Tuesday, 4 October 2022

English idioms

Learn these idioms and make up three sentences with them


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IdiomMeaningUsage
As right as rainPerfectas part of a sentence
Bolt from the blueSomething that happened without warningas part of a sentence
Burn bridgesDestroy relationshipsas part of a sentence

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  1. He'll be as right as rain in about 30 minutes. She was as right as rain before you come. Don't worry about me, I'll be as right as rain soon.

    It was like a bold from the blue. Their appearance was like a bold from the blue. Like a bold from the blue, I got the idea to go home.

    Don't burn bridges, you should talk about this problem. I wouldn't burn bridges, if I was you. Before burning bridges, think about everything.

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  2. 1)She will do her homework as right as rain tomorrow,i am sure. Olga sews always as right as rain. I am on the sick leave,i will be as right as rain in a day or two.
    2)She came to the audience as bolt from the blue. I think for her it was a bolt from the blue. This is really a tragedy and definitely a bolt from the blue for him.
    3)We must be careful with our words not to burn bridges. A great reason to not burn bridges when you leave. The sportsman burned his bridges when he had decided to leave this team.

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  3. 1 After I stopped the recording and cuddled him he was as right as rain again.
    2 The company decided to appoint a Japanese manager as president of the company. The decision came as a bolt from the blue.
    3 If you insult the boss when you leave, you'll be burning your bridges and you'll never be able to go back to work there again.

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  4. 1. She will be as right as rain as soon as she gets some rest
    2. The news of her death came as a bolt from the blue.
    3. Be polite – you don’t want to burn your bridges with her.

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  5. 1. He followed the doctor's directions and soon he felt as right as rain.
    Last night he worked hard and passed his exam as right as rain.
    Her graduate work was as right as rain, so she got an excellent mark.
    2. These news were for us like a bolt from the blue.
    Late at night he appeared like a bolt from the blue.
    He was always active and healthy and the news of his illness was like bolt from the blue.
    3. She betrayed me, so I decided to burn bridges.
    We were very good friends in childhood, but her move burned bridges.
    I had to burn bridges with him, because of my principles.

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