Idioms: General Everyday Expressions
General everyday expressions is the B1 foundational idiom collection — the high-frequency figurative phrases native speakers use constantly. Hit the books (study hard), call it a day (finish work), break the ice (start a conversation), piece of cake (very easy), cost an arm and a leg (very expensive), under the weather (unwell), on the same page (in agreement), go the extra mile (do more than expected). Learners build the receptive recognition of the everyday idiomatic layer of English.
This worksheet builds B1 fluency with everyday idioms.
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What’s inside:
- An idiom bank with 25 highest-frequency everyday expressions
- Matching task: idiom to meaning
- Gap-fill in conversational contexts
- Production task: write five sentences using different everyday idioms
- Full Answer Key plus Teacher Notes
Common challenges: Everyday-idiom frequency varies widely — piece of cake and break the ice are extremely high-frequency; learners benefit from recognising and using them. Register: these idioms work in casual professional speech; almost never in formal writing.
For: Adult and teenage learners (14+) at CEFR B1, in intermediate classes, 1:1 lessons, or self-study. Maps onto Cambridge B1 Preliminary (PET) and B2 First (FCE) Reading-Use of English. Part of the Daily Life Idioms collection — the natural next step is Idioms: Food and Drink.
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