Wednesday, February 9, 2011

~ IDIOMS ~

Dear Angels,

Below is a summary of the idioms that you had learnt today.


1) Back to square one: To be back to the original place, effort is wasted

2) Dead meat: In deep trouble

3) Blow you away: Very amazing and impressive

4) Butterflies in my stomach: Very nervous, excited or afraid, funny feeling in the stomach

5) Do not cry over spilt milk: Don't be upset over a mistake which has already been made

6) Fat chance: No way!

7) Monkey business: Up to no good, planning something naughty

8) Piece of cake: Very easy

9) Pulling your leg: Joking or kidding

10) To take a bull by its horn: To face up to a problem and try to solve it

11) To take a bullet: To suffer a scolding/punishment for something which may not be your fault

12) Two heads are better than one: It is better to work as a team than alone

13) Wolf in sheep's clothing: A person who is up to no good pretending to be innocent


Please key in 5 idioms of your own under the "comments" of this post.


Regards,
Mr Yeo
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11 comments:

  1. AnonymousFebruary 10, 2011 at 12:32 AM

    1.leave someone holding the baby
    2.in cahoots with someone
    3.calculated risk
    4.put on your thinking cap
    5.put one's cards on the table


    regards:geanette

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  2. AnonymousFebruary 10, 2011 at 1:00 AM

    1.bite your tongue
    2.pass with flying colours
    3.building sandcastles
    4.not playing with a full deck
    5.sick as a dog



    regards,
    Eric Wong

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  3. AnonymousFebruary 10, 2011 at 1:01 AM

    1)Mark has a pinball game but someone stole it and it all back to square one.

    2)Ali is in deat meat because he didn't learn his spelling.

    3)This math worksheet is just a piece of cake.

    4)There are butterflies in my stomach before i start the test.

    5)Jack was pulling your leg because he wants the book.

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  4. AnonymousFebruary 10, 2011 at 2:03 AM

    1)once bitten, twice shy
    2)put the cart before the horse
    3)kill two birds with one stone
    4)one man's meat is another man's
    5)a red rag to a bull

    regards,
    Chun Jie

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  5. JovinFebruary 10, 2011 at 3:39 AM

    1)tall story
    2)hit the roof
    3)crocodile tears
    4)over the moon
    5)pay through the nose

    Regards,
    Jovin

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  6. zhi yuanFebruary 10, 2011 at 4:04 AM

    build castles in the air,a bad egg,a bookworm,carry on , ups and downs

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  7. PuteriFebruary 11, 2011 at 7:10 AM

    Puteri Said........ Dead meat,fat chance,to take a bullet.Piece of cake,Blow you away Regards,Puteri

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  8. C.S.YFebruary 11, 2011 at 7:35 AM

    sit on the fence
    keep your eyes on
    see red
    smell a rat
    face the music

    regards,C.S.Y

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  9. AnonymousFebruary 11, 2011 at 11:51 PM

    1. Ctocodile tears.
    2. Easy come, easy go.
    3. Raining cats and dogs.
    4. A party pooper.
    5. Watch your step.

    -Yuan Lin. (:

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  10. AnonymousFebruary 12, 2011 at 12:45 AM

    Crocodile *
    -YuanLin.

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  11. AnonymousFebruary 12, 2011 at 10:33 PM

    get into hot water

    in a nick of time

    give a person a cold shoulder

    have a sweet tooth

    blow one's trumpet

    -audrie leow :D

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