GRADE 10: IDIOMATIC EXPRESSIONS

ROLES IN THE FAMILY

The breadwinner
A wage slave

Chained to the kitchen

sink.

Bring home the

bacon.

Put food on the table.

Starved of attention
The black sheep of the family.
Be a good role model.
Set a good example

Like father, like son. / A chip off the old block./ The fruit doesnt fall far
from the tree.
Nuclear family/ extended family/ one parent family
Tied to his mothers apron strings./ A mummys boy.

Henpecked.

Spread your wings.

Fly/ leave the nest
Cut the apron strings .

A lot of mouths to
feed.

Stand on your own two feet.

Blood is thicker than water.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES

Its not what you know, but who you know that matters.
Positive discrimination
Play the gender card.
Live in an ivory tower

Is it a level playing
field?

The glass
ceiling.

Be born with a silver spoon in your mouth.

Work your fingers to the bone.
Go from rags to riches.
A paper tiger.
Some are more equal than others.

Have everything handed

to you on a silver platter.

USE OF THE INTERNET

Surf the net

Typo
Screen time
Click bait
Selfie
technophobe

A silver surfer

SCIENTIFIC DEVELOPMENT
Its the best thing since sliced bread.
Its cutting edge/ state of the art
Blind someone with science

Its all singing, all

dancing.

Its light years ahead

Its a real game changer.
Technology has come on in leaps and bounds.
SCHOOL CURRICULUM
Brainwash
Bored to tears.

The blind leading the

blind.
To learn something parrot fashion.

Its as much
use as a
chocolate
teapot.

To be cut out for something.

A square peg in a round hole.
Make the grade.
Separate the wheat from the chaff. The world is your
oyster.
Airy-fairy subjects./ Arty-farty subjects.
Become a well rounded individual.

You can lead a horse to

water but you cant make
it drink.

STRESS MANAGEMENT
Im burnt out.
Ive got a lot on my plate.
It drives me up the wall/ round the bend.

Blow off steam.

To tackle a problem head-on.

To bury your head in the sand.
Blow off steam.
Recharge your batteries.
Let your hair down.
Put your feet up.
Take a breather.
Take time out.
Take a step back.

Bury your head in the

sand.

DESIGNER GOODS

Complete tat
Hes got more money than sense.
Its a rip off

They cost an arm and

a leg.

You get what you pay for./ Its worth every penny.
You cant make a silk purse out of a sows ear
Its a case of the Emperors new clothes
You have to look the part.
FUTURE OF THE PLANET

You dont know what youve got til its gone.

Green
The future doesnt look bright. / It doesnt bear thinking about
Too little, too late. / The damage is done.
Short term thinking.
COMMUNICATION

Get your wires crossed.

I cant make head nor tail of it.
Get your point across./ Get the message across.
Stick to the point./ Beat around the bush. /Go off on a tangent./
Ramble..
Spread like wildfire.
I heard it on the grapevine.
Make small talk.
SOCIAL ISSUES

All problems stem from

The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.
Get their just desserts./ Get away scot free.
We dont have two pennies to run together.
They would sell their own grandmother.
They sold us down the river.
Turn a blind eye.
Crack down on
_______breeds________

YOUTH BEHAVIOUR

They think the world owes them a living.

The generation gap.
Peer pressure
Fit in. / Be part of the in-crowd.
Be too big for your boots
Be a cry baby
wet behind the ears
born yesterday
spoilt rotten
rub people up the wrong way
To have a face like a wet teabag,

INTERNATIONAL EVENTS

We can showcase our tourist resorts.

It attracts the tourists like bees to a honey pot.
It can backfire .
Its more trouble than its worth.
It can do more harm than good.

Itll put Spain on the

map.

Dont bite off more than you

can chew.