Tuesday, March 4, 2008

Illustrated Idioms


English is a language rich with idiomatic, or slang, expressions. Following are some illustrations for a few common idioms in English. Guess what they are in the comment box.

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3 comments:

Lex Valentine said...

1. Holey Cow
3. All ears
5. hand job
8. up a shit creek without a paddle

Not too sure about the others. I'm wiped out from a rough two days battling IT trouble. I'll have to sleep on the other ones.

March 4, 2008 at 10:35 PM
Libertine said...

ANSWER KEY.

1. Holy cow
2. Down in the dumps
3. All ears
4. Fishing for a compliment
5. Holding down a job
6. Up to one's ass in alligators
7. Between a rock and a hard place
8. Up shit creek without a paddle

March 6, 2008 at 1:37 PM
Lex Valentine said...

Hey I had #7 and didn't know it! Between a rock and a hard place was the only thing I could think of. Guess I shouldn't second guess myself. LOL

March 6, 2008 at 8:57 PM

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