mini assignment

Lesson

An idiom is a vernacular expression, typically figurative. Often, because of their vernacular nature, novice writers will be familiar with the expression, but not familiar with its spelling. Further, non-native speakers frequently have troubles recognizing and understanding idioms. Knowing how to spell idioms is important because of their cultural capital; that is, because so many people know them, if a person misuses an idiom, it looks worse than them misspelling a complex word. Moreover, knowing what idioms mean is important so they are not misused (which makes the writer look ignorant). Below is a passage with 29 incorrect idioms. If you’re having difficulty identifying the idioms, try reading the passage aloud: you may hear them easier than identify them in print.

Passage

[Note: use the Highlight tool to highlight the incorrect idioms]

I hole-hardedly agree, but allow me to play doubles advocate here for a moment. For all intensive purposes I think you are wrong. In an age where false morals are a diamond dozen, true virtues are a blessing in the skies. We often put our false morality on a petal stool like a bunch of pre-Madonnas, but you all seem to be taking something very valuable for granite. So I ask of you to mustard up all the strength you can because it is a doggy dog world out there. Although there is some merit to what you are saying it seems like you have a huge ship on your shoulder. In your argument you seem to throw everything in but the kids Nsync, and even though you are having a feel day with this I am here to bring you back into reality. I have a sick sense when it comes to these types of things. It is almost spooky, because I cannot turn a blonde eye to these glaring flaws in your rhetoric. I have zero taller ants when it comes to people spouting out hate in the name of moral righteousness. You just need to remember what comes around is all around, and when supply and command fails you will be the first to go. Make my words, when you get down to brass stacks it doesn't take rocket appliances to get two birds stoned at once. It's clear who makes the pants in this relationship, and sometimes you just have to swallow your prize and accept the facts. You might have to come to this conclusion through denial and error but I swear on my mother's mating name that when you put the petal to the medal you will pass with flying carpets like it’s a peach of cake.

Rewrite

[Note: copy-paste the above passage below and rewrite the idioms correctly]

Meaning

[Note: Select ten idioms from the passage and write them and their meaning below. If you’re having trouble, exercise your Google-Fu. Cite any sources you use to explain the idioms’ meanings]

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