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COMMONLY FOUND idioms in students' writing:

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Double Edge Sword

- something or a situation that is both good & bad

e.g.: This house is a double edge sword . This house is a beautifu house! but

"er# e$%ensi"e.

1. A Piece Of Cake & something that is "er# eas#

e.g: The ngish test was a %ie(e of (a)e.

. !eat "t & ea"e *someone+ aone, to sto% ea"e - go somewhere ese

e.g.: The man in the ibrar# tod us! if we are not uiet! then we must beat it.

#. !ookworm & someone that i)es to read man# boo)s, someone that is awa#sstud#ing

e.g.: M# sister is a bookworm. M# sister is awa#s at the ibrar# reading and

earning.

$. !rainstrom & to generate man# ideas ui()#

/ 0efore we began writing! our tea(her as)ed us to brainstorm to%i(s for our

essa#s.

1. !reak the "ce & to get things started! %arti(uar# b# the means of so(ia

introdu(tion or (on"ersation/ 2t (an be di3(ut to brea) the i(e at forma e"ents.

4. Co%cat 5 to (o%# from someone, to so the same thing as someone ese

e.g..: M# brother is a (o%#(at. 6e does e"er#thing 2 do

Cou(h 7otato

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Dead 8ood

Dro% The 0a

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Far Cr# From

Fun) Out

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9i"e M# 8ord

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7otu() Dinner

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;ain on *omeone's+ 7arade & to s%oi someone's ha%%# feeing

/ 2'm in a great mood! so don't rain on m# %arade>

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ti() To The 7rogram

%i The 0eans

tubborn s Mue

ti() 8ith

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 Ta)e *something+ b# storm & to o"erwhem someone or something! often b#

be(oming famous ui()# or b# s%reading ra%id#.

/ iti Nurhai?a too) Maa#sia b# storm in the @AABs

 The ar# 0ird Cat(hes The 8orm

 Train 8re()

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Made M# Da#

Miss The 0oat

Mi$ U%

Man# hands ma)e ight wor)

 This idiom means that when e"er#one gets in"o"ed in something! the wor) gets done

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Under The 8eather

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;aining Cats - Dogs

8hen it is raining (ats and dogs! it is raining "er# hea"i#.

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