Idiom Practice Lesson

 Idioms

Idiom

a group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words

Idioms

Idioms are very common in English, especially in casual conversations. You will find idioms in some formal speeches and writing as well. Learning some of the most common or confusing ones is worth the effort.

Merits of Idioms

• Idioms help us say many things with just a few words.

• They help us enrich our language, they are nicer to listen to and make the conversation less monotonous and more funny.

• Idioms are often used by native speakers, so if you wanna sound like one, you should start using them.

•  Idioms help us be more confident with our target language and thus be “As cool as cucumber”.

Multiple Select

The police are barking up the wrong tree in their investigation of the criminal.

• in a nutella

• in a nutshell

Now, try to do tasks for idioms

Good luck!

Multiple Select

I've just started playing professionally, and I'd love to ............. for any tips you might have.

• pick your brains

• in a nutshell

Multiple Select

Translate : Полиция задержала не того преступника в своем расследовании.

• The police are staying up the wrong tree in their investigation of the criminal.

• The police are barking up the wrong tree in their investigation of the criminal.