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Did you ever plan an exciting vacation only to get as sick as a dog when it was time to leave? Being under the weather is no fun at all, but being sick on vacation can make it really hard to keep your chin up. And then, to top it off, something else really bad usually happens. As they say, when it rains, it pours! Just scarf down some chicken soup and get better lickety-split. continued…

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If you understood the above paragraph, then you know some of the idioms and slang words and phrases used in American English. Knowing these types of words and phrases can boost your understanding and really give you an edge (give you an advantage) over those who don’t have this knowledge. Idioms cannot be understood literally. We have to memorize their meanings in order to be able to interpret them correctly. Some are easier to guess than others! It’s not hard to guess that being sick as a dog means to be very ill, but it might be more difficult to figure out that under the weather means to be sick. And scarfing down food doesn’t seem to match at all with the meaning of the word “scarf”! But a slang dictionary would tell you that scarf in this case means to eat quickly.

American idioms and slang are a huge part of American culture. While formal writing or speech does not include as many idioms or slang words, even there these words and phrases can creep in and confuse meaning for those not familiar with them. For this reason, many ESL learners use idiom learning games to help them understand specific meanings.

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