This document defines idiomatic expressions as fixed phrases with figurative meanings that cannot be literally understood from the individual words. Examples are given like "piece of cake" and "see eye to eye" along with their non-literal meanings. The document also challenges the reader to use five idiomatic expressions in original sentences.

1. Idiomatic expression / Idiom
- is a fixed expression that has a
figurative meaning, whic means you
cannot infer its meaning based on
the words that comprise it
- has a meaning different from the dictionary definition of the
individual words

2. piece of cake
see eye to eye
once in a blue moon
kill two birds with one stone

3. 1. This recipe is a piece of cake.
piece of cake
- an easy task; something
easily done

4. 2. The students and their
parents see eye to eye on the
school's policies.
see eye to eye
- to agree on something; to have
a common viewpoint

5. 3. Once in a blue moon we'll get
dressed up and eat in a fancy
restaurant.
once in a blue moon
- very rarely; not very often;
seldom; infrequently

6. 4. Owen is memorizing the
speech while cleaning the
house; he is killing two birds
with one stone.
kill two birds with one stone
- accomplish two things at the
same time

7. 5. She has filled out the form at
the drop of a hat.
at the drop of a hat
- immediately; instantly; right away;
without any delay

8. 6. She wears a clothing that
costs an arm and a leg.
costs an arm and a leg
- very expensive; costing a lot of
money

9. 7. The parents remember the their
lost child. They cry over spilled
milk.
cry over spilled milk
- to complain about a past loss

10. 8. Mary explains the topic
elaborately; she hit the nail on
the head.
hit the nail on the head
- to do or say something exactly right

11. 9. The guidance counselor thinks
on one's feet towards the student's
failure compliance to the policies.
think on one's feet
- to make fast decisions; to adjust
quickly

12. 10. Mark, one of the Grade 7
students, learns about literature,
mathematics, science, and the
whole nine yards.
the whole nine yards
- everything

13. Challenge:
Choose five idiomatic
expressions and use each
in a meaningful sentence.
Write your sentences in
1/2 crosswise paper.