Simple English: Idioms

Anthony Kelleher

Simple English: Idioms

Copyright © 2020 by Anthony Kelleher

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Contents

Simple English: Idioms

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Introduction

The steps to launch your English to the next level

What is an idiom?

Call it a day

Cut me some slack

A blessing in disguise

A dime a dozen

Beat around the bush

Better late than never

Bite the bullet

Break a leg

Cut corners

Easy does it

Get out of hand

Get something out of your system

Get your act together

Give someone the benefit of the doubt

Go back to the drawing board

Hang in there

Hit the sack

It’s not rocket science

Let someone off the hook

To make a long story short

Miss the boat

No pain, no gain

On the ball

Pull someone’s leg

Pull yourself together

So far, so good

Speak of the devil

That’s the last straw

The best of both worlds

Time flies when you’re having fun

Bent out of shape

Make matters worse

Under the weather

We’ll cross that bridge when we get there

Wrap your head around something

You can say that again

Your guess is as good as mine

A perfect storm

Barking up the wrong tree

Bite off more than you can chew

Break the ice

By the skin of your teeth

Comparing apples to oranges

Cost an arm and a leg

At the drop of a hat

Get a taste of your own medicine

Give someone the cold shoulder

Have bigger fish to fry

Hit the nail on the head

Let the cat out of the bag

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Introduction

First of all, congratulations on wanting to improve your English! You are on the way to becoming more fluent with the use of Simple English Idioms and the Idioms MP3 Pack.

This book is written to be as concise and simple as possible so that learning is made easier. A simple definition of each idiom is given, then there are lots of examples in use, so that you can learn through real, natural English. The point of the definition is to get a basic understanding of each idiom. The main learning takes place when you read the example sentences and listen to the Idioms MP3 Pack.

All the examples in this book are natural ways of using