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‘Take a load off your feet’
Take a load off your feet means to sit down.
‘You look exhausted, please have my chair and take a load off your feet.’

‘Dead on my feet’
Dead on my feet means exhausted.
‘I have been at work all day, for over fourteen hours and now I am dead on my feet.’

‘Cold feet’
Cold feet means that you are feeling very nervous and apprehensive about something and may even be having second thoughts.
‘He agreed to the deal on the phone but now he is coming over to talk to me, I hope he is not getting cold feet.’

Make an example sentence from each of the following phrases;

1. Take a load off your feet
2. Dead on my feet
3. Cold feet

Come back tomorrow and check the examples.

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If you're looking for help with pronunciation, check out these great resources!

1) Phonemic Chart - to help you recognise the individual sounds of English and practise ones that are difficult for you. http://goo.gl/n0BMp4

2) Pronunciation practice - lots of activities to help you with difficult areas! http://goo.gl/OEfUbY

3) Sounds Right - our phonemic chart app http://goo.gl/FZSsXv

4) BBC Videos showing you how to make each sound - http://goo.gl/nJgNGc

5) Howjsay pronunciation dictionary - http://howjsay.com/

Neil