English Idioms:
Is Your English Missing
These Expressions?

Here is the second page of English Idioms in a series of stories containing expressions. Before you listen, carefully read the meanings of the expressions. Then look at the picture. Try to imagine what the story will be.

Listen to the story (Don't read it the first time!). Listen to the story againreading at the same time.

Listen as many times as you like!

Riding to Work

1. Turn a deaf ear to: to ignore someone when they complain or ask for something.

2. At sixes and sevens: a state of confusion or disarray.

3. All in: to be extremely tired.

4. Lie low: to remain hidden so that you will not be found.

5. In someone's bad books: if you are in someone's bad books, they are displeased with you.

Click on the sound bar below to hear the story slowly.

Anwar runs a delivery business with his bicycle. Last year the rains were very bad and the city was at sixes and sevens. Anwar's parents told him to take a rest, but he turned a deaf ear to them and kept on working. Unfortunately, he hit a hole hidden by the water and broke his bicycle. For almost two months after that he was in his parent's bad books and he had to lie low. Fortunately, he was able to repair hsi bicycle and now business is booming. Every night he comes home and he is all in.

return from English Idioms to Idioms Main page