Should You Believe Everything You Read or Hear?. It’s raining cats and dogs.

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Should You Believe Everything You Read or Hear?

Transcript of Should You Believe Everything You Read or Hear?. It’s raining cats and dogs.

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Should You Believe

Everything You Read or Hear?

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It’s raining cats and dogs

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Do you believe that?

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it has been written in books!

People say it,

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Are they lying?

Do they mean it literally?

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No, they are making a point, exaggeratingthe point by use of

idioms

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Idiom - phrases that mean more than their words put together. If you take them word for word, they might not make much sense!

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Do you like my backpack it cost an arm and a leg.

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An arm and leg

A large amountof money

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There’s a big test tomorrow, I need to hit the books.

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Hit the books = To study hard

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Ms. Merendino is absent today because she is under the weather.

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So can you believe everything you read or hear?