EM3_M9_Idioms

Which is the best definition for the term IDIOM?

• A word used to establish a logical relationship between clauses, sentences or even paragraphs.

• A common expression understood figuratively, as the literal definition makes no sense.

• Words or expressions that look similar to a Portuguese one, but actually have a different meaning.

• A few letters added to a root word to change its meaning or grammatical properties.

After going to the zoo, the mall, and the movies, Cassie was sick of bending over backwards to entertain her nieces.

• Cassie was doing very little to entertain her nieces.

• Cassie was making small efforts to entertain her nieces.

• Cassie was trying very hard to entertain her nieces.

• Cassie was not trying at all to entertain her nieces.

Bobby would have kept playing ball until the cows came home if it hadn’t been for Suzie dragging him home for dinner.

• Bobby was just about to stop playing ball.

• Bobby didn’t even want to play ball to begin with.

• Bobby prefers nature to athletics.

• Bobby would have continued playing ball for a long time.

If you saw the list of chores his parents give him, I guarantee that you wouldn’t want to be in his shoes.

• You don’t want your shoes as dirty as his when he’s doing his chores.

• He has so many chores to do that it is unpleasant to imagine doing them all.

• If you have to do as many chores as him, you’ll want comfortable shoes.

• His shoes are so uncomfortable that doing his chores is really unpleasant.

World renowned country western super group The Mountain Boys can sell out an arena at the drop of a hat.

• The Mountain Boys can sell out an arena very quickly.

• They may be able to sell out an arena, but it will take a long time.

• They are always willing to perform at charity events.

• The Mountain Boys enforce a dress code at all of their shows.

Vivian expected Daniel to sob uncontrollably when she broke up with him; however, Daniel kept a stiff upper lip.

• Daniel cried even more than Vivian had expected.

• Daniel cried about as much as Vivian had expected.

• Daniel cried a little less than Vivian had expected.

• Daniel did not cry.

After experiencing the workload of that course, he was ready to jump ship.

• He was even more excited about the that course.

• He wanted to start working on his course subjects right away.

• He did not want to be in the course anymore.

• He wanted to cause some trouble in course.

Brad was accusing us of stealing his phone until he found it, and now he’s trying to sweep it under the rug.

• Brad thinks that his phone will be safer if he hides it under the rug.

• Brad wants to do something to make up for his mistake.

• Brad is trying to locate a signal for his phone so that he can use it.

• Brad wants to pretend that the incident never happened.

It's raining cats and dogs out there!

• It's falling animals from the sky.

• It's raining a little.

• It's raining hard.

• It's hailing.

Mr. and Mrs. Smith tied the knot in May.

• They started working in May.

• They got married in May.

• They had a baby in May.

• They started living together in May.