Idioms in english A2-B1 by Александра Масленникова https://padlet.com/alexmslnk/idiomsinenglish en-us 2020-02-17 15:18:23 UTC 2026-01-10 05:22:24 UTC hello@padlet.com alexmslnk https://padlet.com/alexmslnk/idiomsinenglish/wish/446410183 It’s an expression or phrase that may be difficult to understand because it doesn’t mean the same thing that its individual words mean.

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  • The grass is always greener on the other side.

This idiom does not literally mean that the “other side” will always have greener grass. There may not even be a literal “other side” to the subject at hand—or grass for that matter.
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  • Meaning: What looks beautiful to one person may not look beautiful to another.
It’s raining cats and dogs.
  • Meaning: There is a heavy downpour.
That costs an arm and a leg.
  • Meaning: That is very expensive.

]]> 2020-02-17 15:30:26 UTC https://padlet.com/alexmslnk/idiomsinenglish/wish/446413149 Since idioms are born out of popular usage, they aren’t always logical, and they don’t always follow traditional grammar patterns. alexmslnk https://padlet.com/alexmslnk/idiomsinenglish/wish/446416848 For example,

This is a life-and-death situation.

Something that is life-and-death is extremely important, but that phrase itself is illogical. A situation can’t be ­life and death.



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  • a figure of speech
  • a phrase that should not be taken literally
  • used to express a particular sentiment
  • specific to a particular language, group, or region

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