Mr. Rodel O. Miniano

IDIOM or IDIOMATIC EXPRESSION

Greek

“a private citizen, something belonging to a private citizen, personal”

conforms to no laws or principles describing their formation

may also violate grammar or logic or both and still be acceptable

HOW ARE IDIOMS FORMED?

several words are combined

birds of a featherBlacklist

lay upbed of rosesdark horseheavy handopen house

read between the lines

HOW ARE IDIOMS FORMED?

parts of the human body have suggested many of them

all thumbson one’s own feet

keep body and soul togetherkeep one’s eyes open

step on someone’s toesrub elbows with

keep one’s chin up.

HOW ARE IDIOMS FORMED?

They contain adverbs or prepositions with other parts of speech.

walk outwalk overrun downrun out

get nowhereget through

get off

Working with idiomsActivity A

Directions: Choose the appropriate idiomatic expressions to be used in the following sentences. Write a piece of

cake, odds and ends, pros and cons or ups and down in the blanks provided.

Working with idioms1) The teacher asked us to talk about the ___________ of

industrial development.

2) Do not worry about the problems you have in your business. You know there are always ___________ in business.

3) The police found nothing special in the house of the criminal as he had taken all the important documents with him leaving just _____________.

4) If you think that doing this math problem is __________, just try it.

Working with idiomsActivity B

Directions: Choose the appropriate word to complete the meaning of the idiom. Write ocean, music, rags, cold

and pie in the blanks provided.

Working with idioms1)  All these promises the politicians make are just ____ in the sky.2) The small amount of money donated is just a drop in the _____

compared to the large sum of money needed.3) He has been successful in life. He went from ____ to riches.4) They had a dispute yesterday. That‘s why she gave him a ___

shoulder.5) I had to face the ____ all by myself, although I was not the only

responsible for the problem.

IDIOMATIC EXPRESSIONSDirections: Guess what idiomatic expressions are used and give the correct meaning. After giving the correct meaning, use them in the

sentences.

IDIOMATIC EXPRESSIONS1)Bata makes hay while the sun shines.2)The wife of Anpu was beaten black and blue.3)Knowing the wife’s dishonesty, blood pours into his face.4)After killing the wife, Anpu was blue in the face.5)Bata had made an easy way out to the mountains.6)In good faith, Bata supported his brother Anpu.

IDIOMATIC EXPRESSIONS1) Anpu felt a pain in the neck when he heard his

wife’s explanation.2) She bent her knees for forgiveness.3) Anpu’s wife accepted the dose of her own medicine.4) Bata kept company with god- Ra to seek consolation.5) Anpu took the law into his hands.