WHAT’S AN IDIOM?

LET’S FIND OUT

FIRST, WHAT DO YOU
THINK IT IS?
AN IDIOM IS THE NAME OF THOSE
“EVERYDAY PHRASES”

FOR EXAMPLE:
IN SPANISH WE COULD
SAY: “CAMARÓN QUE SE
DUERME SE LO LLEVA LA
CORRIENTE”
THAT’S EXACTLY
WHAT IDIOMS ARE

PHRASES THAT
WE CAN USE TO
SAY THINGS IN A
DIFFERENT WAY
DO YOU KNOW ANY IDIOMS IN
ENGLISH?

OUT OF THE BLUE!

FOR TODAY’S CLASS:

LET’S LEARN HOW TO USE IDIOMS IN A NORMAL

CONVERSATION
AND, OF COURSE, LET’S LEARN SOME NEW IDIOMS!
HOW CAN WE USE THEM?
IT ALL DEPENDS ON THE IDIOM WE ARE USING
FOR EXAMPLE, IN ENGLISH “CAMARÓN QUE SE
DUERME SE LO LLEVA LA CORRIENTE” WOULD BE “IF
YOU SNOOZE YOU LOOSE”
IN THIS CASE WE DON’T NEED ANYTHING ELSE, JUST THE
IDIOM
BUT WHAT HAPPENS, FOR EXAMPLE, WITH AN IDIOM LIKE
THIS ONE:

“CUTTING
CORNERS”
IN THIS CASE WE NEED SOMETHING
ELSE!

“SHE IS
CUTTING
CORNERS”
 LET’S SEE SOME MORE EXAMPLES
Idiom Meaning By itself or with a sentence

“Break a leg” Suerte By itself

Algo bueno que parecía malo al

“A blessing in disguise” With a sentence
principio

“Call it a day” Dejar de trabajar en algo With a sentence

“Better late than never” Más vale tarde que nunca By itself

“Get your act together” or “Get your

Compórtate o ándate By itself
shit together”

“Hang in there” Aguanta By itself

CAN WE GUESS IF WE NEED A PHRASE
TO COMPLETE AN IDIOM?

SADLY, NO, WE JUST NEED

TO KNOW THE IDIOM ITSELF
TO KNOW HOW TO USE IT.

THAT’S WHY IT’S BETTER TO

KNOW AS MUCH IDIOMS AS
YOU CAN.
NOW, I HAVE A TASK FOR YOU

LET’S THINK ABOUT AN

IDIOM THAT YOU LIKE IN
SPANISH, AND LET’S SEE
IF THERE’S ANY
EQUIVALENT IN ENGLISH!
WORD OF THE DAY
EUPHORIC