Understanding Idioms

This video tutorial by Maddie from POC English introduces 10 useful and fun idioms. It explains idioms like 'smell a rat', 'let the cat out of the bag', 'spill the beans', 'get in someone's hair', 'get off my back', 'hit the hay', 'cough it up', 'scratch my back', 'fork over', and 'kick the bucket'. Each idiom is explained with examples to illustrate their meanings. The video also promotes online English courses and offers a lesson summary PDF for subscribers.

What does the idiom 'smell a rat' mean?

• To detect a foul odor

• To feel that something is wrong

• To see a rat

• To clean the house

What does 'let the cat out of the bag' mean?

• To buy a new bag

• To reveal a secret by accident

• To release a cat

• To hide something

Which idiom means the same as 'let the cat out of the bag'?

• Smell a rat

• Kick the bucket

• Spill the beans

• Hit the hay

What does 'get in somebody's hair' mean?

• To style someone's hair

• To annoy someone

• To help someone

• To clean someone's hair

What does 'get off my back' mean?

• To sit down

• To stop annoying me

• To help me

• To carry something

What does 'hit the hay' mean?

• To work hard

• To eat dinner

• To go to bed

• To play a game

What does 'cough it up' mean?

• To find something

• To clean up

• To get sick

• To give something unwillingly

What does 'scratch my back and I'll scratch yours' mean?

• To ignore each other

• To help each other

• To play together

• To fight each other

What does 'fork over' mean?

• To find something

• To clean up

• To hand something over, especially money

• To eat with a fork

What does 'kick the bucket' mean?

• To clean a bucket

• To kick something

• To die

• To start a new project