Idioms+Worksheet

IDIOMS = = =An **idiom** is an expression that has a meaning apart from the meaning of its individual words.= = = =For example: It’s raining cats and dogs.= =Its literal meaning suggests cats and dogs are falling from the sky. We interpret or understand that it is raining hard.= = = =Unlike proverbs and similes, idioms have not fixed form and come in all sizes, shapes and colors. American English abounds with colorful idioms. New ones are added constantly. An idiom usually originates with a specific group –– television, sailors, housewives, teachers, poets, pop icons or politicians –– then spreads to more general use by others.= = = =1. Write down three idioms on your own.= =a.= = = = = =b.= = = = = =c.= = = =2. Write down the meaning of the idioms you wrote down.= =a.= = = = = =b.= = = = = =c.= = = = = =Directions: Write the meanings of these frequently used idioms.= = = =1. catch a cold=

=2. see eye to eye= = = =3. under the weather= = = =4. stuffed to the gills= = = =5. nose to the grindstone= = = =6. on pins and needles= = = =7. fly off the handle= = = =8. toot your own horn= = = =9. hit the road= = = =10. lay down the law= = = =11. driving me crazy=

=12. horse around= = = =13. feel like a million bucks= = = =14. just what the doctor ordered= = = =15. lost my head=