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Lesson 7: Idiomatic Expressions
Get back to your studies right now instead of burning the midnight
oil later. You must work hard if you don’t want to cut a sorry figure of
yourself in the entrance test of MBBS. Students from far and wide will
take part in the test. Passing an MBBS test will help you enormously
in the long run.
Idiomatic expressions are a type of informal English that have a
meaning different from the meaning of the words in the expression.
Every language has idioms, and they can be difficult to learn if you
are not a native speaker of English. Using idiomatic expressions in
everyday conversations can help you improve your understanding of
the English language and get a deeper insight into foreign cultures, as
idioms are influenced by culture.
Ram blew his own trumpet. [praised himself]
I want to hold a candle to Christiano Ronaldo in football. [to be
equal to someone]
Idioms that do not allow any changes are called pure or close idioms.
Kick the bucket.
Kick the basket.
Some idioms allow only select words to go with them.
Shed crocodile tears.
Weep crocodile tears.
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