IDIOMATIC EXPRESSIONS

An idiom is an expression whose meaning cannot be arrived at by giving a definition to the individual words that makeup the expression. To understand it, the words must be learnt as a whole unit.

The following are some examples of idioms and their meanings;

1. A black leg- One who betrays people
2. To smell a rat- To be suspicious
3. A hard fast rule- A rigid rule
4. To have a head like a sieve- To be very forgetful; having a poor memory
5. To bury the hatchet- To settle a quarrel and make peace
6. To be in the air- To be uncertain
7. A green horn- An inexperienced person
8. A cat's paw- One that is used for doing evil
9. To keep someone at arm's length- To avoid someone
10. To keep an open door- To be accessible
11. To dig in someone's ribs- To make uncomplimentary remarks about someone
12. To kill two birds with one stone- To achieve two things with one action
13. To be at sixes and sevens- To be confused
14. To run amok- To become mad
15. To have a finger in every pie- To have many business interests
16. A square peg in a round hole- To put a person or thing in a wrong position
17. A herculean task- An almost impossible task
18. To eat one's heart for someone- To long for
19. To make bricks without straw- to do things without the necessary materials
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