Match the phrases to form some popular English idioms.
1. It's like water off
2. It's as broad as
3. It's (a question of)
4. In the land of the blind,
5. Home is where
6. It never rains,
Multiple Meaning Words Find
one
word that completes all three sentences and write it in the gaps.
1.
a) It's been a really slow day in the shop. Every half an
hour or so the
customer would walk in, but they never bought anything.
b) I think it's really
that you don't
like chocolate. I thought everybody liked chocolate.
c) 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 etc. are known as even numbers and 1, 3,
5, 7, 9 etc are the
numbers. 2.
a) I went to buy those shoes today but they were out of
, so I had to order
them and they'll be in next Thursday.
b) The secret of a good paella is in the fish or chicken
that you cook the
rice in.
c) He sold 8% of the
he had in the
company and made enough money to buy a boat. 3.
a) The terrorist ran out of the airport and immediately fell
to the floor in a
of bullets. None of them survived.
b) Have you ever tried to
a cab in New York
City during the rush hour? It's like pushing a piece of
string uphill.
c) The heavy rain turned to
and the huge
chunks of ice actually broke two windows in my greenhouse. 4.
a) I had trouble imagining the value of the company when it
went public. $42 billion is such an astronomical
I can't get my
head around it.
b) Despite having a couple of kids she looks great and she's
got a fantastic
c) If you look at the
on this slide you
can see our production model for the new product line. 5.
a) My granddad has a
of land near his
house where he grows a few vegetables.
b) When I watch films in French it's hard for me to follow
the .
c) The secret service discovered a
to overthrow the
government.
Idioms
Match the phrases to form some popular English idioms.
1. Put your foot
2. Once a thief,
3. Never say
4. (To) leave no
5. Put your cards
6. Let bygones
Multiple Meaning Words Find
one
word that completes all three sentences and write it in the gaps.
1.
a) How do you . for
the fact that there were six cup cakes on the plate when I
went out and now there's only one?
b) They sold the software company and retired on
of a very generous
offer made by Facebook.
c) You must never, on any
, rely on him of
you need help. He's a complete bastard who would sell his
own grandmother for the right price. 2.
a) I believe that the best way to settle old
is to let sleeping
dogs lie.
b) of lorry drivers
formed a blockade at the port of Dover today to stop French
truck drivers coming off the ferry.
c) If Messi
against Valencia tomorrow he'll be the break the world
record of most goals in one season. 3.
a) You can prepare the best presentation in the world, but
if your is bad
you'll lose your audience.
b) When you were born you were a very difficult
Your mother was in
labour for 18 hours.
c) Does your courier service provide afternoon
? I work in the
mornings and I'm never at home then. 4.
a) When I got home I found the window smashed and our dog
was lying on the floor in a
of blood.
b) It's easier to get things done if people just learn to
their resources in
a common fund.
c) Some of our neighbours have organised a car
to take it turns
to drive into town. This way we can be a bit greener and
save on petrol. 5.
a) We can a credit
note for the amount you are claiming, and you are free to
spend it at any one of our stores.
b) The of low
wages and bad working conditions in factories overseas
should be addressed by the government.
c) The State Department is expected to
a warning on
Sunday to anyone who submits false information.
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Match the phrases to form some popular English idioms.
