Animal Idioms
Choose the correct animal to make an English idiom.
1. The nearest village is
about 30 kilometres east, as the
flies.
2. Why don't you put those chocolates away and stop making
such a of yourself. If you eat any more, you'll be sick!
3. I'm thinking of treating mum and dad to a long weekend
away in Paris for their anniversary. But don't let the
out of the bag, I want it to be a surprise.
4. Let's have a race along the coast road. The first one to
out and put the brakes on buys the beers.
5. I was as blind as a before I had the laser operation. Now I can see
perfectly without glasses.
6. Be careful Pepito! You'll break something in a minute.
Stop running around like a in a china shop.
7. I could work much more efficiently at home, but my boss
has got a in her bonnet about having us all at our desks in
the office where she can see us.
8. I thought I smelt a when he asked for my credit card number and bank
details. He must have thought I was born yesterday!
Vocabulary - More Collective nouns
Choose the correct collective noun.
1. a squadron of
2. a sea of
3. a pack of
4. a hail of
5. a bundle of
6. a flock of
7. a herd of
8. a spate of
Idioms
Match the phrases to form some popular English idioms.
1. One swallow does not
2. Life isn’t
3. He who laughs last
4. Clothes
5. A picture
6. You can’t be
Vocabulary - Collective nouns
Choose the correct collective noun.
1. a clump of
2. a party of
3. a gang of
4. a fleet of
5. a crowd of
6. a troop of
7. a flight of
8. a litter
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Choose the correct animal to make an English idiom.
