Idioms: a hot potato!!

Idioms are words, phrases, or expressions that cannot be taken literally. In other words, when used in everyday language, they have a meaning other than the basic one you would find in the dictionary. Every language has its own idioms. Learning them makes understanding and using a language a lot easier and more fun!

For example, “break a leg” is a common idiom.

Literal meaning: I command you to break a bone in your leg and you should probably go to the doctor afterwards to get it fixed.
Idiomatic meaning: Do your best and do well. Often, actors tell each other to “break a leg” before they go out on stage to perform.

Here it goes three idiomatic phrases connected with vegetables.

1. It's a hot potato
2. A carrot and a stick
3. Like two peas in a pod

So, have you ever had to deal with a hot potato? Do you know people who are like two peas in a pod? Can you write a sentence using an idiom, showing the idiomatic meaning?