Idioms


Idioms are mostly informal expressions which have a meaning that is different from the meanings of the individual words. The words are in a fixed order. Like the example from the image below.





In your books there is an exercise related to idioms you need the story that you previously read to complete it. It is exercise 3 in page 101. 

Post your answers as a comment. 

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  1. 2. keep an eye out.
    3. with a pinch of salt.
    4. pull sb's leg.
    5. be a piece of cake.
    6. recharge the batteries.
    7. in the middle of nowhere.
    8. out of the blue.
    9. gave somebody food for thought.
    10. break the ice.
    11. made sb's day.
    12. sleep like a log.

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  2. 3a:

    2) keep an eye out for
    3) take with a pinch of salt
    4) pull somebody's leg
    5) be a piece of cake
    6) recharge the batteries
    7) in the middle of nowhere
    8) out of the blue
    9) gives somebody food for thought
    10) break the ice
    11) make somebody's day
    12) sleep like a log

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  3. Excercise 3a
    2) keep an eye out for
    3) with a pinch of salt
    4) be pulling the leg
    5) be a piece of cake
    6) recharge the batteries
    7) in the middle of nowhere
    8) out of the blue
    9) give food for thought
    10) break the ice
    11) make someone's day
    12) sleep like a log

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  4. 3a.
    1. Be a far cry from something
    2. Keep an eye out.
    3. With a pinch of salt.
    4. Pull somebody's leg.
    5. Be a piece of cake.
    6. Recharge the batteries.
    7. In the middle of nowhere.
    8. Out of the blue.
    9. Gave somebody food for thought.
    10. Break the ice.
    11. Made somebody's day.
    12. Sleep like a log.

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  5. 1. Be a far cry from something
    2. Keep an eye out for sb/sth
    3. Take sth with a pinch of salt
    4. Pull sb´s leg
    5. Be a piece of cake
    6. Recharge sb´s batteries
    7. The middle of nowhere
    8. Out of the blue
    9. Gave sb food for thought
    10. Break the ice
    11. Made sb´s day
    12. Sleep like a log

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  6. 2) Keep an eye out for
    3) Take (somebody's) with a pinch of salt
    4) Pull (somebody's) leg
    5) Be a piece of cake
    6) Recharge (somebody's) batteries
    7) In the middle of nowhere
    8) Out of the blue
    9) Give (somebody food) for thought
    10) Break the ice
    11) Make (somebody's) day
    12) Sleep like a log

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  7. exercise 3a, page 101:

    1. be a far cry from something.
    2. keep an eye out.
    3. take with a pinch of salt.
    4. was pulling my leg.
    5. be a piece of cake.
    6. recharge my batteries.
    7. in the middle of nowhere.
    8. out of the blue.
    9. gave food for thought.
    10. break the ice.
    11.made her day
    12. slept like a log.

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  8. 1- be a far cry from something
    2- keep an eye out for
    3- take with a pinch of salt
    4- pull somebody's leg
    5- be a piece of cake
    6- recharge the batiereis
    7- in the middle of nowhere
    8- out of the blue
    9- gives somebody food for thought
    10- break the ice
    11- make somebody's day
    12- sleep like a dog

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  10. 1- Be a far cry from something
    2- Keep an eye out.
    3- With a pinch of salt.
    4- Pull somebody's leg.
    5- Be a piece of cake.
    6- Recharge the batteries.
    7- In the middle of nowhere.
    8- Out of the blue.
    9- Gave somebody food for thought.
    10- Break the ice.
    11- Made somebody's day.
    12- Sleep like a log

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  11. 2. Keep an eye out for
    3. Take with a pinch of salt
    4. Pull somebody's leg
    5. Be a piece of cake
    6. Recharge the batteries
    7. In the middle of nowhere
    8. Out of the blue
    9. Gives somebody food for thought
    10. Break the ice
    11. Make somebody's day
    12. Sleep like a log

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  12. Practice 3 A

    2. Keep an eye out.
    3. Take with a pinch of salt.
    4. Was pulling my leg.
    5. Be a piece of cake.
    6. Recharge my batteries.
    7. In the middle of nowhere.
    8. Out of the blue.
    9. Gave food for thought.
    10. Break the ice.
    11. Made somebody´s day
    12. Sleep like a log.

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  13. Exercise 3a:

    2) keep an eye out for
    3) take with a pinch of salt
    4) pull somebody's leg
    5) be a piece of cake
    6) recharge the batteries
    7) in the middle of nowhere
    8) out of the blue
    9) gives somebody food for thought
    10) break the ice
    11) make somebody's day
    12) sleep like a log

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  14. Pag 101, Ex 3.
    1. Be a far cry from something.
    2. Keep an eye out for somebody or something.
    3. Take something with a pinch of salt.
    4. Pull somebody’s leg.
    5. Be a piece of cake.
    6. Recharge somebody’s batteries.
    7. In the middle of nowhere.
    8. Out of the blue.
    9. Give somebody food for thought.
    10. Break the ice.
    11. Make somebody’s day.
    12. Sleep like a log.

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  15. 1. Be a far cry from something
    2. Keep an eye out for sb/sth
    3. Take sth with a pinch of salt
    4. Pull sb´s leg
    5. Be a piece of cake
    6. Recharge sb´s batteries
    7. The middle of nowhere
    8. Out of the blue
    9. Gave sb food for thought
    10. Break the ice
    11. Made sb´s day
    12. Sleep like a log

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  16. 2. keep an eye out for
    3. take with a pinch of salt
    4. pull somebody's leg
    5. be a piece of cake
    6. recharge the batteries
    7. in the middle of nowhere
    8. out of the blue
    9. gives somebody food for thought
    10. break the ice
    11. make somebody's day
    12. sleep like a log

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  17. 2- keep an eye out for
    3- take with a pinch of salt
    4- pull somebody's leg
    5- be a piece of cake
    6- recharge the batteries
    7- in the middle of nowhere
    8- out of the blue
    9- gives somebody food for thought
    10- break the ice
    11- make somebody's day
    12- sleep like a log

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