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OPPOSITES after/before answer/question any/none arrive/depart behind/ahead black/white brave/cowardly bright/dull cold/hot cool/warm crazy/sane curly/straight dark/light day/night dim/bright dumb/smart easy/hard every/none everything/nothing fact/fiction famous/unknown fast/slow fat/thin good/bad girl/boy grim/happy happy/sad hairy/bald hard/easy heavy/light here/there his/hers hot/cold hope/despair huge/small interesting/dull kids/adults kind/mean length/width lend/take less/more level/uneven live/die live/dead long/short lost/found man/woman many/few men/women near/far neat/messy never/always nice/mean odd/even old/new old/young open/close open/shut ornate/simple part/whole past/present perfect/flawed pretty/ugly prince/princess pre/post push/pull quiet/noisy quick/slow ran/walked remember/forget rise/fall rise/set run/walk sat/stood save/spend silly/serious sit/stand straight/wavy strong/weak sunny/cloudy tall/short tame/wild theirs/yours true/false under/over useless/useful was/is

idioms 1

english idioms 1 We often come across expressions like: ‘It’s raining cats and dogs’, ‘Apple of my eye’, which don’t seem to make any literal sense! Such phrases are called IDIOMS. While their literal meanings may seem absurd, they have a metaphorical meaning and may even be written in an unusual grammatical structure. Q. I don’t think the assignment will take much time, it is a piece of cake. (1) Familiar (2) Easy or simple (3) Something already done before (4) Very informative 1. A hot potato Meaning: Something that is difficult or dangerous to deal with. Example: Terrorism is a political hot potato in Afghanistan. 2. A penny for your thoughts Meaning: Way of asking what someone is thinking. Example: After several minutes of silence he finally looked at her and said, “A penny for your thoughts, Lily.” 3. Actions speak louder than words Meaning: What you do is more significant than what you say. Example: He: I’m sorry. I’ll try to be a better person henceforth. She: Actions speak