Examples of idiomatic expressions: holy cow MEANING: used to express strong feelings like astonishment, pleasure or anger EXAMPLE:

Holy cow he said as he saw the car that had hit the street lamp. horse around MEANING: rough or noisy play EXAMPLE: The teacher told the children to stop horsing around and get ready for class. horse of a different colour MEANING: something totally separate and different EXAMPLE: Moving to a new location is a horse of a different colour. It was never mentioned in any of our meetings. horse trade MEANING: hard and skilful bargaining EXAMPLE: We had to do a little horse trading but finally we reached a deal to buy the new house.

in the doghouse MEANING: in disgrace or disfavour EXAMPLE: He is in the doghouse with his wife because he went out drinking three times last week. kangaroo court MEANING: a self-appointed group that decides what to do to someone who is supposed to have done wrong. EXAMPLE: It was decided in a kangaroo court that he would have to pay for the damage that he had caused to the school building.