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“ Idioms in the English language” Research Paper

English Teacher Duzhenkova Yelena

Sevastopol 2014

To achieve the set aim we determine the following tasks:

• 1. to classify idioms;
• 2. to study the problem of the translation of idioms;
• 3. to understand the aim of the modern usage of idioms;
• 4. to distinguish different kinds of idioms;
• 5. to analyze the frequency of idioms' usage referring to English.

What is an idiom?

It is a set expression with its own meaning which doesn’t coincide

with literal translation.

Guess the meaning of these idioms:

Объедаться

Падать замертво

Дурачиться

Pigging out

Dropping like flies

Horsing around

Guess the meaning of these idioms:

When pigs fly

A piece of cake

Egg on your face

Make do with less

Маловероятное событие

Проще простого

Выглядеть глупо

Экономить

Idioms in English and Russian

Вертеться как

белка в колесе

To be busy

as a bee

Висеть на

телефоне

To sit on the

phone

To see stars

Искры из глаз посыпались

Денег куры

не клюют

Rolling in money

Как ветром сдуло

To vanish into thin air

Как дважды два четыре

As plain as the nose on your face

Кататься как сыр в масле

To live in clover

A knowing

Стреляный

old bird

воробей

Обещать золотые

горы

To promise

the moon

Thin as a rake

Худой как спичка

A drop in

Капля в

the ocean

море

Apple Idioms

English Food Idioms

apple of (someone’s) eye – чья-либо радость

apple pie order – идеальный порядок

as easy as apple pie – очень легкий

bad/rotten apple – плохой человек

compare apples and oranges – сравнивать несравнимое

polish the apple - льстить

upset the applecart – разрушить планы

Bean Idioms

full of beans – живой, энергичный

not know beans about (someone or something) –

не знать ничего

not worth a hill of beans – ничего не стоящий

spill the beans – выдать секрет, проболтаться

as like as two peas – похожи, как две капли воды

Bread Idioms

as warm as toast – теплый и уютный

bread and butter – (зарабатывать) на хлеб

bread and water – скудная еда

half a loaf is better than none – лучше половина, чем ничего

Cake Idioms

have one's cake and eat it too – совмещать несовместимое

icing on the cake – то что делает ситуацию еще лучше

piece of cake – легкое задание

a slice of the cake – доля, часть

take the cake – превзойти всех, получить приз

Egg Idioms

bad egg – плохой человек

good egg – хороший человек

have egg on one’s face – быть смущенным

put all one's eggs in one basket – рисковать всем

walk on eggs – быть очень осторожным

you can't make an omelette without breaking the eggs – невозможно что-то сделать без последствий

Pie Idioms

as easy as apple pie – очень легкий

eat humble pie – проглотить обиду

have one's finger in the pie – быть втянутым во что-то

pie in the sky – несбыточная мечта

slice of the pie – доля, часть

Potato Idioms

couch potato – малоподвижный человек

drop like a hot potato – отказаться, отступиться

hot potato – злободневный вопрос

meat and potatoes – простая еда, простые вкусы

small potatoes – пустяки, мелкие людишки

And Some Interesting Idioms

as cool as a cucumber –

очень спокойный, невозмутимый

top banana – хозяин положения

go/turn beet-red –

покраснеть от стыда

Guess the meaning of the following idioms :

She has a green thumb

She has a talent for gardening

Watch your mouth

Be careful what you say

I have butterflies

in my stomach

I am nervous

You’d better stay

on your toes

Be aware

I’ll have to sleep on it

I will think about it tomorrow

Don’t stretch the truth

Don’t exaggerate

You really take the cake

You really win the prize

He’ll have to

face the music

He will pay for his mistake

He’s blowing his own horn

To boast or praise oneself

Zip your lip

Don’t talk

Match the “dog” idioms with their Russian equivalents.

1. Every dog has its day

2. Every dog is a lion at home

3. A good dog deserves

a good bone

4. A dog in the manger

5. The dogs bark, but

the caravan goes on

6. Let sleeping dogs lie

• Собака на сене
• По заслугам и честь
• Будет и на вашей улице праздник
• Собака лает, ветер носит
• Не буди лихо, пока оно спит
• Всяк кулик в своём болоте велик

Match the idioms with the phrases explaining them

a) Very pleased about something.

b) To do something that makes people angry.

c) Last your tongue?

d) In a nervous or excited way.

e) Fighting badly.

f) Somebody rich and powerful.

h) To tell people a secret.

1. A fat cat

2. To let the cat out of the bag

3. Like cat and dog.

4. Like a cat on hot bricks.

5. Like the cat that got the cream.

6. Put the cat among the pigeons.

7. Has the cat got your tongue?

Fit idioms in the sentences:

• Tell me ___________________ what he said.
• I’m a little _______________ today.
• ____________________________, we won.
• ______________________ to the teacher!

Don’t talk back

under the weather

word for word

To make a long story short

Find the idiom.

You can do that by inserting vowels

Sh hs grn thmb

Sh e h a s a gr ee n th u mb

W a tch you r m ou th

Wtch r mth

T st n th phn

T o s i t o n th e ph o n e

Rllng n mn

R o ll i ng i n m o n ey

T o pr o m i s e th e m oo n

T prms th mn

Idiom Quizzes

Choose an idiom to replace the expression in the brackets:

The boy had (much anxiety) before the swimming competition.

• a can of worms
• butterflies in his stomach
• a red herring

I told my friend (not to talk ) and stop arguing with me. (a) to throw his voice

(b) to watch his mouth

(c) to zip his lip

I (exaggerated) a little when I told my friend about my job experience.

(a) stretched the truth

(b) stretched my legs

(c) stretched the point

The man (is rich) and he always has much money to spend.

• throws money around
• is rolling in money
• salts money away

Before the election the politicians (promised a lot)

but after they were elected they began to talk differently.

• promised everybody the moon
• paid everybody a compliment
• paid a visit

The boy must (take the consequences of his actions)

very soon.

• face down
• face to face
• face the music

Использованные источники:

• O.V.Afanasyeva, I.V.Mikheeva «English 7» Москва, «Просвещение», 2001
• O.V.Afanasyeva, I.V.Mikheeva «English 7 Activity Book» Москва, «Просвещение», 2002
• http://www.sixthsense.ru/articles/?PAGEN 1=68
• http://www.maru-english.ru/forum/26-100-1
• http://www.volosovo-city.ru/2009/09/15/sbornik-reshebnikov- вдоф-10-11- klassov .