{"id":225,"date":"2008-10-26T19:59:00","date_gmt":"2008-10-26T19:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.communicationcoach.ca\/blog\/?p=225"},"modified":"2015-04-19T19:18:50","modified_gmt":"2015-04-19T23:18:50","slug":"dead-idioms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.communicationcoach.ca\/blog\/dead-idioms\/","title":{"rendered":"Dead Idioms?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hello all,<\/p>\n

Using idioms (expressions<\/em>) that are up to date and appropriate will help you fit in better in conversations and allow you to understand more discussions in everyday situations. Using an old ‘dead’ idiom can make you sound a bit foolish, or out of touch. Here are a few idioms that use the word ‘dead’:<\/p>\n

Dead and buried
\nIf something is dead and buried, it has all long been settled and is not going to be reconsidered.<\/p>\n

Dead as a dodo
\nIf something’s dead as a dodo, it is lifeless and dull. The dodo was a bird that lived the island of Mauritius. It couldn’t fly and was hunted to extinction.<\/p>\n

Dead as a Doornail
\nThis is used to indicate that something is lifeless.<\/p>\n

Dead duck
\nIf something is a dead duck, it is a failure. This can also be used for people.<\/p>\n

Dead heat
\nIf a race ends in a dead heat, two or more finish with exactly the same result.<\/p>\n

Dead in the water
\nIf something is dead in the water, it isn’t going anywhere or making any progress.<\/p>\n

Dead to the world
\nIf somebody’s fast asleep and completely unaware of what if happening around them, he or she’s dead to the world.<\/p>\n

Practice integrating these idioms into your everyday speech.<\/p>\n

For more idioms just like above, please go to “Everyday English<\/strong> Idioms”<\/strong> by following this link:
\nhttp:\/\/www.lulu.com\/content\/2558817<\/a><\/p>\n

Any questions or comments, feel free to post them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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