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100 popular idioms and their meaning

100 popular idioms and their meaning.Idiom Meaning 1) Don't give up the day job. You are not very good at that. You could definitely not do it professionally. "I really like the way you sing, but don't give up your day job. 2) Cash cow. An easy way to earn money regularly. "Income tax is a real cash cow for the government." 3) Bite off more than you can chew. Trying to do something that is too difficult or time consuming to finish. "I'm glad you want to prepare the report by yourself. Just be sure that you don't bite off more than you can chew." 4) Clear the air Discuss something that was causing people to feel upset. "There seems to have been a misunderstanding. I'd like to explain what happened, just to clear the air." 5) Turn your back on Give up on, or abandon. "I needed your help but you just turned your back on me" 6) Not cut out for Not suitable for something. "He tried mountain climbing, but he simply was no...

Complete Sentences

Complete Sentences To make a complete sentence, you must have: 1) A simple subject 2) A simple predicate ________________________________________________________________________ 1) The simple subject is the main word that tells who or what the sentence is about. Note: The subject is not a part of speech. It is a phrasal constituent. Example: The man kicked the ball. (active voice) In this example, the word “man” is the subject because it does the main action “kicked”. The word “ball” is not the subject. The word “ball” is the object. Example: The ball was kicked by the man. (passive voice) In this example, the word “ball” is the subject because it receives the action “was kicked by the man”. The word “man” is no longer the subject. Directions: Underline the simple subjects in the following sentences. 1) I want a new car. 2) James is nice. 3) The sun is moving. 4) Max wrote the letter. 5) The letter was written by Max. 2) The simple predicate is the main verb in the sentence.