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A good essay needs to be VIVID, POETIC and full ofINTELLIGENT ANECDOTES to be able to capture te!nterest of te reader " T#E E$A% %A&'E& and to place
your essay !n te best band " (A) *AND
#o+ do you do t!s
T#E&E A&E SEVE&AL -A.S/
• 0SE %E&IT -O&DS•USE APPROPRIAE I!IO"AI# E$PRESSIO%S
• USE PRO&ER'S
• USE SI"I(ES
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Te use of APPROPRIAE I!IO"AI# E$PRESSIO%S) PRO&ER'S andSI"I(ES are essent!al to 1a2e te essay attent!on3grabb!ng and elp
te1 en4oy !t at te sa1e t!1e5
Te e6a1ple of !d!o1at!c e6press!ons are l!2e/
• a cat and dog l!fe 7 al+ays 8gt!ng9• a dare de:!l 7 a :ery bra:e person9•
a good for not!ng 7 a useless person9• a poc2et #ercules 7s1all but strong9• a stor1 !n a tea cup 7 s1all proble19• a green orn 7 !ne6per!enced person9• to face te 1us!c 7 accept te real!ty9• fell on deaf ears 7 !gnored9• eart !n ones 1out 7 scared9• a bear ug 7 a t!gt ug9
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Te e6a1ples of pro:erbs are/• All that glitters are not gold "
Appearance can bedecept!:e• All *or+ and no play ma+es ,ac+ a dullboy 3 rest for a
+!le, +or2 non3stop !s not good• A -riend in need is a -riend indeed " truefr!ends +!ll
st!c2 +!t you !n trouble t!1es
• 'lood is thic+er than *ater " fa1!ly t!es !sstrong• Every cloud has a silver lining " tere !sal+ays a
pos!t!:e s!de to a bad s!tuat!on
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Te e6a1ples of s!1!les are/
• as agile as mon+eys• as timid as mouse•
as beauti-ul as a rainbo*• as *hite as sno*• as s*eet as honey•
as /erce as a lion• as grace-ul as a s*an
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Te use of !d!o1s and pro:erbs !n paragrap/
=5I +as accepted !nto a board!ng scool !n Pera2
and ad to stay !n a ostel5 I +as !n se:entea:en because 1y 1oter could sed ert!gt scedule to send 1e tere5 All t!s +!le,+en se +as a+ay +or2!ng se d!d not forget
1e, as say!ng goes (absence 1a2es te eartgro+ fonder), er lo:e for 1e actually gre+stronger5
?5 Se +as gr!nn!ng fro1 ear to ear5 Iunderstood te s1!le :ery +ell5 Suana too2te ca2e to A>1! and I +!tnessed as te t+o
lo:e b!rds g!ggled and teased eac oter5 %y, I+as reen +!t en: 5 I lanned to ba2e a ca2e
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@5I tr!ed to put out te 8re but to no a:a!l5 I+as at 1y +!t)s end +en suddenly a 1an
rused !n and rescued 1e 5
5 Te boys dec!ded to catc te t!ef5 So teystayed up tat n!gt5 Te!r fater sa!d tat
tey +ere play!ng +!t 8re5 #o+e:er, !s+arn!ngs fell to deaf ears5 Tat n!gt teboys !d !n te buses5 Tey s1elt a rat+en tey eard te crac2l!ng of t+!gs so1e
d!stance a+ay5 Boe, te l!on earted rusedfor+ard5 In Ind!an 8le te rest follo+ed5 Aftera fe+ seconds tey eard Boe souted5 -!tte!r earts !n te!r 1outs tey rusedaead5 Boe ad te (t!ef) !n a bear ug5 #e
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0se of s!1!les/
=5 Se +al2ed !nto te roo1 as graceful as a s+an5 #er
s1!le +as as s+eet as oney but +e later found outer att!tude +as as cold as !ce5
?5 %y 1oter !s perfect!ng er presentat!on sl!des5 Se !sas busy as a bee !n te read!ng roo15 %y
grand1oter !s do!ng te coo2!ng te 2!tcen and !t!s :ery luc2y for us tat se !s as 8t as a 8ddle or else+e +!ll not a:e our d!nner on t!1e5 -e are as ungryas a bear5
@5 %y 1oter +as as proud as a peacoc2 +en 1ybroter got !s
degree5 After a fe+ years, e +anted to refra!n fro1!s 4ob and
4o!n te %E&C. tea15 %y 1oter +as as pale as
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0o* many /gurativespeech
do you remember1
(et.s -reshen up your
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Relate the pictures and
photos to any proverbs)idioms or similes or evenquotable quotes that you
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=5A &IEND IN NEED IS A &IEND INDEED?5A AI&3-EAT#E& &IEND
@5A &IEND TO ALL IS A &IEND TO NONE5ALSE &IEND A&E -O&SE T#AN OPENENE%IES
5&IENDS#IP IS LOVE -IT# 0NDE&STANDING
5ONL. &EAL &IENDS -ILL TELL .O0 -#EN .O0& ACE IS DI&T.
