what is IDIOM? by Ilona Skulimovskaya

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what is IDIOM?

Published on Jan 13, 2021

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what is IDIOM?

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idiom is...

a group of words in a fixed order that have a particalar meaning that is different from the meanings of each word on its own

to break your back-
to work extremely hard

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a piece of cake- something that is very easy to do

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can of worms- a situation that causes a lot of problems for you when you start to deal with it

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to be in cahoots with someone-acting together with others for an illegal or dishonest purpose

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dead duck-something or someone that is very unlikely to be successful, especially because of a mistake or bad judgment

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1. The exam was a piece of cake
2. He broke his back to get the project done on time
3. Corruption is a serious problem, but nobody has yet been willing to open up that can of worms
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4. A banker and a government minister were in cahoots over a property deal.
5. Thanks to the lack of market research, the project was a dead duck right from the start.

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Ilona Skulimovskaya

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