USING IDIOMS

An idioms is a group of words

whose meaning is different from
the combined meanings of the
words expressed.
 1. between you and me – a secret
 2. in with the gang – a member
 3. for a song – free
 4. Down – to – earth – very practical
 5. from a to z – from the beginning to end
 6. through thick and thin – in spite of all difficulties
 7. off the record – not to be made public
 8. up to now – from the past to the
present
 9. to the point – to the important part
 10. above all – most important
 11. by no means – not at all
Using two - words Verbs
Supplying the correct idioms
Fill in each blank with the correct idiomatic expression
from the list given above.

 1. That is fine work. You have done everything ________________________

 2. “With you as our _____________” the coach told the seven-foot player,
“there’s no doubt we’ll win”.
 3. First he stepped on my toes, then he told me it was my fault. He
certainly______________
 4. Her pride in her beauty turned to ________________when she did not win.
 5. No one wants to play with him for he is ____________. He always does
things differently.
 6. She knew the answer, but she _____________
 7. Do not let her clean that valuable vase; she is
__________________
 8. “I’m not guilty; you are _________________
 9. Say nothing more; you will
just___________________
 10. I was ________________when I hear them
mention my name.