Idioms In Action 2

"Don't beat around the bush!."

"You gotta show him the ropes."

What CAN you tell about these two sentences?

Sometimes, people DON'T really understand when other people use idioms in a discourse. This can cause miscommunications.

An idiom is a fixed combination of words that has a particular meaning, which usually can't be guessed from the meanings of the individual words themselves.

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Why people prefer this book?

1) Presents 60 useful idioms in humorous graphics

2) Written for foreign learners of English

3) Gives a clear explanation to each idiom, followed by concise example sentences. Where applicable, the origins of the idioms are also provided