Hi!
Today we’re
going to have a look at idioms.
Idioms are set phrases in English which are not
usually recognizable from single words or meanings – they have to be understood
by the whole expression. One of the most commonly known, but not that commonly
used funnily enough, is
it’s raining cats and dogs
As you can see from the sentence – even if you
understand the words, without the understanding of the meaning in full, it still
won’t be understood.
I recommend when learning idioms- try to find
out the meaning of the idiom as soon as you can, then try to learn them by
grouping them together somehow, I would recommend by topic – for example idioms
for money:
Money talks
A fool and his money are soon parted
Money is the root of all evil
Money doesn't grow on trees
….
If you understand the idioms individually, it will
make it easier to remember them later on by grouping them under a theme.
Unfortunately, as you can see, there is no quick fix,
you do have to learn them, but at least this way will prove a little easier to
remember…
Bye for now!
MIKE
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