Idioms
1. Here
are a few sentences from the text which have idiomatic expressions.
Can you say what each means? (You might want to consult a dictionary
first.)
Our
entire class is quaking
in its boots.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Until
then, we keep telling each other not
to lose heart.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Mr
Keeping was annoyed with me for
ages because I talked
so
much.___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Mr
Keeping was trying to play a joke on me with this ridiculous
subject, but I’d make sure the
joke was on him.____________________________.
2. Here
are a few more idiomatic expressions that occur in the text. Try to
use them in sentences of your own.
-
(i)
caught my eye
(iii)
laugh ourselves silly
(ii)
he’d had enough
(iv)
can’t bring myself
to
Idioms
1. Here are a few sentences from the text which have idiomatic expressions. Can you say what each means? (You might want to consult a dictionary first.)
Our entire class is quaking in its boots. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Until then, we keep telling each other not to lose heart. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Mr Keeping was annoyed with me for ages because I talked so much.___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Mr Keeping was trying to play a joke on me with this ridiculous subject, but I’d make sure the joke was on him.____________________________.
2. Here are a few more idiomatic expressions that occur in the text. Try to use them in sentences of your own.
-
(i)
caught my eye
(iii)
laugh ourselves silly
(ii)
he’d had enough
(iv)
can’t bring myself to
1.
(i)Our entire
class is quaking in its
boots. Shaking
with fear and nervousness
(ii)
Until then, we keep telling each other not
to lose heart. Not
to lose hope
(iii)
Mr. Keeping was annoyed with me for
ages because I talked
so much. Since a long
time
(iv)
Mr. Keeping was trying to play a joke on me with this ridiculous
subject, but I’d make sure the
joke was on him. He
was outwitted by her
2.
(i) caught
my eye
The
beautiful diamond necklace placed in the shop caught my eye.
(ii) he’d
had enough
He’d
had enough of the bullying that he faced everyday.
(iv) laugh
ourselves silly
John and I
laugh ourselves silly at the new cartoon show.
(v) can’t
bring myself to
I can’t
bring myself to eat anything but sweets.
1.
(i)Our entire class is quaking in its boots. Shaking with fear and nervousness
(ii) Until then, we keep telling each other not to lose heart. Not to lose hope
(iii) Mr. Keeping was annoyed with me for ages because I talked so much. Since a long time
(iv) Mr. Keeping was trying to play a joke on me with this ridiculous subject, but I’d make sure the joke was on him. He was outwitted by her
2.
(i) caught my eye
The beautiful diamond necklace placed in the shop caught my eye.
(ii) he’d had enough
He’d had enough of the bullying that he faced everyday.
(iv) laugh ourselves silly
John and I laugh ourselves silly at the new cartoon show.
(v) can’t bring myself to
I can’t bring myself to eat anything but sweets.
