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Fill the gaps with the correct nouns and match the idioms with their definitions

1 drop a

2 get on someone's

3 get the up 4 go off the

5 go through the

6 go to the

7 hold the

8 kick the

9 make while the sun shines 10 scratch the

b annoy someone, make them upset

c deal only slightly with a problem

d take advantage of a good opportunity

e go into bankruptcy

f say unintentionally something offensive or improper

g become anxious and frightened about something

h experience something difficult or unpleasant

lose skills at something, become less good

boil brick bucket fort hay mill surface wall wick wind

Fill the gaps with the appropriate words

bell chord dance

drum fiddle music

note

song

sound

tango trumpet tune

1 Doesn't Richard ever appreciate other people's merits? Does he only blow his own ?

2 I think the critics have gone too far with their praises for Ms Henley

In fact, she played second in the performance

3 Judging by the way he banged the for Alice, he must be

very fond of the girl

4 The lyrics of the song struck a with Sue and she became sad

5 It was horrible how she led us a merry by leaving the house

without telling us where she was going

6 One of the boys blames his companion for the wrongdoing, but everyone knows that it takes two to

7 In his sermon the Pope struck the right It was exactly what the people needed to hear: the words of hope

8 If I tell you his family name is Nigel, does it ring a ?

9 The dishonest accountant will have to face the for having embezzled so much of the company funds

10 'You must have spent a fortune on the silver cigar box.'

'Oh no, I bought it for a at a flea market.'

11 The Prime Minister must be the President's puppet He seems to dance to the

President's and does not implement his own policy

12 'Someone's told me you're ill in hospital.' 'I don't have a clue why someone should have told you this rubbish I am as as a bell.'

Fill the gaps with the appropriate words

grey pink red silver white yellow

1 Crowds of people are expected at the -carpet welcome

2 William was with envy when I told him about my date with Muriel

3 'Hi Ben' How is your health?' 'Thank you I'm in the I've never felt better.'

a moon

5 I've got no more money left The merciless tax collector has bled me

6 People say that John Milton, the millionaire, is stingy and selfish But I know he's not as as he is painted He spends loads of money on charity

in Africa, but he does it without much publicity

7 You can rely on Paul's intelligence His matter is most admirable

8 I didn't go to school this morning as I was feeling a bit off

10 The question of overdue bills arouse out of the I'd known nothing about them before

11 November the 12th was a -Ietter day for our family

12 She was standing there in the corner about the gills as if she had seen a ghost

15 At first, no one believed she was a pilot, but her documents lent

to her statements

16 To achieve a lasting success in politics and win people's favour, one must be

whiter than

17 Frankie's going to be tickled when I tell him we're going to have a baby

18 The prime minister's resignation came like a bolt from the

No member of the cabinet had expected such a de.cision

19 Don't even ask her to accompany us through the forest She is so

" bellied that she wouldn't stay at home alone

20 I was sure my boss would see if I told him about the missing files, so I preferred to keep it secret

21 My father does not like to be disturbed when he is in a study in his office

22 I know it's been a pretty tough situation for you after the divorce But as they say every cloud has a lining Now, you're starting a new life

23 The question of taxation for the pensioners who take on casual jobs is still

a area The ministry of finance has not issued any directives

as yet

24 If you bring a gift only to Tommy, his twin brother, Christopher, will scream

25 Only when the EU funds are allocated, will the projects be given the

light and the building of the new car factory will begin

26 I have never seen David so drunk before He was so inebriated that he could

probably see elephants

27 When Jack mentioned Alice's former relationships, it was like a

rag to a bull She went mad

28 We're bankrupt and have no money, no accommodation, not even friends to ask -for help Things really look now

29 Before we start renovationg your big house, I'd like to see the

of your money, sir I don't want to end up with you telling me that you're broke

30 Jessica's been so vain and conceited because she got everything handed to her on a platter She doesn't know how it is to work on your position and fortune from the start

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Rewrite the senten ces u si ng idioms so that the original m ea nings of the sentences are retained

1 Read the manual if you want to learn to operate the welding machine

hang

2 Is she still hesitating whether to marry Alexander or not?

two minds ?

3 This building will be dedicated to the families who are in despera te need of help

breadline

4 Nobody likes him He will do just anything to win the teachers' favour

curry

5 It took us four years to settle s u ccess fully in the new surroundings

roots

6 We only trade with the retailers who pay us without any delay

nail

7 Nothing of what you speak has ever happened

pass

8 It's about time the government started to deal with the problem of unemployment

grips

9 I felt creeps all over my back when the tutor looked so angrily at me

daggers

10 As usual, Sam makes the job look more complicated tha n it really is

heavy weather

11 Seeing how poor the people looked, I could n o t charge them for the meals

the heart

12 Last time I went to visit Evelyn, she looked depres sed and misera ble

the dumps

13 Stop complaining about your life and see how really lu cky you are