english:vocabulary:idioms
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Idioms
What it is: Fixed expressions with meanings different from the literal words. What it’s for: Understand movies, jokes, and natural speech. Example: “It’s raining cats and dogs.” = raining very heavily.
How to learn idioms safely
- Learn only high-frequency idioms.
- Always learn with context + one example sentence.
- Don’t force idioms in formal writing.
Starter idioms
- break the ice: start a friendly conversation
- piece of cake: very easy
- once in a blue moon: very rarely
Hard words (Glossary)
- *idiom* /ˈɪdiəm/: thành ngữ
- *literal* /ˈlɪtərəl/: nghĩa đen
- *context* /ˈkɒntekst/: ngữ cảnh
- *frequency* /ˈfriːkwənsi/: tần suất
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