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One of the beautiful things in many languages is idioms . I am going to define the meaning of it and give some examples of English idioms. I hope you all enjoy them and try to use idioms in your conversation.
An idiom : is a combination of words that has a
figurative meaning owing to its common usage. An idiom's figurative meaning is separate from the literal meaning. There are thousands of idioms and they occur frequently in all languages
: Here some examples of idioms
:able to (do something) with one's eyes closed/shut
to be able to do something very easily
:Example
The car mechanic was able to fix my car with his eyes closed
:above all
mainly, especially
:Example
I like adventure movies but above all I love horror movies
:Absent-minded
to be forgetful
:Example
My grandfather is very absent-minded and he often forgets his keys
:-Account for -something
to provide an answer/explanation for something
:Example
The bad weather accounts for the fact that only a few people came to the meeting
: act up
to misbehave
Example
The children began to act up during the field trip
: after all
emphasizes something that should be considered
:Example
You don't need to phone him. After all, he never phones you
:against the clock
before a particular time
:Example
We worked against the clock to finish the project
:-air -something
to broadcast something on television or radio
:Example
They will air the game tomorrow
:all at once
suddenly, without warning
:Example
All at once, the fire alarm rang and we had to leave the building
:all ears
to listen eagerly and carefully
:Example
The boy was all ears when the teacher began to talk about the circus
