Explanation of idioms used in everyday life in English

Abstract

       English idioms, proverbs , and expression are an important part of everyday English.They come up all the time in both written and spoken English. Because idioms don’t  always make sense litterally, you’ll  need to familiarize yourself with the meaning and usage of each idiom.That may seem like a lot of work ,but learning idioms is fun ,especially when you compore English idioms to the idioms your own language .

An idiom is a phrase that, when taken as a whole, has a meaning you wouldn’t be able to deduce from the meanings of the individual words. It’s essentially the verbal equivalent of using the wrong math formula but still getting the correct answer.

       The phrase “kill two birds with one stone” is an example of an idiom. Fluent and native English speakers understand that this doesn’t refer to harming birds or using stones, but that someone is completing two tasks at once.