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Today
Learn American
English idioms
letter Z |
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Today in the classroom you are going to learn some idioms beginning
with the letter Z. |
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 Idioms: American
English Idioms - Letter Z
Today learn idioms beginning with the letter Z. |
BLUE UPPER CASE LETTERS =
video and detailed written definition and usage
blue lower case letters =
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BLACK UPPER CASE LETTERS =
detailed written definition and usage
black lower case letters =
brief written definition and usage |
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Idiom |
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| zero balance |
no money was owed |
My credit card statement
showed a zero balance. |
| zero hour |
the scheduled time |
The computer was
installed at zero hour. |
| zeroed in on |
focused on |
Our boss quickly
zeroed in on the problem. |
| zone
out |
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YOUR Teacher: Zero
Balance
The idiom "zero balance" sounds a little like an acrobat
team with no skills, lol. This idiom actually means no money
was owed. |
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Additional Information |
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