F5 A &IEND IS A SECOND SEL5 A &IEND -AL'S IN AS T#E &EST O T#E
-O&LD -AL' O0TH5 &IENDS#IP ISN)T #O- .O0 O&GET, *0T
#O- .O0 O&GIVE5 NOT #O- .O0 LISTEN, *0T#O-
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=5*eauty l!es !n te eye of te
beolder?5 *eauty !s only s2!n deep@5Poetry !n 1ot!on
5Te apple of 1y eartJJ/=5 *eaut!ful young people are
acc!dents of nature, butbeaut!ful old people are +or2sof art
?5 T!n people are beaut!ful, but"
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-A. TO A %AN)S #EA&T IS T#&O0G#S STO%AC#
0 A&E -#AT .O0 EAT
OD O& T#O0G#TInfor1at!on tat +e need to t!n2 abou
#0NG&. %AN IS AN ANG&. %AN
ECA0TION IS *ETTE& T#AN C0&E
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DS O A EAT#E& LOC' TOGET#E&L. *I&DS CATC# T#E -O&%S
L T-O *I&DS -IT# ONE STONEE *I&D IN #AND IS -O&T# T-O INE *0S#ES K 'eep +at you a:e and
don)t go for so1et!ng uncerta!n &EE AS A *I&DSIC' AS PA&&OT
I&D NEVE& LE- ON ONE -INGE&E A&E NO *I&DS IN LAST .EA&)S NEE EAT#E&S %A'E INE *I&DS
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ONE. IS T#E &OOT O ALL E
N O& A PENN., IN O& A PO PENN. SAVED IS A PENN.
A&NEDEEP %ONE. O& &AIN. DA.
ONE. O& BA% " easy +or2
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=5LA0G#TE& IS T#E *EST
%EDICINE?5#AS STA&S IN ONE)S E.ES@5IN STITC#ES
5T#&ILLED TO *ITS5TIC'LED PIN'
5#AVING T#E TI%E O T#EI& LIEF5IN SEVENT# #EAVEN
5#E -#O LA0G#S *EST
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DON)T DIG .O0 G&AVE -IT# .O0& O-N 'NIE AND O&'
DEAD %EN TELL NO TALESDEAT# PA.S ALL DE*TS
Te b!tterest tears sed o:er gra:es are for +ords
left unsa!d and deeds left undone
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=5*O&N -IT# A SILVE SPOON IN #E&
%O0T#
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=5 %A'E #A. -#ILE T#E S0N S#INES
?5 LOO'ING O& A NEEDLE IN A
#A.STAC'
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=5 #ONE. CATC#ES %O&ELIES T#AN VINEGA&
?5 AS S-EET AS #ONE.
@5 -#E&E *EES A&E, T#E&E IS #ONE.
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=5IT)S &AINING CATS AND DOGS
?5LIVING A CAT AND DOG)s LIE
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1. face the music
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1. face the music
Meaning: to deal with the (usually negative) consequences of an action
2. fit as a fiddle = Meaning: to be very fit and healthy
3. to blow your own trumpet = Meaning: to boast and say how great you are
4. music to your ears = Meaning: something that you approve of or that you wanted to hear
5. to play (something) by ear = Meaning: to improvise or mae something up as you go along
!. to play second fiddle (to someone)= Meaning: to be in a less important position or subordinate to someone
Example: I don’t want to play second fiddle to Simon any more. I want to be a leader
". to drum something in
Meaning: to repeat something in order for another person to understand it
Example: How many times do I have to drum this in? Always call me if you have a problemwith the main server.
