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These are very short essays suitable for all. Borderline (B Group) please read many times and try to memorize some essays

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Fun grammar grammar drills with exercises. Only write the answers.

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Write the answers only in your exercise book.

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What activities can you have for fund raising? Canteen Day, Haunted House, Games, Singing

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Ditulis oleh Najdah binti Ahmad

An idiom is an expression, word, or phrase that has a figurative meaning.

It is an expression, word, or phrase whose sense means something different from what the words literally imply. When a speaker uses an idiom, the listener might mistake its actual meaning, if he or she has not heard this figure of speech before. Check the following idioms and go figure!!!

1. act like an ape

MEANING: behave badly, wildly, foolishly

EXAMPLE:

He has been acting like an ape ever since his girlfriend left him.

2. bark up the wrong tree

MEANING: choose the wrong course of action

EXAMPLE:

He is barking up the wrong tree. He accuses me of causing the computer problem but I was away at the time.

3.
MEANING: a good way to make money

EXAMPLE:

The new business is a great cash cow. We are making a lot of money now.

4.
MEANING: a short sleep taken during the day

EXAMPLE:

I had a cat nap during the afternoon so I would feel refreshed in the evening.

5.
MEANING: someone who copies another person's work etc.

EXAMPLE:

He is a copycat according to the other students in the class.

MEANING: give a false alarm; warn of a danger that is not there.

EXAMPLE:

He is crying wolf. There is no real danger or worry about the electrical system causing a fire.

7. curiosity killed the cat

MEANING: being too nosy may lead a person into trouble

EXAMPLE:

You shouldn't worry about what he is doing. Remember curiosity killed the cat.

8.
MEANING: ready or willing to fight and hurt others to get what one wants

EXAMPLE:

It is a dog-eat-dog world outside the father said to his young son.

9. donkey's years

MEANING: a very long time

EXAMPLE:

I talked to my friend for a long time because I hadn't seen her in donkey's years.

10.
MEANING: stupid or gullible person

EXAMPLE:

He really is a dumb bunny. I can't believe that he can do such stupid things.

11. eager beaver

MEANING: a person who is always eager to work or do something extra

EXAMPLE:

She is a real eager beaver and I am sure she will do very well in this company.

12. eat like a horse

MEANING: eat a lot

EXAMPLE:

Her brother who is 18 years old eats like a horse.

11.
MEANING: someone who is easily frightened (used by children)

EXAMPLE:

The little boy called his friend a fraidy-cat because he wouldn't climb the tree.

12.
MEANING: become highly excited or angry

EXAMPLE:

He will go ape if he sees that you have not finished the work that was due today.

13. hit the bulls-eye

MEANING: reach the main point

EXAMPLE:

I think that he really hit the bulls-eye when he talked about the problems with the regular staff.

14. hold one's horses

MEANING: wait, be patient

EXAMPLE:

Hold your horses for a moment while I make a phone call.

MEANING: used to express strong feelings like astonishment, pleasure or anger

EXAMPLE:

Holy cow he said as he saw the car that had hit the street lamp.

16. horse around

MEANING: rough or noisy play

EXAMPLE:

The teacher told the children to stop horsing around and get ready for class.

17. lead a dog's life

MEANING: work hard and be treated unkindly

EXAMPLE:

He is leading a dog's life since he married the woman who everyone told him not to.

18. let sleeping dogs lie

MEANING: don't make trouble if you don't have to

EXAMPLE:

You should let sleeping dogs lie and not ask him any questions about the argument.

19. let the cat out of the bag

MEANING: tell something that is supposed to be a secret

EXAMPLE:

She let the cat out of the bag when she began talking about the plans for the new department.

20. lock the barn door after the horse is gone

MEANING: be careful or try to make something certain after it is too late

EXAMPLE:

Now he wants to try and fix his house but it is like locking the barn door after the horse is gone. There was already a flood and the damage is done.

21. look like the cat that swallowed the canary

MEANING: look very self-satisfied, look as if one just had a great success

EXAMPLE:

You look like the cat that swallowed the canary. What happened?

22. monkey business

MEANING: unethical or bad activity, mischief

EXAMPLE:

He should stop that monkey business and try to do the job the correct way.

23. piggyback

MEANING: sitting or being carried on someone's back and shoulders

EXAMPLE:

The boy was riding piggyback on his father's shoulders.

24. play cat and mouse with someone

MEANING: tease or fool someone

EXAMPLE:

He is playing a cat and mouse game with his company about his plans to quit or not.

25. put the cart before the horse

MEANING: do things in the wrong order

EXAMPLE:

I think that buying a ticket before we make any plans is putting the cart before the horse.

26. rain cats and dogs

MEANING: rain very hard

EXAMPLE:

It has been raining cats and dogs all day.

27. scaredy-cat

MEANING: someone who is easily frightened (used by children)

EXAMPLE:

The children were calling their friend a scaredy-cat because she wouldn't go into the empty house.

28. smell a rat

MEANING: be suspicious, feel that something is wrong

EXAMPLE:

I smell a rat. There is something wrong with his relationship to the bankers.

29. straw that breaks the camel's back

MEANING: a small trouble which follows other troubles and makes one become angry or do something

EXAMPLE:

Her accusing me of not working hard enough was the straw that broke the camel's back so I finally asked for a transfer to another section of the company.

30. tail between one's legs

MEANING: feel beaten, ashamed (after a scolding etc.)

EXAMPLE:

He left the meeting with his tail between his legs after he was criticized by the president.

31. take the bull by the horns

MEANING: take decisive action and not worry about the results

EXAMPLE:

My aunt decided to take the bull by the horns and begin preparations for the family reunion.

32. talk until the cows come home

MEANING: talk for a long time

EXAMPLE:

We can talk until the cows come home this weekend at the lake.

33. wolf in sheep's clothing

MEANING: a person who pretends to be good but really is bad

EXAMPLE:

Be careful of that man. He is a wolf in sheep's clothing.

SOURCE: http://www.learn4good.com/languages/

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Ditulis oleh Najdah binti Ahmad An idiom is an expression, word, or phrase that has a figurative meaning. It is an expression, word, or phrase whose sense means something different from what the words literally imply. When a speaker uses an idiom, the listener might mistake its actual meaning, if he or she has not heard this figure of speech before.

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