.Idioms.مصطلحات

موضوع: .Idioms.مصطلحات الأحد أكتوبر 05, 2008 8:33 am

The English language is full of idioms (over 15,000)

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Native speakers of English use idioms all the time,
often without realising that they are doing .
so. This means that communication with native speakers of English can be quite a confusing experience.
What is an idiom?
An idiom is a group of words which,
when used together, has a different meaning from the one whichthe individual words have

Put yourself in someone's shoes
Meaning:
Try to understand someone's situation.
If you put yourself in someone's shoes, you try to understand what his/her situation is like and think about it as if you were in the same situation.
Example:
You need to take some time to put yourself in their shoes and understand them

Be as blind as a bat
Meaning:
Be unable to see well or unable to see at all.
If someone is as blind as a bat, he/she cannot see well or cannot see at all because of his/her very bad eyesight.
Example:
A: Can you read the first paragraph on page 115 for me?
B: Sorry, I forgot to bring my glasses. I'm as blind as a bat without them.

A bad apple
Meaning:
A (morally) bad person who makes a whole group bad.
A bad apple is someone who has a bad effect on a whole group or system.
People also say, "One bad/rotten apple spoils the (whole) bushel/barrel."
Example:
The corruption in the government started with a bad apple, a high official two years ago.

All ears
Meaning:
To say that you are all ears means that you are listening very attentively
example
"Of course I want to know - I'm all ears!"

Bug someone
Meaning:
Bother someone
If someone/something bugs you, he/she/it annoys you.
Example:
That's enough! Stop bugging me. Don't ask me anymore.
He's always talking too loud in the office. It really bugs us.

A piece of cake
Meaning:
To refer to something as a piece of cake means that you consider it
to be very easy.
Example
"The English test was a piece of cake!"

Get the picture
Meaning:
To say that a person gets the picture means that they understand what
is being explained or described.
Example
"The alarm went off, people were running everywhere - you get the picture
I'm sure!"

Best of both worlds
Meaning:
If a person has the best of both worlds, they have the benefits and
advantages of two different things.
Example
"We live in the centre of town, but only 5 minutes from the beach.
We have the best of both worlds."

Money doesn't grow on trees
Meaning:
To say that money doesn't grow on trees means that it is not
plentiful or easily obtained.
Example
"Be careful how you spend your money David. It doesn't grow on trees
you know!"

Same boat
Meaning:
Same boat If two or more parties in the same boat, they are in the same
unpleasant or difficult situation.
Example
"When the factory closed down, the workers all found themselves in
the same boat."