Every Saturday I’ll give you a couple of idioms to learn. An idiom is a saying or phrase whose meaning cannot be taken from the literal meanings of the words. Currently, we’re looking at some common English idioms.
head out for: leave, go in the direction of, move towards
Example:
We’re heading out for Minnesota next week to do some ice fishing.
hit the hay // hit the sack: go to bed
Example:
Well, it’s after midnight – I guess it’s time to hit the hay / hit the sack.
Across
1 opposite of past (6)
4 stiff thick brown paper, used especially for making boxes (9)
8 a long thin pole or bar (3)
9 a colored liquid that is used for writing and drawing (3)
10 a combination of two or more different things (7)
12 a long distance away (3)
14 to move from one place to another (2)
15 money or property that you receive from someone who has died (11)
16 water that you sit or lie in to wash yourself (4)
19 the way an event, action, or person changes something (6)
21 emphasis (6)
24 a boat you can live on, usually on the river (9)
26 a word used when talking about something that might happen or be true, or might have happened (2)
27 to move or develop more slowly than others (3)
28 opposite of bottom (3)
29 the number between nine and eleven (3)
31 a part inside a plant or animal that is shaped like a bag and contains liquid or air (3)
33 the process of sending out a signal or message using radio, TV, or similar equpiment (12)
36 to make a liquid weaker by adding water or another liquid (6)
37 to replace one thing for another (8)
Down
1 what you have when you light a match (4)
2 the day between yesterday and tomorrow (5)
3 the act of making something stronger (13)
4 ways of sending information (14)
5 something that you have to do because it is morally or legally right (4)
6 the number of years someone has lived, or something has existed (3)
7 the power or right to rule people or control something (8)
11 opposite of left (5)
13 an animal like a mouse, only bigger (3)
15 sick (3)
17 the mixture of gases that we breathe (3)
18 personal pronoun for 2nd person, singular or plural (3)
20 the mark left by your foot when you step on something (9)
22 the movement of seawater, caused by the moon (4)
23 a salty body of water (3)
25 the way that things or events are arranged in relation to each other (5)
27 a period of time in which someone is taught a particular skill (6)
29 also (3)
30 a negative answer; opposite of yes (2)
32 a small restaurant where you can buy drinks and simple meals (4)
33 a small metal container in which food or drink is sold (3)
34 a conjunction used to join two words, phrases, etc referring to things that are related in some way (3)
35 frozen water (3)
Every Saturday I’ll give you a couple of idioms to learn. An idiom is a saying or phrase whose meaning cannot be taken from the literal meanings of the words. Currently, we’re looking at some common English idioms.
have a change of heart: to change one’s mind
Example:
Mother was going to buy Tom roller skates for his birthday, but she’s had a change of heart – she’s going to buy him a bike instead.
have mixed feelings about something:
Example:
Aunt Bea and Uncle Mark had mixed feelings about Jason going to college. They were happy for him to continue his education, but they knew they would think of him whenever they saw the empty chair at the dinner table.
