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English Expressions, Phrases & Idioms: See Eye to Eye

If you’re an English learner who wants to sound like a native speaker, then check out this lesson filled with useful English expressions, phrases, idioms and phrasal verbs. If you’re an English teacher looking for a simple solution for higher-level classes, you’ll want to print off the PDF version and take it to class!

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English expressions and phrases lesson plan

Dialogue With English Expressions and Idioms

Jerry: I don’t want to make waves here, but I don’t think your friend is making a good financial

decision.

Linda: Oh, I don’t know. Maybe you just don’t see eye to eye? I think she’s done a lot of

research and knows what she’s doing.

Jerry: Well, I understand why you’d think that. You were born with a silver spoon in your

mouth, just like your friend. Anyway, it’s some food for thought! I’m personally hoping to

avoid making the same mistake as your friend.

Linda: To play the Devil’s advocate, you might do well to reconsider your own financial

decisions.

Jerry: Hmmm…okay. Let’s agree to disagree. We’re never going to settle this over a beer.

Vocabulary

See eye to eye: Agreeing with someone.

Born with a silver spoon in your mouth: Someone who comes from a wealthy family who

doesn’t have to work that hard in life.

Food for thought: Something to think about.

Make waves: To cause trouble.

Devil’s advocate: Taking the other side in an argument.

Knows what she’s doing: To be sure of something or do something correctly.

Agree to disagree: To stop talking about something controversial when you can’t come to an

agreement.

Settle: Decide or agree to something.

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Exercise

Fill in the blanks with the correct phrase or idiom

1. My mom and I had to finally _____ because there was no way we could understand

each other’s point of view.

2. I’m not trying to _____ but I just don’t agree with what’s going on at my company.

3. I’m thinking about changing jobs. My boss and I don’t _____.

4. My cousin was _____ and has never had to work a day in his life.

5. My younger brother’s most annoying habit is his need to always play the _____.

6. That newspaper article had some _____ in it.

7. My teacher _____. I’ve learned so much from her.

8. I was hoping to not have to _____ for that job because the salary isn’t great but it’s

tough in this economy.

Answers:

1. agree to disagree

2. make waves

3. see eye to eye

4. born with a silver spoon in his mouth

5. Devil’s advocate

6. food for thought

7. knows what she’s doing

8. settle

Printable PDF

Here’s the PDF file of this lesson plan to print off and use:

See Eye to Eye PDF File

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