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What are idiomatic

expressions?
- are group of words
having a different
meaning from the
combined meanings
of the words
expressed
 Barking up
the wrong
tree
Angry at the
wrong person
Raining cats
and dogs
raining
hard/rainin
g heavily
Break a leg
do your
best
Apple of the
eye
center of
attraction
A piece of cake
very easy
Butterflies in
the stomach
nervous
 Lesson's Objectives
1.Determine idiomatic
expressions used in a text.
2.Use context clues from the
material viewed to determine
the meaning of unfamiliar
words or expressions.
3. Give the meaning of
idiomatic expressions by
 IDENTIFYING IDIOMS AND
THEIR MEANINGS
1. Come on, have a heart. Lend
me your notes on the lecture.

have a heart - be kind and

merciful
 IDENTIFYING IDIOMS AND
THEIR MEANINGS
2. There are some beautiful
quotations that we should
know by heart.

know by heart - to memorize

 IDENTIFYING IDIOMS AND
THEIR MEANINGS
3. She has no spark of decency
while eating.

no spark of decency - no
manners
 IDENTIFYING IDIOMS AND
THEIR MEANINGS
4. The concert ticket cost
him an arm and a leg.

an arm and a leg - expensive

 IDENTIFYING IDIOMS AND
THEIR MEANINGS
5. He earns his bread and
butter as a photographer.

bread and butter - salary or

means of living
 IDENTIFYING IDIOMS AND
THEIR MEANINGS
6. He did not see his friends
for a donkey's years.

donkey's years - long time

 IDENTIFYING IDIOMS AND
THEIR MEANINGS
7. The learners were all ears
when the teacher started
talking.

all ears - very attentive

 IDENTIFYING IDIOMS AND
THEIR MEANINGS
8. They had to burn the
midnight oil for the upcoming
board examination.

burn the midnight oil- study

 Determining Meaning
Through Context
- defining words by how it
was used in a sentence
- using context clues to
get the meaning of
 IDIOMS QUIZ BEE
• Determine the meanings of
underlined idiomatic
expressions through context
clues.
• You are given 10 seconds
per item.
• When the time is up raise
1. The year 1997 is the
golden age of my sister's
Alma Mater.
a. a precious period
b. fiftieth anniversary 7
5
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c. period of big schools
2. The teacher asked the
contestants in the Spelling
Bee to bring home the bacon.
a. bring home something to
eat 7
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10
4
8
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b. bring home some meat
c. win the prize
3. Some students answer
essay-type tests often by
beating around the bush.
a. answer test easily
b. use long and difficult words
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c. approach a subject in an
indirect way
4. Ronilo approached the
teacher to make a clean
breast of his fault.
a. apologize to his teacher
b. give his reasons 7
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c. confess the truth
5. Please bring to mind what
you promised last night.
a. forget
b. recall
c. memorize 7
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6. The couple had a heart-to-
heart talk to come-up with a
solution to their problem.
a. romantic conversation
b. serious and free talk 7
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10
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c. language of love
7. It is no wonder that Ramona
cannot speak English fluently.
Her mother tongue is French.
a. native language
b. language spoken by 7
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her mother
c. her mother's favorite
8. The valedictorian's speech
has touched every person in
the row.
a. set everyone thinking
b. wounded the feeling 7
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10
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c. deeply inspired everyone
9. Unless the state and the
church come to terms, there
will be no peace.
a. forgive and forget
b. plan and decide 7
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10
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c. give up and surrender
10. Determination and
hardwork will lead to a path
strewn with roses.
a. life full of problems
b. life full of delight 7
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c. place of flowers
 USING IDIOMS
TRIAD WORK
Use the following idiomatic
expressions in a sentence. Be
guided by the meanings given.
Post outputs on the board.
1. do or die - to succeed or fail completely
2. four corners of the earth - all over the world
3. give me five - solid agreement
4. hanging by the thread - to be in a dangerous or
unsafe situation
5. head in the clouds - absent-minded
6. keep a straight face - be serious
7. lend an ear - listen or pay attention
8. on cloud nine - happy or joyous
9. rain or shine - no matter what happens
10. with flying colors - successful or with honors
 EXAMPLE:
under the weather - sick or in
bad condition
He was absent yesterday
because he was under the
weather after playing too much
outside.
 Formative
Assessment 3:
Determining
Meanings of
Context Clues
Through Context