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    This document provides examples of common English idioms and their meanings, including "castle in the air" which refers to unrealistic day dreams, "to boot" which means in addition, "blow one's own trumpet" which is speaking proudly about oneself, "blood run cold" as a way to describe being terrified, "pay the price" as suffering the consequences of a mistake, and "pull a person's leg" as making a joke at someone else's expense.

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    This document provides examples of common English idioms and their meanings, including "castle in the air" which refers to unrealistic day dreams, "to boot" which means in addition, "blow one's own trumpet" which is speaking proudly about oneself, "blood run cold" as a way to describe being terrified, "pay the price" as suffering the consequences of a mistake, and "pull a person's leg" as making a joke at someone else's expense.

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    Castle in The Air: The Use of Idioms

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    This document provides examples of common English idioms and their meanings, including "castle in the air" which refers to unrealistic day dreams, "to boot" which means in addition, "blow one's own trumpet" which is speaking proudly about oneself, "blood run cold" as a way to describe being terrified, "pay the price" as suffering the consequences of a mistake, and "pull a person's leg" as making a joke at someone else's expense.

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    THE USE OF IDIOMS

    Castle in the air


    His plans are just castle in the air. (day dreams)

    To boot
    I shall give you my watch for it and a pen to boot. (in addition)

    Blow ones own trumpet


    She always blows her own trumpet. (to speak in praise of
    oneself)

    Blood run cold


    My blood ran cold when I saw the snake. (to be terrified)

    Pay the price


    In the end, we have to pay the price of our mistake. (to suffer)

    Pull a persons leg


    That is a joke to pull your leg. (to make game of him)

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