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WEEK 11: IDENTIFYING IDIOMS

Name : Rivaldi Umara Batistuta

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Identify the Idiom

Idioms are sayings that have a figurative meaning that is different from its literal, or real, meaning.
Example: The test was a piece of cake.
The idiom in the example is piece of cake. The figurative meaning is something that is easy.
Identify the idiom in each text and write its figurative meaning.

No. Idioms Meaning

Text
1. I smell a rat. To recognize that something is not as it
appears to be or that something dishonest is
happening.
Source:https://dictionary.cambridge.org/
dictionary/english/smell-a-rat
2. Gone to the dogs. To become ruined.
Source:
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary
/go%20to%20the
%20dogs#:~:text=Definition%20of%20go
%20to%20the,is%20going%20to%20the
%20dogs.
3. Took the bull by the horns To do something difficult in a brave and
determined way.
Source:https://dictionary.cambridge.org/
dictionary/english/take-the-bull-by-the-horns
4. Straight from the horse's mouth Hear something from the person who has
direct personal knowledge of it.
Source:https://dictionary.cambridge.org/
dictionary/english/straight-from-the-horse-s-
mouth
5. Horse around To behave in a silly and noisy way
Source:
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/e
 No. Idioms Meaning
Text
nglish/horse-around
6. For heaven's sake Used to make a statement or question more
forceful or to express surprise, anger, etc.
Source:
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary
/for%20heaven%27s
%20sake#:~:text=Definition%20of%20for
%20heaven's%20sake,sake%2C%20turn
%20down%20that%20music!
7. Shooting off his mouth To talk too much in a loud and uncontrolled
way.
Source:https://dictionary.cambridge.org/
dictionary/english/shoot-your-mouth-off
8. Jump down my throat To react angrily to something that someone
says or does.
Source:https://dictionary.cambridge.org/
dictionary/english/jump-down-sb-s-throat?
q=jump+down++sb
9. Pay through the nose To pay too much money for something
Source:https://dictionary.cambridge.org/
dictionary/english/pay-through-the-nose
10. A tongue-in cheek remark Intended to be understood as a joke, although
might appear to be serious.
Source:https://dictionary.cambridge.org/
dictionary/english/tongue-in-cheek
11. You're pulling my leg To tell someone something that is not true as
a way of joking with the person.
Source:https://dictionary.cambridge.org/
dictionary/english/pull-someone-s-leg
12. Play it by ear To decide how to deal with a situation as it
develops, rather than acting according to
plans made earlier.
Source:https://dictionary.cambridge.org/
dictionary/english/play-it-by-ear?
q=+play+it+by+ear
13. All thumbs Very awkward with your hands.
No. Idioms Meaning
Text
Source:https://dictionary.cambridge.org/
dictionary/english/all-thumbs?
q=all+thumbs+
14. Leg to stand To be in a situation in which you cannot
prove something.
Source:https://dictionary.cambridge.org/
dictionary/english/not-have-a-leg-to-stand-
on?q=leg+to+stand
15. Get off my back Telling someone angrily to stop criticizing or
putting pressure.
Source:https://www.collinsdictionary.com/
dictionary/english/to-get-off-someones-
back#:~:text=If%20you%20tell%20someone
%20to,%5Binformal%5D
16. I drive them up a wall To make someone extremely angry.
Source:https://dictionary.cambridge.org/
dictionary/english/drive-sb-up-the-wall
17. Stringing her along To deceive someone for a long time about
what you are really intending to do.
Source:https://dictionary.cambridge.org/
dictionary/english/string-sb along?
q=stringing+sb+along
18. Left me high and dry To do something that is not at all convenient
for someone and puts them in a very difficult
situation.
Source:https://dictionary.cambridge.org/
dictionary/english/leave-sb-high-and-dry?
q=+high+and+dry
19. Spilled the beans To tell people secret information.
Source:https://dictionary.cambridge.org/
dictionary/english/spill-the-beans
20. Bent over backwards To try very hard to do something good or
helpful.
Source:https://dictionary.cambridge.org/
dictionary/english/bend-over-backwards
21. Jumped the gun To do something too soon, especially without
No. Idioms Meaning
Text
thinking carefully about it.
Source:https://dictionary.cambridge.org/
dictionary/english/jump-the-gun
22. -Give me a hand -To give someone help.
-You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours Source:https://dictionary.cambridge.org/
dictionary/english/give-someone-a-hand?
q=give++someone++a+hand
-Used to tell someone that if they help you,
you will help them.
Source:https://dictionary.cambridge.org/
dictionary/english/you-scratch-my-back-and-
i-ll-scratch-yours?q=scratch+my+back
23. Kicked the bucket To die.
Source:https://dictionary.cambridge.org/
dictionary/english/kick-the-bucket
24. Under the knife While having a medical operation.
Source:https://dictionary.cambridge.org/
dictionary/english/under-the-knife
25. Knock your socks off Extremely exciting or good.
Source:https://dictionary.cambridge.org/
dictionary/english/blow-knock-your-socks-
off?q=knock+your+socks+off
26. Still not out of the woods If something or someone is not out of the
woods yet, they are still having difficulties or
problems.
Source:https://www.collinsdictionary.com/
dictionary/english/not-out-of-the-woods
27. What's been eating you Used to ask why someone seems angry or
upset.
Source:https://dictionary.cambridge.org/
dictionary/english/what-s-eating-sb
28. On the line At risk of failing or being harmed.
Source:https://dictionary.cambridge.org/
dictionary/english/on-the-line?
q=+on+the+line+
29. He’s feeling like a million dollars now To look or feel extremely good, often
No. Idioms Meaning
Text
because you are wearing something that costs
a lot of money.
Source:https://dictionary.cambridge.org/
dictionary/english/look-feel-like-a-million-
dollars?q=million+dollars
30. Move things along To make progress.
Source:https://www.merriam-webster.com/
dictionary/move%20ahead
%2Falong#:~:text=1%20%3A%20to
%20make%20progress%20The,along%20to
%20the%20next%20item.
31. The early bird catches the Said to advise someone that they will have an
worm advantage if they do something immediately
or before anyone else does it.
Source:https://dictionary.cambridge.org/
dictionary/english/early-bird-catches-the-
worm
32. If I were in your shoes Used when you want to tell someone what
you would do in their situation.
Source:https://dictionary.cambridge.org/
dictionary/english/if-i-were-in-your-shoes?
q=in+your+shoes
33. Cost a bomb To be very expensive.
Source:https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/
cost+a+bomb
34. Spitting image To look extremely similar to someone.
Source:https://dictionary.cambridge.org/
dictionary/english/be-the-spitting-image-of-
sb
35. Bed of roses An easy and happy existence
Source:https://dictionary.cambridge.org/
dictionary/english/bed-of-roses
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