BEWILDERING WORLD OF Asst.PROF.DR.Elif DEMİREL

What is an idiom? A group of words whose meaning is different from the meanings of the individual.

Let the cat out of the bag

make known a secret, without realizing what you are doing

Let the cat out of the bag(informal)

Get/Have a frog in your throat

Get/Have a frog in your mouth Not be able to speak clearly because your throat is sore, you want to cough, etc.

Get/Have a frog in your mouth(informal)

A cat and mouse game

Play a cat and mouse game with someone keep somebody in a state of uncertainty, being sometimes kind, sometimes cruel

Play a cat and mouse game with someone (informal)

The apple of somebody’s eye

The apple of somebody’s eye a person, usually, a child, who somebody loves very much

The apple of somebody’s eye (saying)

Penny for your thoughts

Penny for your thoughts used to ask somebody what they are thinking about

Penny for your thoughts (saying)

Be barking up the wrong tree

be mistaken about something

Be barking up the wrong tree (informal)

Curiosity killed the cat

used to tell somebody not to ask many questions, especially in reply to a question that you do not want to answer

Curiosity killed the cat (saying)

FINAL REMARKS BENEFITS OF USING IDIOMS quick way to improve your writing, speaking, listening, and reading skills. help you to become familiar with cultural and traditional issues.

FINAL REMARKS DISADVANTAGES OF USING IDIOMS do not use them much because it may sound strange or amusing for the native speakers. Be aware of the type of language the idioms are used: formal, slang, offensive, literary, informal, etc.

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