The document discusses idiomatic expressions in English. It provides definitions and examples of idioms. Some key points: - Idioms are expressions whose meanings cannot be derived from the literal definitions of the individual words. They may violate grammar or logic. - Examples of common idioms include "birds of a feather," "black list," and body-related idioms like "all thumbs." - Many idioms contain adverbs or prepositions combined with other parts of speech, like "walk off" or "get through." - The document provides examples of idioms used in fill-in-the-blank sentences and asks students to identify idioms and incorporate them correctly into new sentences.

1. LC: Use appropriate idioms in a
sentence

2.  English idiom or idiomatic expressions are Greek in
origin. The word idiom means “a
 private citizen, something belonging to a private
citizen, personal,” and, by extension, something
 individual and peculiar. Idiomatic Expressions, then,
conform to no laws or principles describing
 their formation. They may also violate grammar or logic
or both and still be acceptable because
 the phrase is familiar, deep-rooted, widely used, and
easily understandable- for the native born.
 “How do you do?” is, for example, an accepted idiom,
although an exact answer would be absurd.

3. There are many idiomatic expressions in
our language. One is that several words
are combined which lose their literal
meaning and express something very
remotely suggested such as ; birds of a
feather, blacklist, lay up, toe the line, make
out, bed of roses, dark horse, heavy hand,
open house, read between the lines, no ax
to grind, hard row to hoe.

4. A second statement about idioms is that
parts of the human body have suggested
many ofthem: burn one’s fingers, all
thumbs, fly in the face of, stand on one’s
own feet, keep body and soul together,
keep one’s eyes open, step on someone’s
toes, rub elbows with, get one’s back up,
keep one’s chin up.

5.  A third generalization is that hundreds of idiomatic
phrases contain adverbs or prepositionswith other
parts of speech.
Here are some examples:
 walk off, walk over, walk-up; run down, run
 in run off, run out; get nowhere, get through, get
off.
 agree to a proposal
 on a plan
 with a person
 contend for a principle
 with a person
 against an obstacle

6. Usage should conform to the idiomatic
word combinations that are generally
acceptable.
Examples of Idiomatic expressions are :
accord with ,according to , acquaint with
,adverse to , and aim to prove

7.  1. The teacher asked us to talk about the
___________ of industrial development.
 2. Don’t worry about the problems you have
in your business .You know there areaways
___________ in business.
 3. The police found nothing special in the
house of the criminal as he had taken all the
important documents with him leaving just
_____________.
 4. If you think that doing this math problem is
__________, just try it.

8.  1. The teacher asked us to talk about the pros
and cons of industrial development.
 2. Don’t worry about the problems you have
in your business .You know there areaways
_ups and downs in business.
 3. The police found nothing special in the
house of the criminal as he had taken all the
important documents with him leaving just
odds and ends.
 4. If you think that doing this math problem is
a piece of cake, just try it.

9.  1. All these promises the politicians make are
just ____ in the sky.
 2. The small amount of money donated is just
a drop in the _____ compared to the large
sum of money needed.
 3. He has been successful in life. He went
from ____ to riches.
 4. They had a dispute yesterday. That‘s why
she gave him a ___ shoulder.
 5. I had to face the ____ all by myself,
although I was not the only responsible for
the problem.

10.  1. All these promises the politicians make are
just music in the sky.
 2. The small amount of money donated is just
a drop in the ocean compared to the large
sum of money needed.
 3. He has been successful in life. He went
from rags to riches.
 4. They had a dispute yesterday. That‘s why
she gave him a cold shoulder.
 5. I had to face the pie all by myself, although
I was not the only responsible for the
problem.

11. Guess what idiomatic expressions are used below and give the
correct meaning. After giving the correct meaning, use them in the
sentences.
 1. Bata makes hay while the sun shines.___________
 2. The wife of Anpu was beaten black and blue._______
 3. Knowing the wife’s dishonesty, blood pours into his face._______
 4. After killing the wife, Anpu was blue in the face.__________
 5. Bata had made an easy way out to the mountains.________
 6. In good faith, Bata supported his brother Anpu.________
 7. Anpu felt a pain in the neck when he heard his wife’s
explanation.________
 8. She bent her knees for forgiveness._______
 9. Anpu’s wife accepted the dose of her own medicine.________
 10.Bata kept company with god- Ra to seek consolation._______
 11.Anpu took the law into his hands.________

12. Search for some idiomatic expressions
and use them in meaningful sentences.
Write your answers on your notebook.
Present them tomorrow.