Why Use Idioms in Sentences? Idioms can be a powerful linguistic tool only when they are used in the right way in the right places. The only thing that makes learning idioms a time-consuming process is the fact that one cannot depend merely on the meaning of individual words to understand...
When I talk to my ESL students, one of the first things that throws them off in conversation is the use of idioms. I used one right there: to throw someone off. You may very well understand the meaning of the word throw, but why am I using it in a sentence about idioms and my s...
In these phrases, “to” and “with” have different meanings depending on the circumstance in which this phrase is used. “What happened to” is usually used in reference to a specific person, group of people, or a specific place. “What happened with” is usually used to refer to a s...
9. Idioms The SAT often asks questions involving common idioms. Incorrect answer choices will have a slight variation of the idiomatic expression, such as with an incorrect preposition or the wrong ordering of words. Answering these questions correctly requires knowing the phrases themselves, and read...