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Idioms & Expressions

Sound natural with common English idioms.

Lesson

Common idioms:

Vocabulary

EnglishEnglishExample
A piece of cake The test was a piece of cake.
Break the ice A joke can break the ice.
Under the weather I'm a bit under the weather.
Hit the books I need to hit the books.
Cost an arm and a leg That car cost an arm and a leg.
Once in a while We meet once in a while.

Pronunciation

WordPhoneticTip
IdiomˈɪdiəmThree syllables: ID-ee-um
WeatherˈweðərThe "th" is voiced
IceaɪsRhymes with "nice"

Grammar tip

Idioms are fixed: You cannot change the words. "A slice of cake" is NOT the idiom — it must be "a piece of cake".

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