<p>how can i know that the underlined word is an idiom ??? i memorized the 47 most frequent idiomatic preposition but still it didn't help !!!!!!!! so kindly ,can anyone offers me a possible solution ? ? or if anyone knows any list for idioms can u say it for me "????" thnx</p>
<p>Well, if english is ur first language, then u should be able to pick them up. I just see if it sounds right. Thats ur best bet with idioms. Most are used in everyday conversations.</p>
<p>I assume that you are a nonnative speaker. I think that the reason why you can’t identify is because you haven’t been exposed enough of their usage. I suggest you read at least five magazine(Times, Economist) articles a day so you can get accustomed to them. Memorizing is not enough.</p>
<p>drcharisma actually outsiders magazine are not available in the where iam living in so their is no any possible solutions</p>
<p>As an international student, your TOEFL score will be much more important than your SAT scores.</p>
<p>If you cannot get American magazines where you live, read them online. Get the NY Times subscription online and read that every day. Or go to some of the TV news sites (ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN etc.) and read their articles online.</p>
<p>There are many ways to read and learn American idioms.</p>
<p>I agree with Chevda, if you don’t have access, then try reading articles/prose online. Idiom errors are mostly intuition, they aren’t as obvious as the other grammar errors. Just try to read as much English as you can to get used to them. This will also help your critical reading skills! Two birds, one stone.</p>