Common idiomatic expressions
Today we continue learning with some idiomatic expressions that can be very useful when used correctly.
These expressions are used by native English speakers to convey a lot of information and can be used in a variety of situations .
Have you heard any ot them before ?
Match the expressions in box A with the definitions in box B.
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Against all odds Be in two minds The ins and outs Whet somebody’s appetite Slip one’s mind Put one’s foot down |
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Forget Make somebody very motivated to have an experience Insist on something The details of a situation Despite all difficulties Be undecided and not sure |
Now match one of the above expressions to each of the pictures below
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Complete the sentences below with the correct idiom from above
- I won’t feel settled in the job until I know __________________________
- That weekend holiday on the coast has really ________________________ for our summer holiday in Greece.
- There is too much indiscipline here. You are going to have to______________________.
- She was supposed to do the shopping but it ___________________ because she had had such a busy day.
- The deadline was really tight, but _______________________, expressions they managed to meet it by working overtime.
- She’s ________________ about whether to have an early night or go to a nightclub.
Result down below
Answer key
Expressions and Definitions
Against all odds – despite all difficulties
Be in two minds – be undecided and not sure
The ins and outs – The details of a situation
Whet somebody’s appetite – make somebody very motivated to have an experience
Slip one’s mind – forget
Put one’s foot down – insist on something
Matching to pictures
1 Slip one’s mind 2 The ins and outs 3 Against all odds 4 Whet somebody’s appetite 5 Put one’s foot down 6 Be in two minds
Complete the sentences
1 I won’t feel settled in the job until I know the ins and outs.
2 That weekend holiday on the coast has really whet my appetite for our summer holiday in Greece.
3 There is too much indiscipline here. You are going to have to put your foot down.
4 She was supposed to do the shopping, but it slipped her mind because she had had such a busy day.
5 The deadline was really tight, but against all odds ,they managed to meet it by working overtime.
6 She’s in two minds about whether to have an early night or go to a nightclub.
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