COUNTRY
NAME IDOMS
APPLICABLE TO
WORKPLACE/
FORMAL EXPRESSIONS
- PART 3
Read all the idioms carefully with their meanings.
Afterward, check your answers given below-
1. Pardon my French – sorry for using swear words
2. Greek to someone – hard to understand by someone
3. Go Dutch- – to pay for your own meal instead of dividing the bill
4. New York minute – a moment, a very short period of time
5. Indian Summer – a period of great success after a period of not being successful /
a peaceful and successful time something near its end.
1. Kindly, __________ . That very moment, in anger, I had lost my senses, I really regret my misbehavior.
a. pardon my French
b. Greek to me
c. Indian Summer
2. I couldn’t believe when I saw that a 15-story building had fallen down within _______ before my eyes.
a. a New York minute
b. a London minute
c. an Indian minute
3. It’s a great day for me. Let’s ______ and yes, no one needs to bother about the bill.
a. go Dutch
b. go Rome
c. go French
4.I ‘m not sure what message he was trying to convey throughout the sessions. All of his words are still in ______
a. Dutch to me
b. Rome to me
c. Greek to me
5. I worked hard all my life, but I never got what I deserved for. Now, I wish to enjoy _____ at least before my death.
a. a New York Winter
b. a London Autumn
c. an Indian Summer
ANSWERS
- PARDON MY FRENCH
- A NEW YORK MINUTE
- GO DUTCH
- GREEK TO ME
- AN INDIAN SUMMER