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Idiomatic Expressions

ICSE · Class 8 · English Language: Grammar and Composition

Summary of Idiomatic Expressions for ICSE Class 8 English Language: Grammar and Composition. Key concepts, important points, and chapter overview.

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Overview

Idiomatic expressions make English more natural and expressive. Many of them are phrasal verbs, which are built from a verb plus a small word such as up, out, off, or through. Their meanings are often different from the meanings of the individual words. Some idiomatic phrases also carry special mean

Key Concepts

A phrasal verb is made from

A phrasal verb is made from a verb and one or more small words. Its meaning is often different from the basic verb. Examples include back out, look fo

Back out means to withdraw from

Back out means to withdraw from a promise or contract. Back up means to support or sustain. These two expressions are similar in form but have differe

Look at means to examine carefully

Look at means to examine carefully, look for means to seek, look forward to means to wait for something with pleasure, and look up means to seek infor

Fall out means to quarrel

Fall out means to quarrel, fall through means to fail to take place, fall in with means to agree to, and fall back on means to make use of in an emerg

Run out means to come

Run out means to come to an end. Run out of is used with an object, as in running out of time.

Learning Objectives

  • Understand the meaning of common idiomatic expressions and phrasal verbs
  • Distinguish between expressions that look similar but have different meanings
  • Learn the special meanings of commonly used idiomatic phrases
  • Use idiomatic expressions correctly in sentences
  • Improve reading and writing by understanding figurative language

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