‘It’s raining cats and dogs’, which would be a strange thing even in London where it does rain a lot! This actually means that it is raining very heavily. Idioms are one of the most difficult things to understand and use correctly when learning a language. There are thousands of idioms in English and they make the language colourful and exciting, you can also find out interesting things about the culture of a country from their idioms.
Here is the answer to my idiom quiz question:
What does “to show someone the ropes” mean?
- b. To explain and show someone how to do a particular job.
Here are some links to some idioms so you can look at them yourself, but why not choose your favourite idioms and practice them with the City People? They will be able to share more idioms with you, so you can make your English more like a native speaker in no time! Enjoy the activity.
http://www.idiomconnection.com/
http://towerofenglish.com/eslcafecomslanglist.html
http://towerofenglish.com/AthensAegean6720.html
http://esl.about.com/library/quiz/bl_phrasequiz1.htm
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