Students - what is your favourite idiom? Have you been able to use it whilst speaking English yet?
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Best answer
"Early bird catches the worm". I sometimes mention it in my morning classes. :)
Have ants in pants and yes I always use this idiom while speaking 🤗
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"No pain, no gain" I use to tell the students when they complain about homework.
Stick to my guns - to be unwaving and to refuse to change my mind
Life is not a bed of roses.
Birds of a feather flock together
I like 'you can only eat an elephant one bite at a time' which means, dont be overwhelmed by large tasks, break it up into smaller chunks......
My favourite is 'better late than never'. I hear it so many times during the day.
Well that's not my one of the fav but I use it "hit the sack". 😀
- Hilary IhajiAuthor and Teacher of English language and Swahili language
idioms are a type of figurative language. They are not always meant to be taken literally. An idiom expresses a particular sentiment, but they are do not literally mean what the individual is saying. It is also a saying that is specific to a language. That is, an idiom in English cannot translate to an idiom in French. Example in sentence: It is raining cats and dogs in Kenya. In Swahili idiom is called nahau.
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"The dark side of the light chasers" By Debbie Ford. Simple and easy to understand for an intermediate-level student. (Self-growth)
