English 5/6M Flashcards
cause someone else to make a great of noise
raises the roof
happy
sunny smile
comfortable life
bed of roses
pretend to be sad
crocodile tears
raining hard
raining cats and dogs
favorite
apple of my eye
pay what you eat/ buy
foot the bill
play jokes
pull a leg
very close
neck to neck
bad condition (near to damage/death)
last legs
hurry up
shake a leg
having only just enough money to live and nothing extra
hand to mouth
something given to another person since the owner does not
like to use it anymore or it does not fit (just like clothes)
hand-me-downs
provide everything that someone needs
hand and foot
attentive
all ears
walk
on foot
fail to be heard; ignored
deaf ears
learn something in such a way you can say it from memory
by heart
help
lend a hand
hear by chance
get wind of
A devices or tools used to add color and interest to an idea; awaken the imagination.
Figures of speech
Giving human traits or characteristics to something that is not human
Personification
Comparing two objects using “like” or “as”
Simile
Comparing two different things directly.
Metaphor
Using exaggeration in emphasizing something.
Hyperbole
Real meaning is exactly the opposite of what is literally conveyed
Irony
Using words whose sounds suggest a thing or action.
Onomatopoeia
Dictionary definition of the word.
Denotation
The secondary meaning of the word associated to your emotions.
Connotation
Refers to the combining the initial part of one word and the last part of another word.
Blending
Refers to the shortening of a word with more than one syllable
Clipping
Refers to the joining of separate words to produce a single word
Compounding
Refers to the adding of a prefix or suffix to a root word to come up with a new word.
Affixation
Refers to the forming of new words using the initial letters of the word which are pronounced letter by letter.
Initialism
Refers to the forming of new words using the initial letters of the word which
are pronounced as a single word
Acronyms
Refers to the forming of a new word by rearranging the letters of other words.
Anagrams