Idioms as speech units

 DONT jump to conCLUsions.

She's PUTting a brave FACE on it.

You can say THAT again.

He TOOK it in his STRIDE.

I had a CHANGE of HEART.

I HAVEn't a CLUE.

It's on the TIP of my TONGUE.

I just went BLANK.

I'll beLIEVE it when I SEE it.

That's comPLEtely OUT of the QUESTion.

EASier SAID than DONE.

He's PART of the FURNiture.

It's a RACE against TIME.

Speaking

 

1. DON’T jump to conCLUSIONS – Have you ever made a mistake by jumping to conclusions too quickly? What happened?

2. She’s PUTting a brave FACE on it – When was the last time you had to put a brave face on a tough situation?

3. You can say THAT again – What’s something you strongly agree with, where you’d say, “You can say that again”?

4. He TOOK it in his STRIDE – Have you ever faced something challenging and just took it in your stride? How did you stay calm?

5. I had a CHANGE of HEART – Can you think of a time when you had a change of heart about something important?

6. I HAVEN'T a CLUE – When was the last time you honestly said, “I haven’t a clue” about something?

7. It’s on the TIP of my TONGUE – Have you ever had a word or name on the tip of your tongue but couldn’t remember it?

8. I just went BLANK – Have you ever been in a situation where you just went blank, like during a test or presentation?

9. I’ll beLIEVE it when I SEE it – What’s something you would say, “I’ll believe it when I see it” about?

10. That’s comPLEtely OUT of the QUESTion – Is there something you would consider completely out of the question for you to do?

11. EASIER SAID than DONE – Have you ever tried to do something that seemed easy at first but turned out to be much harder?

12. He’s PART of the FURNiture – Do you know someone who’s so familiar in a place that they seem like part of the furniture?

13. It’s a RACE against TIME – Have you ever been in a situation where it felt like you were in a race against time to get something done?