The document provides examples of common English idioms and their meanings. Some of the idioms included are: "live in clover" which means to live comfortably; "old flame" meaning an ex-lover; "full of beans" meaning energetic or lively; "skin and bone" referring to being very thin; "black sheep of the family" referring to someone who misbehaves or embarrasses the family; "in the soup" meaning in trouble or a difficult situation; and "not my cup of tea" meaning something is not to one's taste or preference. The document also provides additional idiom translation and illustration exercises for the learner.

1. Live in clover
Sam's got a good job and now they live in
clover.

2. An old flame
Sam's an old flame of hers.

3. Full of beans
He's always full of beans!

4. Be nothing but skin and bone
She's been on a diet so now she's nothing
but skin and bone.

5. The black sheep of the family
They are so close-knit but he always
behaves like the black sheep of the family

6. In the soup
He's failed his exam. So now he's in the
soup.

7. Not my cup of tea
It's not my cup of tea! Skiing is too
energetic.

8. Play with fire
Don't play with fire. You are getting on his nerves.

9. Pull somebody's leg
Oh, no! You're pulling my leg!

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His thin upper-arm came out like a stick from the wavy edge
of his greyish-purple T-shirt: all skin and bone, no muscle at
all.
● Without giving away too much of the plot, she's an old flame
of Morse's and he's brought in when her husband is found
shot.
● An old flame disrupts the lives of four female friends.
● Sarah has kept a picture of herself in her underwear when she
was literally skin and bone.
● Although not my cup of tea, I must admit Manchester United
is a whole new ball game.
● What a miserable thing life is: you're living in clover, only the
clover isn't good enough.

11. ●
I was the black sheep, you see, and Aunt Pamela didn't want
the neighbours suspecting I was my father's son
● But he has to be careful not to be the black sheep of the
family.
● They always seem to be cheerful and full of beans.
● In one nursery school there were 150 children, gaily dressed
and full of beans.
● TROUBLE-shooter Sir John Harvey Jones is back on TV
tonight (BBC2 9.45pm) and also back in the soup.
● By the way, I'm sorry if I dropped you in the soup just now.

12. Дополнительный материал для
самостоятельного изучения:
Русская служба BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/russian/learning_english/2009/11/091113_el
Идиомы по темам
http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/cat/
Идиомы в алфавитном порядке
http://www.learn-english-today.com/idioms/idioms_proverbs.html
http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/
Идиомы, иллюстрированные в фотошопе
http://www.freakingnews.com/English-Idioms-Pictures---3105.asp