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I suggest you to learn with me some new fun english idioms....what do you think about this
There are series of idioms:
* Animal Idioms
*Food Idioms
* Body idioms
and i'll try to give you a new idiom every day.
please feel free to make any suggetion or adviceicon30

Hello

thanks for this new topic; I want to participate with you, so let me first define for the members what is an idiom

An idiom is a natural manner of speaking to a native speaker of a language

These are some idioms hoping they'll be useful for everybody

A Bird In The Hand Is Worth Two In The Bush:
Having something that is certain is much better than taking a risk for more, because chances are you might lose everything.

A Blessing In Disguise:
Something good that isn't recognized at first.

A Chip On Your Shoulder:
Being upset for something that happened in the past.

A Dime A Dozen:
Anything that is common and easy to get.

A Doubting Thomas:
A skeptic who needs physical or personal evidence in order to believe something.

A Drop in the Bucket:
A very small part of something big or whole.

A Fool And His Money Are Easily Parted:
It's easy for a foolish person to lose his/her money.

A House Divided Against Itself Cannot Stand:
Everyone involved must unify and function together or it will not work out.

A Leopard Can't Change His Spots:
You cannot change who you are.

A Penny Saved Is A Penny Earned:
By not spending money, you are saving money (little by little).

A Picture Paints a Thousand Words:
A visual presentation is far more descriptive than words.

A Piece of Cake:
A task that can be accomplished very easily.

A Slap on the Wrist:
A very mild punishment.

A Taste Of Your Own Medicine:
When you are mistreated the same way you mistreat others.

A Toss-Up:
A result that is still unclear and can go either way.

Actions Speak Louder Than Words:
It's better to actually do something than just talk about it.

Add Fuel To The Fire:
Whenever something is done to make a bad situation even worse than it is.

Against The Clock:
Rushed and short on time.

All Bark And No Bite:
When someone is threatening and/or aggressive but not willing to engage in a fight.

All Greek to me:
Meaningless and incomprehensible like someone who cannot read, speak, or understand any of the Greek language would be.

All In The Same Boat:
When everyone is facing the same challenges.

An Arm And A Leg:
Very expensive. A large amount of money.

An Axe To Grind:
To have a dispute with someone.

Apple of My Eye:
Someone who is cherished above all others.

As High As A Kite:
Anything that is high up in the sky.

At The Drop Of A Hat:
Willing to do something immediately.

المشاركة الأصلية كتبت بواسطة drimz Hello thanks for this new topic; I want to participate with you, so let me first define for the members what is an idiom An idiom is a natural manner of speaking to a native speaker of a language These are some idioms hoping they'll be useful for everybody

thanks a lot for your precious information about idioms and especially the exact definition of Idioms, it was a real help because i forgot to do it!!! so thank you very much.
But i prefer giving idioms step by step and by series or categories ( body idioms, animal idioms,
etc...) it will be easier to learn that..isn't it ?
Sincerly yours.

He has got his head in the clouds -
If someone is not fully aware of a situation, .

It’s like banging your head against a brick wall
If we try to do something that seems impossible
or makes us frustrated,

المشاركة الأصلية كتبت بواسطة ابومريم Thanks dear emeraude waiting for more of your nice idioms god may bless you

المشاركة الأصلية كتبت بواسطة عماد قاضي thanks a lot

المشاركة الأصلية كتبت بواسطة emeraude Dear Drimz thanks a lot for your precious information about idioms and especially the exact definition of Idioms, it was a real help because i forgot to do it!!! so thank you very much. But i prefer giving idioms step by step and by series or categories ( body idioms, animal idioms, etc...) it will be easier to learn that..isn't it ? Sincerly yours.

Thank you very much for your kindness dear brother and sorry if I walked so fast in your topic

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