Idioms

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Idioms

What is an idiom?

An idiom is a phrase, saying or a group of words that has a metaphorical (not literal) meaning, which has become accepted in common usage. Source: theidioms.com

What makes idioms difficult?

The answer is their "meaning". Idioms are not easy to understand - especially for non-native speakers, because their meanings are usually metaphorical. This characteristic of idioms makes them strange and difficult to understand for English learners.

once in a blue moon

Meaning: very rarely

Example: I go to visit my grandfather only once in a blue moon; he lives in a remote farm house.

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Popcorn movie

• movies that you watch almost purely for entertainment

• movies that you watch for entertainment learning

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Get the show on the road

• waiting somewhere for the preparation to finish

• get started on something

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Sell out

• when you have tickets to sell

• abandon your principles in favor of something such as money

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Jump the shark

• something completely amazing and worth watching

• describe certain television shows (and occasionally some films) that have decreased in quality

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Break a leg

• to have good luck

• to have bad luck

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To be in the limelight

• to be in the public eye

• to be a failure

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Live up to the hype

• something has to be as bad as people hope it will be

• something has to be as good as people hope it will be