Saturday, August 28, 2010

#1287 Ten English Idioms

Show 1287 Saturday 28 August
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a slap on the wrist
a mild punishment

a piece of cake
easy

bite your tongue
avoid talking

once in a blue moon
very rarely

hit the books
study

hit the nail on the head
do/say something exactly right

hit the sack
go to bed/sleep

kick the bucket
die

tie the knot
get married

under the weather
feeling sick

music

show start
artist: Kevin MacLeod
track: Future Cha Cha
from: Brooklyn, NY, United States
artist site

bgm
artist: Kevin MacLeod
track: Tea Roots
from: Brooklyn, NY, United States
artist site


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1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Very interesting! I didn't know most of them...Thanks a lot