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Unit 13: Drawing Inferences / Understanding Idioms

Unit 13: Drawing Inferences / Understanding Idioms. Problems. For example It’s so dark in here. The light bulb is burned out. The light bulb is burned out. He is broke. For example I really want my friend to watch Gravity with me, but he is broke. The power is out. For example

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Unit 13: Drawing Inferences / Understanding Idioms

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  1. Unit 13: Drawing Inferences / Understanding Idioms

  2. Problems

  3. For example It’s so dark in here. The light bulb is burned out. The light bulb is burned out.

  4. He is broke. For example I really want my friend to watch Gravity with me, but he is broke.

  5. The power is out. For example The power is out in New York!

  6. For example We ran out of gas, but not our love for each other. We ran out of gas.

  7. The faucet leaks. For example My cat loves it when the faucet leaks.

  8. For example He got fired. It was a sad day. He got fired.

  9. The toilet is clogged. For example The toilet is clogged. I’ll call a plumber.

  10. The police officer pulled over a vehicle. For example The police officer pulled over a vehicle. Wait, is that Justin Bieber?

  11. The car’s tire is flat. For example The car’s tire is flat. Now what do I do?

  12. The car broke down. For example The car broke down. I hate my life.

  13. Idioms

  14. Dog eat dog For example It’s a dog eat dog world out there. People only care about themselves.

  15. For example You will break her heart if you leave her. Break (someone’s) heart.

  16. Have a bad hair day For example The baby gorilla is having a bad hair day.

  17. For example Queen Yu-Na is the apple of our eye. Apple of (someone’s) eye

  18. Green thumb For example The elderly man from England has a green thumb. He can make plants grow easily.

  19. Wear too many hats. For example In my job I have to wear too many hats. It’s so frustrating.

  20. Back to square one For example He just destroyed my jenga. Back to square one.

  21. Be in (someone’s) shoes For example The doctor understood the patient’s feelings. He really stood in her shoes.

  22. For example The thief was caught red-handed. Catch (somebody) red-handed

  23. Bread and butter For example Cool, new products like the iPad Air are Apple’s bread and butter.

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