Do you know what idioms are? Read the following sentence:
- Look Paul!! It's raining cats and dogs
Now, let's have a look to other
idioms
Raining cats and dogs: “Do not forget your umbrella before you go outside. It is
raining cats and dogs!”
Face like thunder: “You could tell Maria was angry. She had a
face like thunder!”
Storm in a teacup: “I don’t think this flu scare is serious. It’s just a
storm in a teacup.”
Chase rainbows: “I know you want to become a famous footballer but don’t
chase rainbows! It is very hard and you are just not good enough.”
Lightning fast: “Wow, did you see Usain win the race? He was
lightning fast!”
Head in the clouds: “Mike thinks he is going to pass his exams without studying. He has his
head in the clouds!”
Snowed under: “Mike is
snowed under with work. He cannot come and watch the game with us tonight.”
Under the weather: “Hazel did not come into work today. She was feeling
under the weather.”
All ears: “I cannot wait to hear what you have to say. I am
all ears!”
Cold shoulder: “Steve would not take to James after their argument. He has given him the
cold shoulder.”
Itchy feet: “Julie could not wait to go on her travels. She has
itchy feet!”
Long arm of the law: “Tony was caught by the police for speeding. He could not escape the
long arm of the law.”
Old hand: “Shirley has been with the bakery for a long time. She is an
old hand at making cakes.”
Sweet tooth: “I bought John a big box of chocolates for his birthday. He has such a
sweet tooth!”
Elbow room: “I did not like working in that cramped office. There was not enough elbow room!”
Eye-catching: “Did you see Candida in her pink dress? She is very
eye-catching!”
Egg head: “Julian passed all of this exams. He is such an
egg head!”
Big cheese: “Tony is the boss of the whole sales and marketing department. He is a
big cheese.”
Couch potato: “Hazel is such a
couch potato. She just sits around all day watching television!”
Tough cookie: “Robert ran the race even though he was injured. He is a real
tough cookie!”
Top banana: “Morag is the captain of the netball team. She is the
top banana!”
Bad apple: “Mik is a real
bad apple. He always causes trouble at work.”
Sour grapes: “Barry said that Mike’s hat was silly. It’s just
sour grapes!”
Lemon law: “Rachel bought a car that broke down straight away! Luckily she was protected by
lemon law.”
