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Trang 1Idioms in English
What is an idiom? According to the Oxford Dictionary of American English, it is “an expression with a meaning that you cannot guess from the meanings of the separate words.” See if you can
match the idiom with its meaning
1 Breathing down his/her neck
2 Right up one’s alley
3 Get off on the right foot
4 A piece of the action
5 A bang for your buck
6 Bite your tongue
7 Pig out
8 Spill the beans
9 Wild goose chase
10 Pull strings
11 Not one’s cup of tea
12 Knock one’s socks off
13 On a roll
14 What makes someone tick
15 Out of the blue
16 It’s not rocket science
17 Make no bones about it
18 On the up and up
19 Wash your hands of someone (or something)
21 Up a creek (without a paddle)
22 Go bananas
23 Go with the flow
24 See red
A What makes someone behave in a particular way
B Exert influence to get what you want
C A worthless hunt for someone or something
D Having repeated success
E Honest or legal
F Something not difficult to understand or do
G Stop saying something you shouldn’t
H To end all involvement with someone/something
I In a very difficult situation
J To greatly surprise someone
K Become very excited or behave in a crazy way
L Not something one enjoys very much
M To say clearly what you think or feel
N Happening suddenly and unexpectedly
O Eat a lot
P Get good value in exchange for money or effort
Q A share in an activity or in its profits
R To become very angry
S Reveal a secret
T To accept a situation without trying to change it
U Keeping close watch on someone
V Perfectly matched to one’s interests
W Start correctly
Trang 2Sources
The Idiom Adventure: Fluency n Speaking and Listening
By Dana Watkins
Addison Wesley Longman, Inc
In the Know: Understanding and Using Idioms
By Cindy Leaney
Cambridge University Press
McGraw–Hills Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs
By Richard Spears, Ph.D
101 American English Idioms
By Harry Collis
McGraw-Hill
eslpod.com, ESL Podcast 200
A Phrase A Week <apaw@phrasefinder.co.uk