cigar

Everyday

A thick roll of dried tobacco leaves that people light and smoke. tree →

In the lessons

In health lessons pupils learn that cigars, like cigarettes, contain tobacco and harm health, causing cancers and heart disease. In stories and old films they are linked with rich businessmen or gangsters. Phrases: "cigar smoke", "light a cigar", "close but no cigar" (nearly right, but not quite).

Examples

• The man in the film smoked a fat cigar. tree →
• Cigar smoke smells strong and is bad for your lungs. tree →
• Smoking cigars can cause mouth cancer. tree →
• Close, but no cigar: the answer is 48, not 46. tree →
• Winston Churchill was famous for his cigars. tree →
• He has not even taken the cigars from his mouth. tree →

Note

Plural: cigars. A cigar is bigger than a cigarette and wrapped in tobacco leaf, not paper. Children cannot legally buy tobacco. "Close but no cigar" is an idiom meaning almost right.