31 1 A world of English “It’s all Greek to me!” This title is what we call an idiomatic expression. It does not necessarily mean exactly what it says. Idiomatic expressions are different from country to country, and they do not always make sense when you translate them. UNDERSTANDING 26 Work with idiomatic expressions Read the sentences below. What do you think these idiomatic expressions mean? When I see a merry-go-round, I always get cold feet. It took two weeks before I received the letter, but better late than never. Stop complaining, we are all in the same boat! I lied about where I was last night. Now I am on thin ice. Write a short explanation in English for each of them. Before reading Read the title of the text. What do you think it means? an idiomatic expression – orðtak Hæfniviðmið • Lesið, skilið og unnið með fjölbreyttan orðaforða úr ýmsum textum.
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