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B IDIOMS
IDIOMS are important for making your writing fun to read. They express
ideas by using creative images.
I arrived at class by the skin of my teeth.
We all know teeth don’t have skin! This is just a creative way of saying “just
in time.” Here we explore other useful IDIOMS and their meanings.
EXAMPLE Here are some other creative ways of saying the same thing using
IDIOMS.
Every day I hurry to get to school.
➔ Every day I race against the clock to get to school.
That science test was very easy!
➔ That science test was a piece of cake!
YOUR
TURN Find the meaning of the underlined IDIOM.
She stayed home from school because she felt
under the weather.
a. happy
b. sick
c. angry
Unit 2. WORD CHOICE ✷ 23
IDIOMS are important for making your writing fun to read. They express
ideas by using creative images.
I arrived at class by the skin of my teeth.
We all know teeth don’t have skin! This is just a creative way of saying “just
in time.” Here we explore other useful IDIOMS and their meanings.
EXAMPLE Here are some other creative ways of saying the same thing using
IDIOMS.
Every day I hurry to get to school.
➔ Every day I race against the clock to get to school.
That science test was very easy!
➔ That science test was a piece of cake!
YOUR
TURN Find the meaning of the underlined IDIOM.
She stayed home from school because she felt
under the weather.
a. happy
b. sick
c. angry
Unit 2. WORD CHOICE ✷ 23
