Idioms are phrases that have a different meaning to the actual words in the phrase. For example, if something is described as “a piece of cake”, it is an idiom. It means that something is really easy, it doesn’t actually have anything at all to do with cake.
In class we discussed the literal and the inferred meaning of lots of idioms.
- The literal meaning is when you imagine the words in the idiom as being the real meaning.
- The inferred meaning is what the phrase actually means when used in conversation.
Example: To “spill the beans”.
You might imagine someone tipping over a bowl of beans BUT this idiom really means that you have revealed some secret information.
Learning about idioms is important because authors often use idioms in books, so we need to understand them in order to understand what we read.
This week, each student is to chose an idiom they like and type it in the comments below. I'll create a Presentation or Glogster of the collection you come up with. Lets challenges ourselves and come up with 20 different idioms.
Your on fire today you might think that you are on fire but its idiom is that you are doing really well.
ReplyDeleteTo open a can of worms:
ReplyDeleteto do something that will lead to other consequences.
I feel like i have butterfly's in my belly you might imagine that you have alive butterfly's in your belly but the idiom is that you don't feel well.
ReplyDeleteYou've popped my happy bubble,you might think that you have a happy bubble but its idiom is that you were expecting something more exiting or better than what you have saw.
ReplyDeleteTo be up to monkey business you might think that people are talking about business with monkeys but it is an idiom it mean m.ischievous
ReplyDeleteWhat's cooking?, people might think you are asking them what are you cooking but instead they mean What's Up?.
ReplyDeleteI've got a frog in my throat, you might think you really have a frog in your throat but instead you have a problem in your throat for example, mucus.
A taste of your own medicine, people might think that a taste of your own medicine means to actually have your own medicine but it actually means to be mistreated the way you mistreat others.
ReplyDelete"You spilled the beans". People think you may have spilled an actual can of beans but really it means you've let out a secret.
ReplyDelete"You opened the can of worms" means you let out a secret to someone.
ReplyDeleteWhen someone says you have a sweet tooth it means for a idiom you like sweets and you eat it all the time.
ReplyDeleteWhen someone says you have let the cat out of the bag
ReplyDeleteYour like a bull in a china shop. People think you are a bull in a china shop but it really means you are clumsy.
ReplyDeleteTo crush a party it means to not be invited to a party.
ReplyDeleteWhen someone says your sweet it means you sweet as in kind
ReplyDeletepull the wool over someones eyes.
ReplyDeleteto try to hide something from someone.
"Stop pulling my leg" someone might think that you pulling my leg but it means to make a joke over someone.
ReplyDelete"A Leopard Can't Change His Spots." You may think of this as a leopard that doesn't like his spots, but the idiom means you cannot change who you are.
ReplyDeleteIt's raining cats and dogs outside that means it is raining heavly
ReplyDelete1. Don't Put All Your Eggs In One Basket:
ReplyDeleteDo not put all your resources in one possibility
2. Saved By The Bell:
Saved at the last possible moment.
we've got time to burn. That means we have spare time
ReplyDeleteYour Uncle is Bob. This means everything is going good.
ReplyDeleteAll Greek to me:
ReplyDeleteMeaningless and incomprehensible like someone who cannot read, speak, or understand any of the Greek language would be.
The cat got your tongue means you can't talk
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Delete'cat got your tongue' you might visualize a cat has someones tongue but its idiom is that you are speechless.
ReplyDelete'A barrel of laughs' you might think that there is a barrel of laughs but its idiom is to have a lot of fun and a person that makes you laugh.
ReplyDelete'Back on your feet' means feeling better or recovered by an illness.
ReplyDelete'cabin fever' means feeling depressed because you have to stay inside.
ReplyDelete'eager beaver' means a person who likes to work.
ReplyDelete'eager beaver' means a person who likes to work.
ReplyDelete'eager beaver' means a person who likes to work.
ReplyDelete'Do you live under a rock' means that something big has happened and you didn't notice. If you were thinking of it literal you might picture someone under a rock.
ReplyDelete'' Shake a leg '' people might think your asking them to shake their leg but it means to '' hurry up''.
ReplyDeletebreak a leg people might think you want them to break a leg but it means do well
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ReplyDeleteyou are very bubbly today. Witch mean you are very happy today.
ReplyDeleteIt's raining cats and dogs. Witch mean its raining so hard .
ReplyDeleteYour on the ball which really means your really focusing hard.
ReplyDelete"Spit it out," you may think that it means to spit something out of your mouth but it really means to tell someone a secret.
ReplyDelete"A chip on your shoulder" basically means being upset for something that happened in the past.
ReplyDeleteAnother one is "it's a piece of cake" you might think your asking for a piece of cake but it really means it's easy you could also use the term it's easy as pie.
ReplyDeleteOne is " Lets give you a taste of your own medicine."
ReplyDeleteIt means that you give him the same hit back but as an idiom it means to give medicine to them.