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Spot the difference!
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What do you notice about the two pictures below. Can you explain it?
Fr,
The Tip of the Iceberg!
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F,’
someone has to say.
to hear what
you are very eager
If you are all ears,
‘on the tip of your tongue’
‘we’re all in the same boat’
‘i’m pulling your leg’
‘barking up the wrong tree’
‘the icing on the cake’
‘beat around the bush’
On the next page, draw a picture and work out the meaning of these
phrases, maybe you can come up with some different idioms you’ve heard:
‘I’m all ears’
Phrases like this are known as ‘idioms’ An idiom is a saying that does
not mean exactly what the words themselves mean. Here’s an example:
below the surface!
Therefore the phrase “tip of the iceberg” is used to indicate that you may
only be seeing a part of the whole picture. There may be a bigger problem
Icebergs are a great danger to ships, and there have been many
collisions over the years.
greater in mass.
Only 1/7 to 1/8 of an iceberg can be seen above water. The rest is
hidden below the surface. This does not necessarily mean that the ice
underneath the water is six or seven times deeper it is six or seven times
Idioms
Idioms—Sayings used in everyday life!
Phrase I Saying:
‘barking up the
wrong tree’
‘the icing on the
cake’
‘beat around the
bush’
‘on the tip of your
tongue’
‘we’re all in the
same boat’
‘i’m pulling your leg’
Picture:
Meaning:
Identifying Idioms
Highlight or underline the idioms in this passage
below there’s quite a few to find!
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I felt over the moon because after feeling under the weather for
so long I now felt on top of the world again. It all began on a day
when it was raining cats and dogs. I felt like I was losing my
marbles because someone had bitten my head off for no reason.
It was later in the day when I tried to get to the bottom of it and
I began to see the light. My friend hit the nail on the head when
she said that the other person had got her knickers in a twist.
She then said, “Keep your hair on” and went on to suggest she
turned over a new leaf!
Read
then
•
fill
in
these
the
sentences
missing
idiom
carefully,
from
the
list
below
,“ said Judy,
“Stop
“I don’t think
this is very funny.”
•
“I
know you’re excited, but don’t
said the football coach.
•
“I can’t afford to pay the rent this week because I’m so
,“ said the
•
man.
“I’m really going to try much harder to pass my exams this time,
,“ said
•
Henry.
“You’ve ruined my dress, you’re completely useless; you’re
,“
•
I’m
“Come on, cheer up, you
,“
shouted Anna.
look really
said Dad.
good for nothing
hard
down
turn over a new
in
the mouth
pulling my
leg
up
get carried away
leaf
going to