PUMPA - SMART LEARNING
எங்கள் ஆசிரியர்களுடன் 1-ஆன்-1 ஆலோசனை நேரத்தைப் பெறுங்கள். டாப்பர் ஆவதற்கு நாங்கள் பயிற்சி அளிப்போம்
Book Free DemoIII. Idioms
Idioms are groups of words with a fixed order, and a particular meaning,
different from the meanings of each of their words put together. (Phrasal
verbs can also be idioms; they are said to be ‘idiomatic’ when their meaning
is unpredictable.) For example, do you know what it means to ‘meet one’s
match’ in English? It means to meet someone who is as good as oneself, or
even better, in some skill or quality. Do you know what it means to ‘let the
cat out of the bag’? Can you guess?
1. Here are a few sentences from the text which have idiomatic expressions. Can you say what each means? (You might want to consult a dictionary first.)
(i) Our entire class is quaking in its boots.
Answer:Shaking with fear and nervousness
(ii) Until then, we keep telling each other not to lose heart
Answer: Keeping an optimistic outlook and hoping for a positive outcome
(iii) Mr Keesing was annoyed with me for ages because I talked so much.
Answer: For a quite long time
(iv) Mr Keesing was trying to play a joke on me with this ridiculous
subject, but I’d make sure the joke was on him.
Answer: Joke would be only on him
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