Cliche/Idioms- 4/10/14
Idioms- a statement where the meaning differs from the actual words in the phrase.
*Many times, people who do not speak English well are very confused by our idioms.*
Cliche- a statement that has been so overused that it has lost its original meaning.
*Many times, people who do not speak English well are very confused by our idioms.*
Cliche- a statement that has been so overused that it has lost its original meaning.
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Examples:
1. A diamond in the rough.
This means someone who stands out, does their own thing.
1. A diamond in the rough.
This means someone who stands out, does their own thing.
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2. It's raining cats and dogs.
This means it's raining really hard!!!
This means it's raining really hard!!!
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3. Hold your horses.
This means to slow down and stay calm.
This means to slow down and stay calm.
'You can't cry over spilled milk! '
my mother always said.
'Life's not a piece of cake! '
she hammered in my head.
'That's the way it goes,
' that's the way the cookie crumbles'
My mother saved her idioms
for all my idiotic troubles.
John Randal_
my mother always said.
'Life's not a piece of cake! '
she hammered in my head.
'That's the way it goes,
' that's the way the cookie crumbles'
My mother saved her idioms
for all my idiotic troubles.
John Randal_