5 Useful English Idioms That Native Speakers Use

English 10 Public

VOCAB

The exam was a PIECE OF CAKE, everyone passed it!

something that is very easy to do

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I’ll teach you how to use the design program – you’ll GET THE HANG OF IT after a while.

learn how to do something, esp. when it is not simple or obvious

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Call me any time you need to BLOW OFF SOME STEAM

do or say something that helps you to get rid of strong feelings or energy

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Learning English idoms and phrasal verbs is NOT ROCKET SCIENCE (IT'S NOT ROCKET SCIENCE)

used to say that you do not think that something is very difficult to do or to understand (IFML)

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Too many young people FALL THROUGH THE CRACKS in the health system.

not be noticed or dealt with

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I never got the _____ of playing video games so I hate them.

NOTICE

HANG

JOKE

CAKE

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Parents are concerned that children who have trouble in school will fall through the _______ in the school system.

HANG

CRACKS

JOKE

TIME

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“No need to worry, I’ll show you show it’s done. It’s not ______ science,” his friend said.

ROCKET

CRACKS

TIME

JOKE

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Joanna decided to blow off some _____ after work by going to the spa.

STEAM

ROCKET

CRACKS

TIME

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Using a digital camera is a piece of _____. You will get the hang of it soon!

PIECE

STEAM

CRACKS

JOKE

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