IDIOMS

Idioms are phrases which people

use in everyday language which do
not make sense literally but we
understand what they mean
HAVE GOT A BUG

She picked up a bug on

holiday. Doctors couldn’t
diagnose up to now.
A PAIN IN THE NECK

He is really annoying.
He is a pain in the
neck.
 RIP-OFF
The food in this
restaurant is a rip-off.
Wecan’t afford the price
of them.
 TO PINCH

I can’t find my sandwich.

I’m sure my dog pinched it
again.
 OFF-HAND
I can’t answer your
question off-hand. I have to
check my agenda.
 HANG ON

Please, hang on a second. I

will ask the principal.
 SHORTCUT

If we take the subway, it

will be a shortcut for us
and it will save time.
 SIMILES

We make similes by using

as adjective as OR like sth.
 SELLING LIKE
HOTCAKES
These hpuses in the
countryside are selling like
hot cakes. I think you must
immediately buy one.
A MIND LIKE A SIEVE

She doesn’t remember

what happened exactly.
She has got a mind like
a sieve.