step father
had odd jobs and all of them lived from hand to mouth for a livelihood. Zayidi was their best friend and
also was in same the boat. For Zaidi, since his father worked as a lorry driver, he saw his father once in
a blue moon only. Therefore, he joined both twins to search job for their petty cash during evening time.
Zaiyidi, Zayyid and Ziyyad had green fingers, hence, all of them spent their spare time after school doing
some part time of gardening around the nearby mansion area.. However, his step mother was a fierce
lady, if he was late to return home, he must be in a hot water. All of them were aware that knowledge
was important, so they sometimes had to burn the midnight oil due to studying at the eleventh hour.
They always bear in mind, that every difficulty would be an ease.

VOCABULARY ON SPECIFIC SCENARIOS IN WRITING

EXPRESSING SHOCK, SADNESS
1. She felt her world going to pieces.
2. The bad news of her father's death in accident choked her.
3. They were consumed by bitterness and anguish at the lost of their only son.
4. On hearing the news, he sank into the couch.
5. He went the weak at the knees on hearing the news.
6. They stood motionless as they were still in a state of shock before the aliens.
7. The pain in my heart was excruciating
8. Shock struck me like a thunderbolt
9. Tears welled in my eyes once again, as the radio blasted "Yesterday Once More' song.
10. My heart felt like it was caving in because my sorrow was too much to bear.
11. She had been very stoic throughout her three-year illness.
TEARS AND SADNESS
1. He cried his heart out
2. Her eyes billowed with tears, streaming slowly down her cheeks.
3. Tears started to roll down uncontrollably as I felt a great sense of loss.
4. My tears soaked the comforting pillow which I clutched for long.
5. Mixed with spots of sweat, a little droplets of clear crystal of liquid kept dripping down my cheeks.
6. I murmured softly to my kid's ears as tears welled up in my eyes.
7.She started shaking, while something running her cheeks, marking a clear trajectory of torrential tears.
8. The tears were leaving glistening trails mapping to the full extent of his sadness.