IDIOMS

WHAT ARE IDIOMS?

WHAT ARE IDIOMS?
WHAT ARE IDIOMS?
HERE ARE SOME EXAMPLES OF IDIOMS:
HOW CAN WE USE IDIOMS?
CAN YOU MATCH THESE IDIOMS?

• It had always been my dream • …we had to pay through the

to study for a degree in history nose.
so…

• There may be a general strike • …the government and the

as… unions are at loggerheads.

• To get our visas in 5 days • …so I decided to get into

instead of the normal 30… university by hook or by crook.
CAN YOU GUESS THEIR MEANING?

BY HOOK OR BY AT LOGGERHEADS PAY THROUGH THE

CROOK MEANS: MEANS: NOSE MEANS:
1. Using illegal methods if 1. Have a good relationship. 1. Suffer in some way.
necessary.
2. Hate each other. 2. Pay a small sum of money.
2. Nothing will stop me.
3. Disagree very strongly. 3. Pay a large sum of money.
3. I was very determined.
PRACTICE TIME!
PRACTICE TIME!
PRACTICE TIME!

Good job finding the idioms. Now can you guess what they mean just by
looking into the context? Work with a partner.

o Join forces.
o There’s safety in numbers.
o Hit the road.
o To be in two minds.
o To have a whale of a time.
o Like there is no tomorrow.
o Twist someone’s arm.
PRACTICE TIME!
PRACTICE TIME!
PRACTICE TIME!