Idioms

English speakers like to use idioms.  These are special expressions that capture the essence of something.  Imagine that you don't like dancing, you can express this by saying;

• I don't like dancing (literal expression)

• Dancing isn't my cup of tea (idiomatic expression)

All languages have idioms but these often don't translate literally.  For a German speaker, someone who talks a lot might "talk like a waterfall" whereas an English speaker would say "he can talk the hind leg off a donkey".   This makes idioms difficult to learn and to use.  However, many of my students love learning about new idioms and thinking about whether their first language has a similar expression.  To help my students remember some of the idioms we've discussed in class I've made a Kahoot quiz.  Anyone can have a go at it.  Just click on the link, sign up to Kahoot (it's brilliant!) and have a go at the quiz.

Kahoot idiom challenge