Vocabulary: Idioms & Fixed Expressions (B1) - Lesson 1: Understanding Common Idioms

Lesson 1: Understanding Common Idioms Expressions That Don't Mean What They Say Welcome to our B1 series on Idioms! Have you ever heard an English phrase that made no sense, even though you knew all the words? For example, "It's raining cats and dogs." This is an idiom —a common fixed expression where the meaning is figurative . Understanding idioms is a key step to understanding native speakers and sounding more natural yourself. Key Vocabulary Idiom (noun) | សំនួនវោหาร / ឃ្លា慣用語 A common phrase whose meaning is different from the meaning of its individual words. Fixed Expression (noun phrase) | កន្សោមពាក្យថេរ A phrase whose words are always used in the same order. Figurative (adjective) | ជា​និមិត្តរូប An abstract or imaginative meaning, not the normal meaning. Literal (adjective) | តាមព្យញ្ជនៈ The most basic, original meaning of a word or phrase. What are Idioms? An idiom is a phrase whose meaning cannot be understood from the literal meaning of the individual words. You must learn …