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IDIOMS PART 1

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    Idioms in English
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  • It was __________________ and we couldn't even see the road so we pulled off the highway and waited until the rain became lighter.
    raining cats and dogs
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  • Don't worry, Sophie – this job interview will be _______________ for you – you have all the skills they need.
    a piece of cake
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  • Went to bed last night at 1: 30 am and woke up _____________ at 5 am.
    as fresh as a daisy
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  • The children are always jumping out of their seats and running all around, they seems to ____________________.
    have ants in their pants
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  • The chairman _________________ with his warm and very amusing remarks.
    broke the ice
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  • It is always possible to find _________________ when you dig into family history. Our great, great, grandfather had been in prison for bank robbery.
    a skeleton in the closet
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  • A: Our plane leaves in two hours and traffic to the airport is really bad at this time of day. B: Then we had better _________________.
    shake a leg
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  • The teacher told everyone to ____________________ after he passed out the exam because he still had a few important instructions to give.
    hold their horses
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  • I cleaned for eight hours today but that's just ____________________ of the work I need to do to get this house cleaned and organized.
    a drop in the bucket
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  • He's been __________________ ever since she agreed to marry him.
    on cloud nine
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  • 'Do you think he'll ever stop lying to us? ' William: 'I doubt it; after all, ______________________
    a leopard can't change its spots.
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  • It would be better if you drew out a map with the direction to the place rather than just telling me, _______________________
    a picture paints a thousand words/a picture is worth a thousand words
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