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- It's raining cats and dogs.it is raining very heavily
- a piece of cakesomething very easy“The test was a piece of cake.”
- break the iceto make people feel relaxed at the start“He told a joke to break the ice.”
- cost an arm and a legto be very expensive“That car cost an arm and a leg.”
- once in a blue moonvery rarely“I eat fast food once in a blue moon.”
- under the weatherfeeling a little ill“I'm a bit under the weather today.”
- beat around the bushto avoid saying something directly“Stop beating around the bush!”
- spill the beansto tell a secret“Who spilled the beans?”
- when pigs flysomething that will never happen“He'll be on time when pigs fly.”
- The ball is in your court.it is your turn to decide
- hit the nail on the headto describe something exactly right“You've hit the nail on the head.”
- call it a dayto stop working for today“Let's call it a day.”
Your turn to write
Write a short dialogue (4 to 6 lines) using at least three of these idioms.
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— How was your exam? — It was a piece of cake! — Lucky you. I feel a bit under the weather today. — Let's call it a day, then. — Good idea, it's raining cats and dogs anyway.
✅ Quiz
8 questions: meanings, gap-fills and listening. Score 70% to complete the lesson.