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English is a funny language, isn’t it?
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What makes English a funny language? Definitely crazy “mistakes” such as these…
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There is NO egg in eggplant… an egg an eggplant X
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…nor ham in hamburger… ham a hamburger X
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…neither apple nor pine in pineapple. pine tree a pineapple X an apple
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ringssquare Boxing rings are square. X
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ENGLISH IDIOMS Idioms make this language even funnier! Here we have some examples…
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Break a leg! Meaning: A way to wish someone good luck.
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To chicken out Meaning: Not doing an activity because of fear
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To smell a rat Meaning: Feel that something is wrong
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It’s raining cats and dogs Meaning: It’s raining hard
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To eat like a horse BEBI Meaning: To eat like…
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OXYMORON An oxymoron is usually defined as a phrase in which two words of contradictory meaning are brought together. So,let’s start!
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And of course… Happily married
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To live it up To break someone’s heart Under the weather Cauch potato Cool as cucumber Wolf in sheep’s clothing Top banana To eat like a horse The boss Someone who barely moves To enjoy life Very calm and not nervous Eat like BEBI To cause someone to feel sad Feeling unwell Person who acts harmless but is really dangerous Exercise Match the idioms:
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