What Are Idioms?

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Objective

I can explain what an idiom is and give an example.

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Warm-up video

Unknown Channel · 6:53

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Practice

7 questions

1

What is an idiom?

2

Explain what it means when someone says 'It's raining cats and dogs.' Is it literally raining animals?

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Exit ticket

Quick comprehension check

Explain what an idiom is. Then, provide an example of an idiom and explain what it really means.

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