Idioms are phrases and sentences that do not mean exactly what they say. Even if you know the meaning of each word you see or hear, you may not understand the idiom because you don’t understand the culture behind it.
For example, if an American boy asks his mother what’s for dinner tomorrow, she may say “I’ll play it by ear”, that means she doesn’t have plans for dinner and she will decide later. "Play by ear" used to mean playing music using the sheet music, but now people often use it when they’re not talking about music.
There’re many idioms in English. If you learn to use them, your English will be more vivid and colorful. English idioms are more common in spoken English. They can be difficult to remember sometimes. Next time when you hear somebody saying to you, "Give me a hand", you don’t necessarily stretch out your hand to him/her, but you do need to be helpful. And when the situation is out of hand, you usually can do very little to manage all that. What about a green hand? It’s not about the color of your hand! You’re a green hand when you are very new at your work and don’t have much experience. If you and your partner always work together hand in glove, you two definitely work together very well.
Can you guess the meanings of some common English idioms to do with parts of your body?
【小题1】What is an idiom ?
【小题2】What does “ Can you give me a hand “ mean ?
【小题3】Are English idioms more common in written English or spoken English ?

We students enjoy our school life, but sometimes we feel unhappy. It’s every student’s ? ?? dream. At the ? ? of every term, we have six exams.

Last week, I finished my final exams. The math exam was the easiest one of all. Most of the problems were from early exams，so I ? ? it soon. The biology exam was hard. The questions were so difficult ? ? I had to guess the answers to them. And there wasn’t enough ? ? to check every answer. But after the exam, my teacher said I did well in it.

In the computer exam, we had a lot to do. I thought I needed more time, but some of my classmates didn’t think ? ? . They just wrote down the answers quickly and then ? ? games. I didn’t think I could get a good mark in the English exam because it was a little difficult ? ? me and I didn’t work hard enough at English.

In our school, we can ? ? some elective courses (选修课). That means students can learn these courses by ? ? and then take the exam. If they pass, they don’t have to have these courses any more.

Now, I am very glad that all the exams are over. The summer holiday is coming and I will enjoy it.

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2.A. middle?????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. beginning???????? ????????????? ????????????? C. end

3.A. gave??????? ????????????? ????????????? ??????? B. finished???????? ????????????? ????????????? C. passed

4.A. if????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ??? B. that????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. until

5.A. time??????????? ????????????? ????????????? ??? B. idea????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. people

6.A. also?????????? ????????????? ????????????? ?? B. so?????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. too

7.A. made??????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. played?????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. got

8.A. for???????????? ????????????? ? ????????????? ??? B. at?????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. of

9.A. go???????? ? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. teach???????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. take

10.A. themselves??????????? ????????????? B. them???????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. they

Idioms are phrases and sentences that do not mean exactly what they say. Even if you know the meaning of each word you see or hear, you may not understand the idiom because you don't understand the culture behind it.
For example, if an American boy asks his mother what's for dinner tomorrow, she may say “I'll play it by ear”, that means she doesn't have plans for dinner and she will decide later. "Play by ear" used to mean playing music using the sheet music, but now people often use it when they're not talking about music.
There're many idioms in English. If you learn to use them, your English will be more vivid and colorful. English idioms are more common in spoken English. They can be difficult to remember sometimes. Next time when you hear somebody saying to you, "Give me a hand", you don't necessarily stretch out your hand to him/her, but you do need to be helpful. And when the situation is out of hand, you usually can do very little to manage all that. What about a green hand? It's not about the color of your hand! You're a green hand when you are very new at your work and don't have much experience. If you and your partner always work together hand in glove, you two definitely work together very well.
Can you guess the meanings of some common English idioms to do with parts of your body?

1. 1.

   What is an idiom ?

2. 2.

   What does “ Can you give me a hand “ mean ?

3. 3.

   Are English idioms more common in written English or spoken English ?