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Sure. Here are 10 idiom-based jokes that would be great for C2 level EFL students.

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Each joke plays on the literal and figurative meanings of idioms, making them useful for language learning while also being funny.

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1. Burning the midnight oil.

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I tried burning the midnight oil. My lamp ran out of fuel.

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Bite the bullet. This might hurt a little. Bite the bullet.

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Um, can I just bite a cookie instead?

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Three. Break a leg. I have an audition tomorrow.

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Friend two, eh? Break a leg.

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Thanks, but I'd rather just get the role.

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Under the weather.

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Why didn't you come to work yesterday?

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I was under the weather.

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Well, next time, check the forecast before calling in sick.

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Five. Jump the gun.

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I just bought baby clothes. Husband, um...

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but we don't even have a baby yet i know but i didn't want to jump the gun so i got toddler

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clothes too six hit the sack time for bed okay it's a pillow with his fist not literally seven

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spill the beans friend one i have a big secret spill the beans knocks over a can of beans oops

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Wrong beans. Eight, let the cat out of the bag.

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I let the cat out of the bag. Friend two, why was it in there in the

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first place? Nine, pull someone's leg. I just

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won a million dollars. You're pulling my leg. No, but

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if you let go, I'd like to go spend it. What kind costs an arm and a leg?

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This painting costs an arm and a leg.

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Don't worry, I accept credit cards too. These jokes reinforce