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What is an English “idiom”?

Example:

• “A piece of cake”

#1: “A Piece of Cake”

“A piece of cake”means “very easy”.

• This test is ___________.

• Science is so easy. It’s ___________!

• This computer game is _________!

• English is…

A PIECEOF

Hi Bob. Do you think English class is hard?

Hi Bill. No, it’s a piece of cake.

“Rain cats and dogs”#2:

“Rain cats and dogs” “Rain VERY

hard”

• Tomorrow it will ___________.

• During the storm, it _________.

• The weather is terrible! It is …

Raining

Cats and Dogs

Bob, do I need an umbrella today?

Yes! It is raining cats and dogs.

#3: “Going Bananas”.

What does “going bananas” mean?

“being funny”

“being strange”“being crazy”

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They are going ______!

My brother is always________.

This guy is ...

BANANAS!GOING

Teaching is difficult. My students are crazy.

I know! They are always

going bananas!

“An arm and a leg”

“An and a ”

#4:

What does “an arm and a leg” mean?

“very expensive”

“not delicious”“very

crazy”

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“An and a ”

That car costs ____________.

“An and a ”

“I want to go to Paris,

but the flight costs ________.

“Oh my god!It costs 20,000,000 원 ??”

“That’s….

AN ARMAND

A LEG

Hey Bob, do you want to go to Los Angeles withme?

No, Bill. The airplane costs an arm and a

leg.

“Hang out”#5:

“meet with friends”

What does “hang out” mean?

“sleep” “play games”

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Hey! Let’s ______ today!

hang out

They are ________.hanging out

•I am going to ____ ___ with my friends.

•When will you ____ ___ with your girlfriend?

•I like ____ ___ with you.

hang out

hang out

hanging out

“Hey. What are you doing today?

Let’s …”

HANGOUT

Bob, are you free after work today?

Yeah, do you want to hang

out?

“Give me Five”#6:

Give me a high five!

What does “give me five” mean?

Give me five dollars

Give me five push ups

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A: I got a 100 on the test!

B: Congratulations! ________

“What a great goal! Give me five!”

Giveme

Five

I just won first place in the contest! Good job! Give

me five!

“Break a leg”#7:

Good morning!

What does “break a leg” mean?

Good luck! Good job!

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You have a test tomorrow??

Good luck! Break _______!

Good luck at the high school interview!

I hope you _________

BREAKA

LEG

I have a music festival tomorrow.

Oh, really? Break a leg!

#8: “Dinner is on me”

I’ll pay for dinner.

What does “it’s on me” mean?

I’m covered in food A really

terrible date.

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Today, I’ll pay for dinner. It’s on me!

It’s onme

Hey, Bob. How much did dinner cost?

Don’t worry! Dinner is on

me!!

#9:“I need a doggie bag”

Take out, please.

What does “it’s on me” mean?

I want a dog in a bag.

I want a bag shaped like a dog.

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Today, I’ll pay for dinner. It’s on me!

#10:“It’s a small world”

We are all connected.

What does “it’s a small world” mean?

The earth is small. Korea is

small.

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It’s a small world … we are all connected!

A: Have you met David Teacher?

B: Yes! He teaches English at my school.

A: Wow. It’s a small world.

Hey Bob, do you want to dance?

Okay!

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It’s raining cats and dogs!

Break a leg!

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%

It was a piece of cake!

It’s on me!

Give me five!

I need a doggie bag.