1. BEWILDERING WORLD OF Asst.PROF.DR.Elif DEMİREL

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

3. Let the cat out of the bag

4. make known a secret, without realizing what you are doing

5. Let the cat out of the bag(informal)

6. Get/Have a frog in your throat

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

8. Get/Have a frog in your mouth(informal)

9. A cat and mouse game

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

11. Play a cat and mouse game with someone (informal)

12. The apple of somebody’s eye

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

14. The apple of somebody’s eye (saying)

15. Penny for your thoughts

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

17. Penny for your thoughts (saying)

18. Be barking up the wrong tree

19. be mistaken about something

20. Be barking up the wrong tree (informal)

21. Curiosity killed the cat

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

23. Curiosity killed the cat (saying)

24. 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.

25. 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.

26. For further studying Benefit from idioms dictionaries, watch some videos related to the idioms and then imitate them in your writing.

27. My References INFORMATION Oxford Idioms Dictionary for Learners Of English http://www.athabascau.ca/courses/engl/egh/idio ms.php http://www.athabascau.ca/courses/engl/egh/idio ms.php IMAGES kibishipaul.com idiom-magic.com ecenglish.com myenglishpages.com kids-learn.org abaenglish.com cccoe.net ispilledthebeans.com