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Idioms - general
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book references (3)
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Idioms - intro
 
Four example sentences for analysis, two containing idioms, two contains the same phrases used in a non-idiomatic way
 
 
 

 

 
 
 
Food idioms quiz
Nine-question short-answer quiz.
 
 

 

Material from other sources

 
 
 
Food idioms: treading on eggshells external link icon
Two presenters discuss and explain a common idiom.
 
 
Food idioms: use your loaf external link icon
Two presenters discuss and explain a common idiom.
 
 
Food idioms: full of beans external link icon
Two presenters discuss and explain a common idiom.
 
 
Food idioms: nosh external link icon
Two presenters discuss and explain a common idiom.
 
 
Food idioms: beef external link icon
Two presenters discuss and explain a common idiom.
 
 
Food idioms: to put all your eggs in one basket external link icon
Two presenters discuss and explain a common idiom.
 
 
Food idioms: cut the mustard external link icon
Two presenters discuss and explain a common idiom.
 
 
Food idioms: to know your onions external link icon
Two presenters discuss and explain a common idiom.
 
 
Food idioms: to take with a pinch of salt external link icon
Two presenters discuss and explain a common idiom.
 
 
Food idioms: cheesy external link icon
Two presenters discuss and explain a common idiom.
 
 
Food idioms: good egg external link icon
Two presenters discuss and explain a common idiom.
 
 
Food idioms: a finger in every pie external link icon
Two presenters discuss and explain a common idiom.
 
 
Food idioms: wake up and smell the coffee external link icon
Two presenters discuss and explain a common idiom.
 
 
Food idioms: have your cake and eat it external link icon
Two presenters discuss and explain a common idiom.
 
 
Food idioms: cook the books external link icon
Two presenters discuss and explain a common idiom.
 
 

 

 
Video
 
 
The Teacher - food idioms - beans external link icon
Comic explanation of three food idioms by 'The Teacher': full of beans haven't got a bean spill the beans
 
 
The Teacher - food idioms - vegetables external link icon
Comic explanation of common idioms by 'The Teacher': It's a hot potato A carrot and a stick Like two peas in a pod
 
 
The Teacher - food idioms - fruit external link icon
Comic explanation of common food idioms by 'The Teacher': To go bananas It's a case of sour grapes A second bite of the cherry
 
 
The Teacher - food idioms - pie external link icon
Comic explanation of common idioms by 'The Teacher': It's as easy as pie To be pie-eyed To have a finger in many pies.
 
 
The Teacher - food idioms - egg external link icon
Comic explanation of common idioms by 'The Teacher': He's a bad egg; Don't put all of your eggs in one basket; He's got egg on his face;
 
 
The Teacher - food idioms - tea external link icon
Comic explanation of common idioms by 'The Teacher': It's not my cup of tea; I wouldn't do it for all the tea in China; It's as good as a chocolate teapot.
 
 
The Teacher - idioms with body parts - eye external link icon
Comic explanation of three idioms that use the word 'eye': To keep an eye on something, To have eyes in the back of your head and His eyes are bigger than his stomach.
 
 

 

 
 
 
Inside Out Student's Book Intermediate book cover 
Inside Out Student's Book Intermediate
Unit 14 Style  Page 119 
Idioms containing clothing words
 
 
Inside Out Student's Book Upper Intermediate book cover 
Inside Out Student's Book Upper Intermediate
Unit 4 Body  Page 37 
Listening (dialogue) containing: put my foot in it; a shoulder to cry on; neck of the woods; fingers in a lot of pies; up to my eyes; make my mind up; get it off your chest; play it by ear
 
 
New Inside Out Student's Book Upper Intermediate book cover 
New Inside Out Student's Book Upper Intermediate
Unit 1 Impressions  Page 11   Idioms with clothing words
 
 
The Great Train Robbery
 
<i>Black Mirror</i>
 
Escape from the canyon