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Meaning: To suddenly have more energy while doing a certain activity after feeling tired. Sometime used with possessive adjectives (my, her, his, etc.)

I didn’t think I would be able to run five miles but after the third mile I got a second wind and was able to finish.

“Do you want to quit?” “No way, I’m just getting my second wind.”

He was going to only clean the kitchen yesterday, but he got a second wind and cleaned the bathroom and basement as well.

 

Pop Quiz:

If someone says they’re getting their second wind, they…

A.  want to stop.

B.  want to keep going.

C.  suddenly feel very tired.

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Meaning: To be looking in the wrong place for an answer; to be thinking incorrectly about a problem.

Examples:

The man told the police that they were barking up the wrong tree and that he had nothing to do with the bank robbery.

You’ll be barking up the wrong tree if you ask him about English grammar because he doesn’t know anything about it.

Am I right or am I barking up the wrong tree?

 

Pop Quiz:

If you’re barking up the wrong tree, you…

A.  hit the nail on the head.

B.  got up on the wrong side of the bed.

C.  are on the wrong track.

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Meaning: Describing a movie, book, or TV show that makes the audience or reader cry.

Examples:

Yeah, I saw that movie last week. It was a real tear-jerker.

They said it was going to be a tear-jerker but I actually thought it was kind of funny.

I saw someone on the plane crying as they were reading a book. It must have been a tear-jerker.

 

Pop Quiz:

What genre of movie would a tear-jerker most likely be?

A.  A comedy.

B.  A horror movie.

C.  A drama.

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Here are some cartoons and comic strips using our latest Idiom of the Week:

Meaning: A big problem everyone is ignoring or afraid to talk about.

Examples:

His alcoholism was the elephant in the room. Everyone knew he had a drinking problem but no one said anything.

Politicians are focusing on the wrong issue and ignoring the elephant in the room.

It was the elephant in the room for a long time until Tamara finally said something about it.

 

Pop Quiz:

Why might there be an elephant in the room?

A.  Workers don’t want to get fired.

B.  Politicians want to get elected.

C.  Someone might get angry.

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Here are some images from the web using our latest Idiom of the Week. Enjoy: