Thursday, July 21, 2016

IDIOMS

There are three idioms that use the word blue:

Watch this video, and then write a sentence that uses one (or more) of these three idioms.

Try not to use the same idiom as the other participants.


http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/language/theteacher/2009/05/090507_teacher_colour_blue_v1.shtml

7 comments:

Unknown said...

I tried to discourage my sister from dating Ken, I talked until I was blue in the face.

Anonymous said...

After being away for many years, her brother showed up on her doorstep out of the blue asking for money.

Suzanne 177 said...

Once in a blue moon I go visit my mother-in-law who lives in the United States.

Panteha B. said...

I always thought of my sister as a cat-lover, so it certainly was a bolt from the blue when she returned home with a dog named Lily.

Daryl Schaeffer said...

Once in a blue moon, my daughter will clean her room without being asked to do so.

ZHENX155 said...

The chances of a random person winning a lotto is just once in a blue moon, but people are always have the fantasy of winning the big prize pool.

Michael said...

well done, everyone!

I see that someone posted as "anonymous". Be sure to provide a name if you want bonus marks!

Zheng, I'm not sure you can say that "chances" are "once in a blue moon".