GoEnglish.com teaches the meanings and uses of English idioms, idiomatic phrases and expressions such as a couple of (two things which have a similarity and go together...). Our goal for the lesson "Today's Idiom = A Couple Of" is for you to completely understand what a couple of means, and to feel confident using "a couple of" correctly in conversation.

The idioms lesson for the expression a couple of may include:
(1) A quick definition of a couple of.
(2) A clear explanation of the most common meaning of a couple of.
(3) A real world example from a conversation using "a couple of".
(4) Further explanation to clarify the different shades of meaning of a couple of.
(5) Additional examples with different uses of "a couple of" in conversation.

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