This handout was used over a five-day period as part of a one week intensive English class.
These American idioms will be discussed in class and used in everyday conversational phrases. Students are encouraged to make up their own conversations using the American idioms.
Definition of Idiom: a word or group of words established by usage and having a meaning not understood from the word or words themselves; a certain type of expression common to a language or people.
Directions: Listen to the teacher explain the idiom and write down the definition on the first line. On the second line write your original sentence using the idiom.
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