introducing idioms

To all students of SMK RPM TF, if you are able to include idiomatic expressions and proverbs into your essay, it will make your essay interesting to be read. Surely you will encourage the examiner to award you better marks. Here are two idioms that to be introduced for today.

The benefit of the doubt

If you give somebody the benefit of the doubt, you choose to believe that the person is innocent, honest or telling the truth, because there is no evidence to the contrary.

"Although he found it hard to believe Tom's explanation, the teacher decided to give him the benefit of the doubt."

Above board

If a situation or business is described as above board, it is open, honest and legal.

"There are no secret negotiations. Our dealings have always been above board."