(Teaching) Idioms

Idioms are groups of words which people always use together. They have become standard phrases which people tent to use in less formal situations. 

There are a number of things to remember about idioms. 

- Their meanings are not always very clear.

- The individual words do not always help you to understand what the whole idiom means.

- You should treat idioms like single words because the meaning comes from the whole group.

- You will often be able to guess the meaning of idioms from how and when people use them.

- We usually use idioms in informal language, so be careful when and where you use them.

hold your horses	slow down or stop (Encourages someone to have caution)
over the moon	extremely happy
a pain in the neck	bother
Takes the cake	very bad, even worse
barking up the wrong tree	believing the wrong explanation for something
odds and ends	things which are not very valuable or important
make a move	to do something to achieve a particular result
rough and ready	1. Not very polite and well educated   2. Quickly and without preparing it well
Passed the buck	to give the responsibility to someone else

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