Last week we walked briefly about idioms: "an idiom is a phrase where the words together have a meaning that is different from the dictionary definitions of the individual words."
For example, Michael Jackson is so good, so amazing and original...that he's BAD.
Check out the music video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsUXAEzaC3Q&ob=av2e
A few more popular ones (that Canadians use):
about to: ready to, going to. "The plane is about to take off."
be out of pocket: to spend your own money. "The business paid for the taxi so he wouldn't be out of pocket."
bring on: to be the cause of. "Poor nutrition can bring on bad health."
bring up: raise "She brought up three sons and a daughter."
figure out: think about, understand. "They couldn't figure out what was meant."
bring up: raise "She brought up three sons and a daughter."
for good: always, indefinitely. "I have decided to stay here for good."
look down your nose: feeling superior, rude. "She looked down her nose at the poor boy with old clothes."
pitch in: to help, contribute. "Everyone pitched in to get the work done."
stick your nose into someone else's business: interfering, gossiping. "Don't stick your nose into someone else's business."
two-faced: dishonest, deceitful, untrustworthy. "He is a two-faced person."
Source: http://eltc.com/idioms.html - check it out for lots more that Canadians use! :)
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