+ 200 idioms

Have a look at these 5 lists of idioms. Highlight the ones you did not know and think you might use (at least 7 per list) and find translations for them:




from above board to before long
from big shot to few and far between 
from find fault with to keep someone posted 
from keep one's fingers crossed to on the tip of one's tongue
from out of one's mind to word for word

People's idioms

 Have a look at these People's idioms.
Do you think you could find some more to include them on the list?

Read the following articles

 


Article writing skills may be helped with article reading. The following are a selection of articles which I found interesting (with my notes): vocabulary to learn in green; useful phrases in yellow. Hope you enjoy them:

• Happiness is ... doing better than your parents (if you are a man)
• Hold App. Is there really a cure for smartphone addiction? (a bit too long, but riveting!!!)