2. • An ‘idiom’ is an expression used that has a hidden meaning. The words
used in each idiom cannot be translated literally or they won’t make sense.
• Think outside the box’.
• it would be mean that someone that is inside a box should get out of the
box and think outside of it.
• the meaning of the idiom ‘think outside the box’ means you should think
in an original or creative way.
3. Why are idioms difficult to understand?
• Two factors
• Idioms are difficult to understand because you cannot
understand the meaning just by understanding the
words.You need to have a deeper or more advanced
understanding of the language (or culture) to
understand many idioms.
• because there are so many and how often they are
used varies. Some people do not use idioms where as
others seem to use idioms in every sentence.
4. Why are the Idioms important
•Make writing and speaking colurful
•Make language rich
•Increase fluency level.
•Help in understanding and using complex
Expressions
5. Colour idioms
• Blue collared worker
• Meaning: works in a factory or hard labour job
• Example:
• -My friend is a blue collared worker. He has worked for Ford Motors for 34 years.
• -The restaurant is full of blue collared workers because it is near three factories.
• once in a blue moon
• Meaning: very rarely, not very often
• Example:
• -I like to go salsa dancing once in a blue moon.
• -Sheena visits her aunt once in a blue moon.
6. • Blue blood
• Meaning aristocratic ancestry (क
ु लीन) क
ु लीन वर्ग का)
They may be poor but they have blue blood in their family.
Those who have born in blue blood are fortunate
blue blood still flows in my body- though we have lost our state.
A blue eyed boy
Meaning: someone who is favourite
He will get promotion- he is boss’ s blue eyed boy
Sarita is blue eyed boy of our class teacher.
7. • In the blue / feel blue
• Meaning: feeling sad or unhappy, low spirits: depression
• Today, he is in the blue otherwise he is very cheerful
• Out of the blue
• Meaning: completely unexpected: without warning
• He arrived out of the blue and demanded money
• I got the job out of the blue
• Blue chip
• Meaning: A blue-chip company or investment is one that can be trusted and is not likely to fail.
• a company or investment that makes a lot of money and is safe to invest in
• My all investments are blue chip
8. Blue
• True blue:
• Meaning: unchangingly faithful and loyal
• You can rely on me – I am true blue.
• In politics, no one is true blue.
• Looking for a true blue – god is the only true blue in this ever changing
world.
• A bolt from the blue/ a bolt out of the blue.
• Meaning : A sudden and unexpected event or piece of news.
• ‘Indeed, this announcement came like a bolt out of the blue.’
• ‘It was like a bolt from the blue when he called to say they were separating.’
