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Idioms, Proverbs & Adages

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Idiomห

An idiom is a group of words which have a different meaning when used together from the one they would have if you took the meaning of each word individually.

Popular expressions that don’t always mean what one would expect.

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Proverbs & Adages

A proverb or adage is a short sentence that people often quote, which gives advice or tells you something about life.

Popular expressions that give advice or wisdom.

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Idioms

1. A piece of cake: very easy to do I can fix your car in ten minutes. It’s a piece of cake!

2. Spill the beans: to tell a secret Pierre spilled the beans and told me about the

surprise party.3. Put one’s foot in one’s mouth: to say something

embarrassing Think before you speak so you don’t put your foot in your

mouth.

4. Green with envy: very jealous When I won the prize, all my friends were green

with envy.

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Proverbs & Adages

1. Actions speak louder than words:What a person actually does is more important than what they say they will do.

2. Beauty is only skin deep:A person’s character is more important than their appearance.

3. Better late than never:It is better to do something, even if it’s late, than to not do it at all.

Practice

Please identify whether each phrase is an idiom or an adage/proverb.

It’s raining cats and dogsAbsence makes the heart grow fonder.Good things come to those who wait.You have a green thumbIt’s better to be smarter than you appear,

than to appear smarter than you are.

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You’re turn

Look up an idiom and a proverb/adage and write it in your vocabulary section.

Explain what each phrase means and use it in a sentence.

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