Thomas Booth - English for Everyone: English Idioms

Author Thomas Booth worked fo r 10 years as an English-language teacher in Po land and Russia . He now lives in England, wher e he works as an editor and English-language materials writer . H e has contributed to a number of books in the English for Everyone series. US consulta nt Jenny Wi lson , MEd, has taught English as a fore ign language in the US and UK for many years, at private institutes and univ ersities including the University of Wi sconsinMadison. She has also worked as an IEL TS examiner and written English-language materials fo r Collins Language, Cambridge University Pre ss, and Corwin.

US Editor Kayla Dugger Senior Editor Laura Sandfor d Senior Art Editor Amy Child Illustration Square Egg Managing Editor Christine Stro yan Managing Art Editor Anna Hall Jacket Designer Surabhi Wa dhwa Jacket Editor Emma Dawson Jacket Design Devel opment Manager Sophia MTT Pr oduc er , Pr e-pr oduction Robert Dunn Produc er Jude Cro zier Publisher Andrew Macintyre Art Dire ctor Karen Self Publishing Dire ctor Jonathan Metcalf DK India Senior Editor Janashre e Singha Assistant Editor Rishi Bryan Projec t Art Editor Vikas Sachdeva Art Editors P allavi Kapur , Roshni Kapur Assistant Art Editor Monam Nishat Managing Editor Soma B. Chowdhury Senior Managing Art Editor Arunesh T alapatr a Pr e-pr oduction Manager Balwant Singh DTP Designer Anita Y ad av First America n Edition, 2019 Published in the United States by DK Publishing, 345 Hudson Str eet, Ne w Y ork, Ne w Y ork 10014 Copyright 2019 Dorling Kindersle y Limited DK, a Division of Penguin Random House LL C 19 20 21 22 23 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 001309818Mar/2019 All rights re served. Without limiting the rights under the copyright r eser ved above, n o part of this publication may be r epr oduc ed, stor ed i n or intro duced into a retri eval syste m, or transmitted, in any f orm, or by any means (electr onic , mechanical, photoc opying, r ecor ding , or otherwise), without the prior written permiss ion of the copyright owner . Published in Gre at Britain by Dorling Kindersl ey Lim ited A catalo g re cord for this book is av ailable fro m the Library of Congr ess. ISBN: 978-1-4654-8040-8 DK books are available at special discounts when pur chas ed in bulk for sal es pr omot ions, pre miums, fund-raising, or educational use. Fo r details, conta ct: DK Publishing Special Markets, 345 Hudson Str eet, Ne w Y ork, Ne w Y ork 10014. SpecialSales@dk.c om Printed in China All images Dorling Kindersle y Limited For f urther information see: www .d kimages.com A WORLD OF IDEAS: SEE ALL THERE IS TO KNOW www.dk .com Age Friends a nd family Appearance and background Personal ity traits Good things Bad things Animals Food Agreeing and disa greeing Behavior Emotions Positive emotions Negative emoti ons Memory The body War and weapo ns ATT ITUDE SITUA TI ONS AND CI RCUMSTA NCES How to use this book DESCRIBING PEOPLE AND THIN GS Amount and dista nce Beginning a nd ending

Chance, luck, an d probability Ease and di ffic ulty Safety and danger Diff icult situ ations The weather and nature COMMUNICAT ION Tal king Sharing informat ion Tru th and lies Looking and list ening Music and the ar ts Eating and drin king Describing yo ur health Knowledge and e ducation Money Shopping Time Clothes EVERYD AY LI FE Worki ng and relax ing Movement an d progress Rules, law, and authorit y Success and fai lure WORK AND AC HIEVEM ENTS EXPRES SIONS Make and do Give an d ta ke Have a nd get Set and p ut Go an d c ome Expressio ns with other ve rbs Intensify ing adverbs Similes Proverbs Easily co nfused words 1 Easily co nfused words 2 Colors Work an d business 1 Work an d business 2 Sport s Answers Index of idioms a nd expressions Index of common words and subject s Acknowledgmen ts

English for Everyone: English Id ioms will help you learn, understand, and re member the most common English idioms and expr essions. Each of the 54 units in the book consists of a teaching spread on a subject or theme, with illustr ated sentences to place the idiom in context , and then a practice spr ead with e xercis es to reinf orce wh at you have learned . Listen to the free audio and r epeat each e xpress ion and sentence. The answers to all the exerc ises are at the back of the book, along with comprehensiv e indexes. Unit number The book is divided into units. The unit number helps you keep track of your progr ess. Modules Many teaching spreads ar e bro ken into modules covering dier ent categories of idioms. Module number Every module is identied with a unique number , so y ou can easily locate the related audio. Writ e-on lines You are encouraged to write yo ur own translations of English idioms to create yo ur own refere nce pages. Sample sentences English idioms are shown in the conte xt of a sample sentence. Denitions Idiomatic English express ions are accompanied by denitions. Supporting gra phics Visual cues help you understand and remember new idioms. TEACHING SPREAD Ease and dicul ty EASE DIFFICULT IES AN D PR not as ea sy a s it seems make a small ta sk or proble m seem bigger than it is very annoying or problem atic in a situation that is too d icult in a dicult or unusual sit uation easy extremel y easy easily , or without thinki ng easy , without major problems not ver y complicated or dicult easy easy extremel y eas y and straight for wa rd very eas y (u sually about overcoming compet ition) very eas y (u sually about a mistak e) MATC IDIOMS TO CROS

PRACTICE SPREAD Sample answer The rst question of each exerc ise is answered f or you, to help make the task eas y to understand. ROBLEMS very dicult a huge amount to do, or problem to overcome caused a situation that le ads to more diculties extremel y dicult, us ually because of someones be havior problems at the beginni ng of a process MAT CH THE DEFIN ITIONS TO THE CO RRECT IDIOMS LOOK A T THE PIC TURES A ND COMP LETE THE SENTE NCES passed ve ry quickly or too quickly a boring expe rience that pa sses ve ry slowly You have no more ti me to complete a ta sk. at the las t possib le moment unexpecte dly soon or qu ickly very late at night k ept bu s y while wa i ti ng CH THE BE GINNINGS O F THE O THE CO RRECT ENDINGS LISTEN TO THE AUDIO AND MARK THE IDIOMS YOU H EAR Exercise number Each exercis e is identied with a unique number , so y ou can easily locate answers. Exercise instruction Each exer cise is introduced with a brief instruction, telling you what you need to do. Listening exer cise This symbol indicates that you should listen to an audio track in or der to answer the questions in the exer cise. Space for writing Yo u are encour aged to write your answers in the book for future refer ence. Audio support All teaching modules are supported by audio record ings to help you re cognize and pronounce spok en vocabulary . UK/US idioms Some idioms are specic to UK or US English. These are labeled (UK) or (US).