英語の熟語と俗語は日常生活の中でもよく使われます。
慣用句や俗語を学習することで英語の会話をさらに理解を深め、英語を話す人の文化に溶け込み、よりネイティブに近い英語を話せるようになります。
| SLANG/IDIOMS | DEFINITIONS | EXAMPLES |
| Give it a shot | Try | The exam is really hard but I will give it a shot. |
| Speak your mind | Say what you really feel | I speak my mind because I am a very honest person. |
| A piece of cake | Very easy | The exam paper was a piece of cake. |
| Slipped my mind | I forgot | I was supposed to call my mom this morning and it slipped my mind. |
| Cross your fingers | For good luck | Good luck with your test tomorrow, I will have my fingers crossed. |
| Be in hot water | Be in trouble | A boy can be in hot water with his mother, if he comes into the house with dirty and wet shoes. |
| It cost an arm and a leg | It was expensive | The young woman’s gambling addiction was costing her an arm and a leg, so she decided to get help. |
| It’s in the bag | It’s a certainty | I’ve got a job in the bag. |
| Get cold feet | Be nervous | She got cold feet before her wedding. |
| A rip off | Too expensive | Don’t eat in the museum restaurant – it’s a rip-off. |
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