Tuesday, April 7, 2009

Idioms

An idiom is a phrase where the words together have a meaning that is different from the dictionary definitions of the individual words, which can make idioms hard for ESL students and learners to understand.


A lick and a promise
If you give something a lick and a promise, you do it hurriedly, most often incompletely, intending to return to it later.

A watched pot never boils
Some things work out in their own time, so being impatient and constantly checking will just make things seem longer.

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