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Idioms

Idioms. Cut to the chase!. What is an idiom?.

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Idioms

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  1. Idioms Cut to the chase!

  2. What is an idiom? • IDIOM: In its loosest sense, the word idiom is often used as a synonym for dialect. In its more scholarly and narrow sense, an idiom or idiomatic expression refers to a construction or expression in one language that cannot be matched or directly translated word-for-word in another language. For instance, the English expression, "She has a bee in her bonnet," meaning "she is obsessed," cannot be literally translated into another language word for word. It's a non-literal idiomatic expression.

  3. A picture is worth a thousand words… • What idiom is literally illustrated here? • What does it means figuratively or metaphorically?

  4. Against the clock… • List as many idioms as you can think of in 30 seconds.

  5. Lend me your ear… • Idioms are…Everywhere! • You will find them in… • Books • Magazines • Newspapers • Movies • Songs • Everyday speech

  6. I’m not pulling your leg… • Idioms come from many sources. Some of the stories have historical roots. For example: You have a chip on your shoulder. • Shakespeare gave us hundreds of words and idioms. For example: dead as a doornail (from King Henry VI) • Many come from the Bible. For example: bite the dust (Psalms 72) • Many come from the sea. For example: know the ropes

  7. Practice makes perfect… • http://library.thinkquest.org/4382/idiom.html#sweep

  8. Rome was not built in a day… • Go to my website: www2.dcps.org/teachers/sthurman • Click on “Idiom practice” • For each of the seven idioms you will be given a picture showing a literal interpretation. On your own paper, write down • the correct idiom (you will select it from the list in the drop box) • What the idiom means figuratively or metaphorically • Write your own sentence with the idiom. Extra credit can be earned if you add three other idioms with a literal picture. **If you finish before the end of class, you may click on the idiom game link to play a game.

  9. Last, but not least… • Knock on wood, next time you see an idiom in a book or hear someone use an idiom when speaking, you’ll know the ropes because you can bet your bottom dollar you’ll hear idioms until the cows come home.

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