ESSENTIAL IDIOMS IN ENGLISH

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Idomatic expressions are accepted as part of simple,every day speech.Experienced teachers of English have long recognized their importance as a means of adding grace and exactness to speech and writing.

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* The symbol (S) indicates that an idiom is separable  - that a direct object may be placed between the verb and the prepositional particle.In these cases examples are given of the idiom both separated and also unseparated.

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162. TO HEAR OF : ( to know about, to hear mention of)

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Have you ever heard of the English poet John Keats?

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The owner of the building said that he had never heard of such a person.

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163. TO MAKE FUN OF : (to laugh at, joke about)

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They are making fun of Carla's new hairdo.

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Don't make fun of Luis' English. He is doing the best he can.

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164.TO COME TRUE : ( to prove to be true or correct)

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What the newspaper said about the weather for today has certainly come true.

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Everything the economists predicted about the cost of living has come true.

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165. AS A MATTER OF FACT : (in fact, really)

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Tom thinks he knows English well but,as a matter of fact, he speakes very poorly.

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As a matter of fact, I prefer the Barbados Islands to florida.

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166. TO LOOK FORWARD TO (to expect, anticipate, usually pleasurably)

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We are looking forward to my uncle’s visit with great pleasure.

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He says that he has nothing to look forward to except the same monotonous work every day.

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167. TO HAVE ONE’S WAY – TO GET ONE’s OWN EAY: (to do or obtain what one wishes, especially against opposition or contrary advice)

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If henry doesn’t have his own way, he gets very angry.

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My wife always wants to have her own way, but this time, for a change, she is going to do what I say.

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168. INSIDE OUT – UPSIDE DOWN: (Inside out means in a reverse position, with the inner side turned toward the outside; upside down means in a reverse position with the upper side turned toward the lower side)

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The wind blew Mary’s umbrella inside out and ruined it.

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For some reason Anne had put her sweater on inside out.

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After the accident both cars lay in the street upside down.

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