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27 Dec 2019
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How often do you use idioms in your daily speech? What are the most frequently used idioms?
How often do you use idioms in your daily speech? What are the most frequently used idioms?
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Idioms are used pretty often in English.
Here are some that I hear A LOT:
- Out of the blue = как из-под земли
- It’s raining cats and dogs = льёт как из ведра
- A pain in the neck (someone is annoying: “You’re a pain in the neck!”)
- Hit the sack (go to sleep: “Tomorrow will be a busy day, so I’ll hit the sack”)
- Hit the Books (to study: “Tomorrow is my final exam, so I’ve got to hit the books”)
- Up in the air (you use this to talk about plans that have not been arranged yet or decisions that haven’t been taken yet: “We’re still trying to figure out how to do it - the plans are still up in the air”)
- Piece if cake (something is very easy: “The assignment was a piece of cake!”)
- Break a leg! (when you wish good luck to someone: Are you going to perform now? Break a leg!”)
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@nuriavivo Do you really often hear 'It’s raining cats and dogs' ??
Are people who say this native British?
One English man said that he never heard this. He has lived all his life in London, he's an English language teacher and he says that only foreign students use this idiom.
I wonder why he never heard it.
- Spanish (Spain)
@Goose_500 well, I’ve been studying in Edinburgh for 2 years now and yes, I’ve heard a few of my classmates use that idiom, guess it depends on the people and the region!! But it’s also interesting to know that in London it is not used as often :)
- English (UK)
- English (US)
Here in the south west you would definitely say it’s raining cats and dogs!
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