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Joking Around with English Idioms

Definition of idioms a phrase that is particular to a language and cannot be understoodsimply based on its parts

1. Explain jokes that use idioms why idioms work for jokes. They provide animage. The image combined with the accepted meaning of the idiom provides the

double meanings that jokes thrive on.

. !hare a joke each day or week that teaches an English idiom.

". #ave the students create their own jokes using some of the idioms listed after thejokes.

$okes that teach idioms%

&hen does a boat show affection'

&hen it hugs the shore.

&hat goes ha ha ha( plop'

!omeone laughing their head off.

&hat did the tie say to the hat'

)ou go ahead( *+ll just hang around.

&hy don+t robots panic'

,ecause they have nerves of steel.

&hat did the cherry tree say to the

farmer'-uit picking on me.

&hy did the weasel cross the road

twice'

#e was a double crosser.

&hy did the atoms cross the road'

*t was time to split

&hy is Dracula so unpopular'

#e+s a pain in the neck.

&hat did the ground say to the

earth/uake'

)ou crack me up

&hy did the boy eat his homework'

,ecause his teacher said it was a piece of

cake.

Did you hear the joke about the roof'

0ever mind( its over your head.

&hat did one elevator say to the other

elevator'* think *m coming down with

something.

&hy did the robber take a bath'

,ecause he wanted to make a cleangetaway.

&hat did the teddy bear say when he

was offered dessert'

0o thanks( *m stuffed

&hy did Tommy throw the clock out of

the window',ecause he wanted to see time fly

&hy did the teacher jump into the lake',ecause she wanted to test the waters

&hat did the carpet say to the floor'

)ou go ahead *ll cover you

&hy dont skeletons fight each other'

They dont have the guts.


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&hy did the man put his money in the

free2er'

#e wanted cold hard cash

&hat do you get if you cross a shark

with a parrot'3n animal that talks your head off.

&hy did the spy spray his room withinsect repellent'

#e thought it was bugged.

&hat did the raisin say to the coffeecake'

*+m rolling in dough.

&hat sits on the bottom of the ocean andshakes'

3 nervous wreck.

&hat do you get when you cross poison

ivy and a four4leaf clover'3 rash of good luck.

&hy was the cowboy a lot of laughs'

#e was always horsing around.

#ow did $onah feel when the whaleswallowed him'

Down in the mouth.

&hen is an operation funny'

&hen it leaves the patient in stitches.

&hat is the /uietest game in the world'

,owling. )ou can hear a pin drop.

&hat does a worm do in the cornfield'5oes in one ear and out the other.

&hat fish can pelicans eat'

3nything that fits the bill.

&hat did the dirt say to the rain'*f you keep this up( my name will be

mud.

&hat happens when a chimney gets

angry'

*t blows its stack.

6ther idioms students can use to write

their own jokes. *f you are working withE!7 learners( then * would write jokes asa class since they may need some help

defining the idioms%

all rightand then some

a piece of cake

all earsup and running

beat around the bush

bite off more than one can chewthe bottom line

burn the midnight oil

by the skin of your8his8her8their teeth

call it a daycost an arm and a leg

couch potato

down in the dumps

drop someone a line

elbow greaseget a kick out of something

get ones wires crossed

go with the flowin over ones head

jump to conclusion

keep ones fingers crossed

let sleeping dogs lieon the cutting edge

over ones head

pull someones legrain cats and dogs

shoot the bree2e

state of the artunder the weather

until youre blue in the face

wet behind the ear


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