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Jun 26, 2008

Idioms

What are Idioms?

An idiom is a phrase where the words together have a different meaning from the dictionary definitions of the individual words.
An idiom is a natural manner of speaking to a native speaker of a language.

Here you have a few idioms:

A Bird In The Hand Is Worth Two In The Bush:
Having something that is certain is much better than taking a risk for more, because chances are you might lose everything.

A Fool And His Money Are Easily Parted:
It's easy for a foolish person to lose his/her money.

A Leopard Can't Change His Spots:
You cannot change who you are.

A Taste Of Your Own Medicine:
When you are mistreated the same way you mistreat others.

An Arm And A Leg:
Very expensive. A large amount of money.

Beating Around The Bush:
Avoiding the main topic. Not speaking directly about the issue.

Blood Is Thicker Than Water:
The family bond is closer than anything else.

Buy A Lemon:
To purchase a vehicle that constantly gives problems or stops running after you drive it away.
Don't Look A Gift Horse In The Mouth:
When someone gives you a gift, don't be ungrateful.

Every Cloud Has A Silver Lining:
Be optomistic, even difficult times will lead to better days.

Hit The Books:
To study, especially for a test or exam.

Hold Your Horses:
Be patient.

It Takes Two To Tango:
A two person conflict where both people are at fault.

Kick The Bucket:
Die.

Let The Cat Out Of The Bag:
To share a secret that wasn't suppose to be shared.

Visit http://www.idiomsite.com/ and learn many more.
I look forward to reading your comments and your own examples with the idioms learnt today.

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