#. and all that jazz = Meaning: and everything related to$
Example: I’m oin to wor! on the main content for this. "ou wor! on the SE# and all that
$a%%.
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EVE& LONG T#E NIG#T, T#E DA-N -ILL *&EA' AL-A.S DA&'EST *EO&E T#E DA-N K %OST DIIC0LT*EO&E A P&O*LE% IS SOLVED
C' O DA-N#E DEAD O NIG#T
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=5So1et!ng s1ells; sounds 8sy?5!s !n troubled +aters
@5Tere are plenty of 8s !n te sea5A 8s out of +ater K unco1fortable
+!t ne+ place or s!tuat!on
5Te 8s al+ays st!n2s fro1 teead do+n+ards
5A b!g 8s
F5G!:e a 1an a 8s and you feed !1for a day5
Teac !1 o+ to 8s and you feed!1 for a l!fet!1e5 " Lao3t>u
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=5As d!erent as cal2 and
ceese?5*!g ceese K so1eone
!1portant
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a:e all your eggs !n one bas2et
bag eggon)t count your c!c2ens unt!l tey a:atced
!c2enfeed K s1all a1ount of 1oney!c2en out K afra!d to do so1et!ng!2e eadless c!c2en
do so1et!ng d!sorderly; +!tout 1uctougt
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=5Don)t cry o:er
sp!lt 1!l2?5 Let bygones be
bygones
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=5 Loo2 as !f butter +ouldn)t 1elt !n one)s 1out K one 1ay loo2 co1pletely !nnocent, but tey 1ay
be capable of do!ng bad t!ngs?5 To butter so1eone up K Matter so1ebody, or be n!ce to !1 on order to
obta!n so1et!ng
@5 *read and butter K bas!c t!ngs;necess!t!es
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=5 A&O0ND T#E CLOC'
?5 AGAINST T#E CLOC' Knot enoug t!1e
@5 A STIC# IN TI%E SAVES NINE
K Act fast to a:o!d proble1s later; don)t delay
5 AT T#E ELEVENT# #O0&
5 IN T#E CO0&SE O TI%E K After a +!le; so1et!1e
5 'ILL T#E TI%E
F5 IN .O0& O-N TI%E
5 %A'E 0P O& LOST TI%E
K Increase eort to co1plete +or2; 1eet deadl!ne
H5 TI%E #AS -INGS
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=5Cur!os!ty 2!lled te cat
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=5Cur!os!ty 2!lled te cat
?5 A cat nap
@5 Te cat got your tongue
5 A cat !n a glo:es catces no 1!ce K be toocareful or n!ce
5 Let te cat out of te bag K re:eal secrets
5 L!2e a cat on ot br!c2s K :ery ner:ous orrestless
F5 -a!t for te cat to 4u1pK delay ta2!ng act!ons unt!l su!table t!1eco1es
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*utterM!es !n your
sto1ac A soc!al butterM!es
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=5A %ATC# %ADE IN #EAVEN?5#EAD OVE& #EALS IN LOVE
@5It ta2es t+o to tango5Te s!gn!8cant oter5Lo:e !s bl!nd5Te apple of 1y eye
F5All !s fa!r !n lo:e and +ar5#appy !s te br!de tat te sun s!nes on
JJ/
=5 To lo:e !s to rece!:e a gl!1pse ofea:en " 'ren Sunde
?5 A 1an !s already alf+ay !n lo:e
+!t any +o1an +o l!sten to !1 "
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=5Don)t 4udge a boo2 by !ts co:er?5*rea2 e:ery rule !n te boo2@5Coo2 te boo2s K l!e to get 1oney 7!n
prepar!ng 8nanc!alreport9
5 -at sculpture !s to a bloc2 of 1arble,
educat!on !s to te soul5 'no+ledge !s po+er
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