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Idiom Focus: Common English Idioms 8

Every Saturday I’ll give you a couple of idioms to learn.  An idiom is a saying or phrase whose meaning cannot be taken from the literal meanings of the words.  Currently, we’re looking at some common English idioms.

drop someone a line:  write a brief note / letter

Example:

Jack promised his grandmother he would drop her a line once he got settled at university.

 

figure something out:  solve a problem, understand something

Example:

Have you figured out how to use that new software yet?

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