COMMONLY USED IDIOMATIC EXPRESSIONS THEIR MEANINGS

Commonly used Toeic Expressions on the TOEIC

Mr_doody2004@yahoo.com 29 B back Idioms back and forth - backwards and forwards, first one way and then the other way The argument went back and forth before the judge made a decision. back down (from someone or something) - to fail to carry through on a threat to do something The government b[r]

If you're on the pig's back, you're happy / content / in fine form. Be out in left field (USA) To be out in left field is not to know what's going on. Taken from baseball, when youngsters assign less capable players to the outfield where the ball is less likely to be hit by a young player. In busine[r]

1-c-5-b-4-d-2-e-3-a-6- introduce the conversation between Nga and Maryam and help Ss to pronoun: introduce, Kuala Lumpur.- ask Ss to rearrange the dialogue.- give feedback & ask them to play the role.- invite 2 pairs to practise the dialogue. - correct if necessary.2.while-speakinga)Act.1: M[r]

1-c-5-b-4-d-2-e-3-a-6- introduce the conversation between Nga and Maryam and help Ss to pronoun: introduce, Kuala Lumpur.- ask Ss to rearrange the dialogue.- give feedback & ask them to play the role.- invite 2 pairs to practise the dialogue. - correct if necessary.2.while-speakinga)Act.1: M[r]

Time expressions used with tensesRewrite the following sentences using the words given in the brackets, in their correct forms.HintsThe time expressions used in a sentence determines the tense form. To talk about something that was happeningat a particular point of[r]

"On Experiencing Verdi's Aida" Being my first time seeing an opera, Iwas very much impressed by the whole production. I did not, howeverthink it was very different than I had imagined it would be like. Althoughmy opinion would have been much better if I saw it live, it was a great firstimpression. I[r]

as soon as - just after something, when I phoned my friend as soon as I finished dinner. as such - the way something is "As such, I will not be able to approve your application for a loan." as the crow flies - by the most direct way, along a straight line between two places As the crow flies, it i[r]

idioms, we can give the concept of idiomatic variants as follows: D.N. Giang / VNU Journal of Science, Foreign Languages 25 (2009) 81-85 82 Idiomatic variants are idioms having the same contents and grammatical structures or having different components belonging to the same field of m[r]

barge in on (someone or something) - to interrupt someone or something, to intrude on someone or something My sister often barges in on me when I am with my friends. bark is worse than one`s bite - someone is not as bad as they sound "Don`t worry if the boss gets angry - his bark is worse than his[r]

- to be nervous or anxious about something The children were biting their nails as they waited for the results of the test. bite one's tongue - to try not to say something that you really want to say I had to bite my tongue and not tell our boss what had happened. bite (someone's) head off[r]

The woman broke down while the lawyer questioned her at the trial. Mr_doody2004@yahoo.com 55 break down - to stop working because of mechanical failure The car broke down on the lonely road and nobody knew about it. break down (something) - to analyze something We must break down these figures fo[r]

The girl's parents were bursting with pride at the graduation ceremony. Mr_doody2004@yahoo.com 68 bury/hide one`s head in the sand - to refuse to see something, to face or know something unpleasant He always buries his head in the sand and never wants to hear about family problems. bury the hatc[r]

champ at the bit - to be ready and anxious to do something Everybody was champing at the bit to start writing the test. Mr_doody2004@yahoo.com 89 chance (something) - to risk doing something We did not want to chance driving during the storm so we stayed home. chance upon (someone or something)[r]

Common idiomatic expressions in EnglishHere is a list of common idiomatic expressions in English.Eat humble pieTo eat humble pie is to apologize humbly.Eat your wordsTo eat your words is to retract something you have said.Meet someone halfwayTo meet someone halfway is to[r]

cold comfort - no comfort at all The government offered money to the victims of the fire but it was cold comfort to those who had lost their families. Mr_doody2004@yahoo.com 99 cold fish - a distant and unfeeling person The man was a cold fish and cared little about his family. cold snap/[r]

languages, writers use a part-for-whole metonymy most often when5.1 CONCLUSIONSthey come to describing people through their parts of the body. In5.1.1. Characteristics of Metonymic Expressions in Englishand Vietnamese Poetryfact, any person can successfully be identified from any part[r]

Commonly confused expressionsAccept and exceptThese words are often confused. Accept means ‘agree to receive or do something’.She accepted the invitation.She didn’t accept the job.Except means ‘not including’.Everyone except John attended the meeting.I work every day except Saturday.Adverse a[r]

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Some common idiomatic expressionsHere is a list of some common idiomatic expressions.Lose one’s cachetTo lose one’s cachet is to lose the respect one used to enjoy.The business has lost some of its cachet.A piece of cakeIf something is a piece of cake it can be achieved e[r]