Idioms (blog), by María José Díaz Vidarte, teacher of literacy in ESO2 (British Council Programme)

1. 𝕚𝕕𝕚𝕠𝕞𝕤
by María José Díaz
An idiom is a group of words in a fixed order that have a particular meaning that is
different from the meanings of each word on its own. Its meaning is figurative and
can’t be taken literally.
Instead of saying: “𝑔𝑜𝑜𝒹 𝓁𝓊𝒸𝓀!” to someone, you could use the idiom:
𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝐚 𝐥𝐞𝐠! You don’t really want that person to break a leg, but it is a
common expression that people use to tell other people “good luck”.
Instead of saying: “"ₜₕₑ cₕᵢₗdᵣₑₙ bₑₕₐᵥₑd ᵥₑᵣy wₑₗₗ,", you could say:
"𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝕔𝕙𝕚𝕝𝕕𝕣𝕖𝕟 𝕨𝕖𝕣𝕖 𝕒𝕤 𝕘𝕠𝕠𝕕 𝕒𝕤 𝕘𝕠𝕝𝕕."
So, remember not to take the meaning literally. Well unless you are Amelia
Bedelia…

2. Clearly, her employer just wanted her to “turn the lights off” when she was told to
“put the lights out."
In the following picture, Mr. Rogers wanted to begin the journey and see what she
understood:
To learn more about Amelia Bedelia and learn idioms with her visit :
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amelia_Bedelia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amelia_Bedelia_(book)
https://www.ameliabedeliabooks.com/
Now, try this activity with idioms…
Match each idiom with its meaning
Be in hot water Never
A piece of cake Feel ill
Hit the sack Go to bed

3. Feel under the weather Something very easy
When pigs fly Be in serious trouble