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While catching up on some films and shows, I noticed a few school idioms and decided to do something different this week. So here is a list of some common classroom-based idioms that you may hear, read or hopefully, even use. A for effort This comes from the A – F grading system meaning that at least you tried. The presentation was terrible but you get an A for effort. A schoolboy error Meaning that this was a very basic mistake down at an early stage of learning. The President mispronouncing “nuclear” was a schoolboy error. Apple polisher This is popular in Brazil with students although I’ve never heard it in my lifetime in the states. I heard you compliment the teacher on her new dress. As easy as ABC Michael Jackson made it famous with his brothers singing about a simple process. Learning the steps to speaking is as easy as ABC. Back to basics Means, as it sounds, going back to the beginning stages of learning and starting there. Be a bookworm Stephen is such a bookworm. Cheat sheet Crack a book

A Quiz: 25 Common Idioms that you Really Need to Know I know the feeling. I have been there. You have studied English really hard this year. Just by sheer luck, at a party, you are introduced to a British person and you feel it’s your opportunity to shine. “Did he just say something about the skin of my teeth?” Yes. In this quiz you’ll find some very common idioms used by native speakers. Blog de Cristina is also on facebook. Tool used: Riddle Do you know what these idioms mean ? If something is on your bucket list You need to buy it quickly You want to do it before you die It is something you do when it is raining If you cut corners You do something in the easiest or most inexpensive way You are in a strong position when you are competing with someone else You stop doing something before you have finished If you bite off more than you can chew You eat everything on a plate, thus depriving anyone else of having any You take on a task that is way too big You drink very heavily If you hit the sack you go to bed you go to the gym you quit your job If you rock

10 Illustrated English Idioms That Will Make Your Life Easier For many people learning English for the first time it can be daunting and complex language to master. Lots of silent letters, complex spellings and odd expressions which often go over the heads of most non-English speakers. To make learning English a little easier, Irish illustrator Roisin Hahessy has created some wonderfully simple yet funny pictures to help make things a little clearer. She's also a part-time English teacher in Brazil so she uses the series to aid her students as well. Now whenever you hear any of these English idioms, thanks to Hahessy at least now you'll have a better idea of where the conversation is heading! Via Roisin Hahessy

Wayne Magnuson: English Idioms A printed version of these idioms is available. Get the book at . Copyright ©1995-2003 Wayne Magnuson NOTE: This site is a copy of material from Wayne Magnuson's now defunct web site - former home of the greatest idiom collection ever ported to the Internet. The contents of this page are free for personal and non-commercial use, provided this copyright notice is kept intact. All copyrighted material portrayed on this site is copyrighted material belonging to its respective owner noted above.

Practice Idioms Well, last week you said that you did well on our idiom quiz, so here's another one. How many can you get right? Can you do better than last week. Click here for all the explanations of the expressionsHide explanations of the expressions When we say that something has gone to the dogs, we mean that it has become ruined/terrible/worse than before.When something costs an arm and a leg, it is expensive.When you shoot the breeze, you chat in a relaxed way.When someone is a laugh a minute, they are funny.When something is as interesting as watching paint dry, it is very boring.When something fits like a glove, it is a perfect fit / it fits well.When we say a penny for your thoughts, we are asking what someone is thing about.When we have mixed feelings about something, we are happy and sad at the same time.When we have a soft spot for something, we have a fondness for it / we like it.When we jump the gun, we do something too soon - before it should be done. Link: Last week's idiom test

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