Idioms
Match the phrases to form some popular English idioms.
1. A piece of
2. (To be) as dead as a
3. By the skin of our
4. (To be) in the driver's
5. (To be) on the right
6. This is the last
Vocabulary - Lies and Deception
Choose the best word or phrase to complete the sentence.
1. I had a chat with my
boss this morning and I was totally
with her. She’s the kind of woman who really
appreciates straight talking and hates beating about the
bush.
2. The art experts removed a tiny sample of paint from the
picture to test whether it was or a fake.
3. He was arrested on charges and sentenced to twenty years. It was only
last year, seven years into his sentence, that the High
Court finally cleared his name.
4. There is quite a lot of money in circulation at the moment, but the police
are trying to find the forgers.
5. Some alternative healers may be very effective, but many
are just who are only interested in taking your money.
6. If you are not used to shopping in foreign countries,
it's quite easy to be by people who overcharge you.
7. The sculpture he tried to sell me was obviously a
and I refused to buy it.
8. They’re doing a of a terrorist attack at the embassy, in order to
practise procedures in the event of a real attack.
Idioms
Match the phrases to form some popular English idioms.
1. You've made your bed,
2. You can't make a silk purse
3. You have to strike
4. Time heals
5. What you see
6. You can judge a man .
Multiple meaning words
Find ONE word that completes all three sentences and write it in the
gaps.
1.
a) The was flown
at half mast at the Apple campus in Cupertino after the
death of Steve Jobs.
b) Be careful when you come up to the next set of traffic
lights. It's common for the police to
people down there
for breathalyzer tests, and you've had more than 4 pints.
c) After running in the midday sun for three hours, she's
beginning to I
can't see her winning again this year.
2.
a) Their hearts are in the right place and they
well, but they're
such a pair of bloody idiots!
b) Why don't you buy your kids an ice cream. It's only a few
euros, don't be so !
c) I went to school with a kid who was so
that he would piss
down my back and tell me it was raining.
3.
a) My best mate has a
in Covent Garden
market. He sells ladies fashion accessories.
b) If they ask you a difficult question during a job
interview, you can
for time by taking out your handkerchief and blowing your
nose while you think of a good answer.
c) I needed to take the car in for a service. I didn't
understand why it would
every time I
stopped at the lights.
4.
a) The reason water keeps dripping in your sink is that the
in the tap is worn
and it needs to be replaced.
b) Off the coast of Southern Japan, more culling has taken
place and thousands of
and their cubs
have been clubbed to death.
c) The police decided to
off the area after
the bank robbery and we were stuck in traffic for hours.
5.
a) Hey Jerry, could you
a few minutes to
go over this presentation with me. I'd really appreciate
your input.
b) It was a horrible accident. He was totally smashed up
after coming off his bike at that speed. I'll
you the details
while your eating. I don't want to put you off your food.
c) Have you got a
pen you can lend me? I left mine in the car.
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Match the phrases to form some popular English idioms.
