kodukeelkodukeel
EnglishРусскийУкраїнська
Start freeStartStart free

Reference

Idiom

Fixed expressions that do not mean the sum of their words.

All grammar

What it is for

  • Sayings still in daily use

    • Ilu peitub vaataja silmades.

      Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

    • Lähtusin põhimõttest, et topelt ei kärise.

      I operated on the principle that you can never have too much of a good thing.

  • Fixed phrases that don't mean what their words say

    • Häid töölisi otsitakse tikutulega taga.

      Good workers are as scarce as hen's teeth.

    • Olime kõik naerust kõveras.

      We were all doubled over with laughter.

Practice these in the app, on words you are learning, with every answer marked. Sign in, it’s free

  • Ordinary words used in a picture sense

    • Suvi on käes.

      Summer is here.

    • Hambapasta sai otsa.

      We ran out of toothpaste.

    • Watch out

    Translate an idiom word by word and you land somewhere between baffling and funny. Meet them whole, in context.

    Where the course teaches it

    1 unit
    • Idioms and set phrasesC1Use and understand common idioms without translating them word for word.

    Privacy, Terms, Funding, Trust, For teachers, Running a pilot, Accessibility, The state examination, Help, Sign in, Contact