The document discusses idioms, which are expressions with meanings that cannot be determined from the individual words. It provides examples of common idioms like "raining cats and dogs" and "get another bite of the cherry." Additional idioms explained include "chase your tail," "get the show on the road," and "dead wood." Each idiom's literal meaning is given alongside its actual figurative meaning and examples of usage.

1. UNDERSTANDING IDIOMS
By
Safiullah

2. •IDIOM
• an expression whose
meaning is not predictable
from the individual words that
form it

3. IDIOM
Literal Meaning
• understanding words in their
usual or most basic meaning
Figurative Meaning
• not literal

8. • For example:
• It’s raining cats and dogs.
• It’s literal meaning suggests that
• Cats and dogs are falling from the sky
• We interpret it to mean that it is raining
hard.

9. • to take another try.
• Example:
• the girl failed her test, at least she get
another bit of the cherry next year!

10. Chase your tail
• Meaning
Spending a lot of time and energy
doing a lot of things but actually achieving
too little.
• Example
He's been chasing his tail all week
collecting data but the report is still not ready
•

11. Get the show on the road
• Meaning
Putting up a plan or idea into
action.
• Example
Now that we have compeleted all
the legal formalities, let's get the show on
the road.

12. Dead wood
Meaning
People or things which are no
longer useful or necessary.
Example
The company bought in a lot of
new computers. They no longer want the
dead woods.