Learn Idiomatic Expressions

What is an idiom?

• a phrase or group of words that has specific idea that is different from its direct, literal meaning

• Phrase made by philosophers

• A sentence or phrase that doesn't have any meaning

• An expression that needs to be understood in a literal sense

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What is the meaning of this Idiomatic Expression? "It's raining cats and dogs"

• It's raining cats and dogs outside

• Indicating that there's something bad is coming

• dogs and cats are gathering

• a heavy rain

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Is learning the meaning of idiomatic expressions important in writing and reading?

• False

• True

• Not really. Idiomatic expressions are use only for fun

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Where does an idiom become inappropriate to use? 

• Academic writing

• Books

• dictionary

• Movie

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Do all idioms have the same meaning? 

• Yes

• No.

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What does idiom provide in expressing thoughts?

• Creativity

• The literal meaning of the phrase

• Direct message

• Nothing

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This is a picture of the creator and inventor of idioms. Who is he?

• Isaac Newton

• William Shakespeare

• Albert Einstein

• Sigmund Freud

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What does "he's a couch potato", really mean?

• He is planting potatoes under the couch

• He is a hard-working person

• He is lazy and doesn't move at all.

• He is eating potato on the couch

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What does "He has butterflies in his stomach" mean?

• He has a nervous or anxious feeling

• He swallowed a butterfly

• He feel sick

After gaining knowledge from our lesson. What is your most favourite idiomatic expression? Provide its meaning

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