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What is the idioms??? Idioms is a group of words strung together in a particular arrangement in which the meaning of the idiom can not be predictable from the meaning of its constituent words separately. example: a. Not go a bundle on somebody or something Meaning: to not like something or somebody very much. Sentence : I don’t go a bundle on her. b. Like mother like daughter Meaning : kids are similar to their parents or what kids do are what their parents do. Sentence :she loves shoping just like her mom. c. Too many cooks spoil the broth Meaning : if many people mix, so the problem is difficult. d. Suck it and see Meaning : the best way to know that something is suitable or not is to try it. Sentence : why should you put your self in confusion? Just suck it and see! e. Killing two bird with one stone Meaning : getting done two things within a period of time. Sentence : by doing this, we’re killing two birds with one stone. f. A stone’s throw Meaning : a short distance a way Sentence : distance between my home and campus like a stone’s throw. g. We are in the same boat Meaning : be in the same difficult or unlucky Sentence : I find the test difficult to do. But I think we in the same boat; we’re still learning h. If you were in my shoes Meaning : if you be me; if you be in my position. Sentence : what are you gonna do if you were in my shoes? i. In the blink of an eye Meaning : In the short time / quickly. Sentence : rocket glide in the blink of a eye.
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