English Conversation Group-
American Idioms 2

Today’s topic: More American Idioms

Idioms:

music to my ears play it by ear sight for sore eyes

keep your eyes peeled a little bird told me see eye-to-eye

left a bad taste in my mouth let the cat out of the bag in the doghouse

all in the same boat hit the nail on the head stick your neck out put two and two together drag one's feet drop someone a line

Discussion Questions:

Do you think you will begin using any of the above idioms? Which ones?

Does your culture have any idioms similar in meaning to the expressions listed above? What are some?

Have you ever had to ‘stick your neck out’ for someone?

How often do you ‘drop someone a line’ back in your home country?

Has there ever been a time when you ‘let the cat out of the bag’?