Idioms and Colloquial Words

This language presents a neutral tone, not so much informal or formal.

• slang

• familiar

• colloquial

This language reflects the close relationship of the people speaking.

• slang

• familiar

• colloquial

These expressions are spoken, not written and would be considered inappropriate in formal types of communication.

• Idiomatic Expressions

• Colloquial Language

• Slang Expressions

An idiom is a phrase or an expression that has a figurative meaning.

• True

• False

The test was just a piece of cake. The underlined phrase is an example of:

• Colloquial Words

• Idiomatic Expressions

The girl in the book I read was a shopaholic. The underlined word is an example of:

• Colloquial Words

• Idiomatic Expressions

If something is a hot potato,

• it is delicious and everybody wants to eat it.

• it is difficult, unpleasant or risky and nobody wants to deal with it.

• it is an unfair competition where one side has an advantage.

If you speak/talk of the devil,

• the person you are talking about unexpectedly appears.

• you talk directly about a hot issue.

• you say something bad about someone.

If you feel under the weather,

• you feel sad.

• you feel frustrated.

• you feel ill.

What’s on your bucket list? Your bucket list is:

• a list of things you want to do before you die.

• a list of things you need to pack for your holidays.

• a list of things you need to buy because you have run out of them.