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Idioms Dictionary
Isabelle Evans
Gwin Oaks Elementary
Media Festival
2007
What is an idiom?
• An idiom is an expression whose meaning
cannot be understood based on the
definition of its constitutional elements
He spilled the beans

He told
the secret
Get off my back!

Leave me
alone!
We were in stitches!
We were
laughin
g very
hard!
He kicked the bucket!

He
died
Go fly a kite!

Go away!
She was dressed to kill

She was dressed in her finest
clothing
I’m at the end of my rope!
I am so-oo
frustrated
!
You have to bite the bullet
You need
to put up
with this
difficult
situation
Teachers always stick to their guns

Teachers
never
change
their
opinions
Money talks

Have you
heard
about that
new TV?

Money
influenc
es a lot
of
people.
So I hope you enjoyed my idiom
presentation because I…

bent over
backwar
ds to do
it for
you!
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