IDIOMATIC
EXPRESSIONS
HELLO
EVERYONE,
LET'S HAVE A
MOTIVATIONAL
ACTIVITY!
HOW TO PLAY?
I WILL GROUP YOU INTO TWO
GROUPS. AND I HAVE HERE SET OF
PICTURES, AND YOU WILL TRY TO
GUESS WHAT IS THE PICTURE
SHOWING TO YOU.
THIS ACTIVITY WILL BE TITLED “WHAT
IS IN THE PICTURE?”
NO.1
NO.1
The boy is holding the
horse. / hold your horses
2
2
It’s raining cats and
dogs.
3
3
She is eating a piece of cake.
/ a piece of cake
4
4
HE IS BREAKING THE “WORD”.
HE’S BREAKING HIS WORD.
5
5
HE’S ON A CLOUD
9.
IDIOMATIC
EXpressions
WHAT IS IDIOMS?
IDIOMS ARE A KIND OF FIGURATIVE
LANGUAGE USED IN LITERATURE
AND IN DAILY SPEECH. THEY ARE
PHRASES THAT ARE NOT MEANT TO
BE TAKEN LITERALLY BUT THAT HAVE
A WIDELY UNDERSTOOD MEANING
IN A GIVEN LANGUAGE OR CULTURE.
A. Bright
B. Overcast
C. Tree
D. Cloudy
Its raining
cats and
dogs.
IDIOM
S
MEANIN
G
It is raining
heavily, or there
is a heavy
downpour.
A. Bright
B. Overcast
C. Tree
D. Cloudy
Let the cat
out of the
bag.
IDIOM
S
MEANIN
G
Reveal a secret.
A. Bright
B. Overcast
C. Tree
D. Cloudy
Cross finger.
IDIOM
S
MEANIN
G
Means for good
luck.
A. Bright
B. Overcast
C. Tree
D. Cloudy
Call it a day.
IDIOM
S
MEANIN
G
Time to end the
day, or time to
quit.
A. Bright
B. Overcast
C. Tree
D. Cloudy
Give it a shot
IDIOM
S
MEANIN
G
To try to do
something
A. Bright
B. Overcast
C. Tree
D. Cloudy
Hit the sack
IDIOM
S
MEANIN
G
Go to bed
A. Bright
B. Overcast
C. Tree
D. Cloudy
Stab
someone in
the back
IDIOM
S
MEANIN
G
Hurt someone by
betraying him or
her secretly and
breaking their trust
A. Bright
B. Overcast
C. Tree
D. Cloudy
Get duck in a
row
IDIOM
S
MEANIN
G
Get things well-
organized
A. Bright
B. Overcast
C. Tree
D. Cloudy
Hands down
IDIOM
S
MEANIN
G
No question
A. Bright
B. Overcast
C. Tree
D. Cloudy
Piece of cake
IDIOM
S
MEANIN
G
Very easy
A. Bright
B. Overcast
C. Tree
D. Cloudy
An arm and
leg
IDIOM
S
MEANIN
G
Extremely
expensive
A. Bright
B. Overcast
C. Tree
D. Cloudy
Think on your
feet
IDIOM
S
MEANIN
G
Adjusting
quickly to
changes and
making
decisions
A. Bright
B. Overcast
C. Tree
D. Cloudy
When pigs fly
IDIOM
S
MEANIN
G
Never
A. Bright
B. Overcast
C. Tree
D. Cloudy
In the same
boat
IDIOM
S
MEANIN
G
In the same
unfortunate
circustances as
others
A. Bright
B. Overcast
C. Tree
D. Cloudy
A taste of
your own
medicine
IDIOM
S
MEANIN
G
You mistreat
others
THANK YOU!

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