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C2.1 - Metaphor, Similes, Binomials, Proverbs

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  • (Extremely thin) Please, don't judge me, but I don't fancy people who are as thin...
    ...as a rake.
  • (Extremely boring) His lecture was as dry...
    as dust, everyone was bored.
  • The two runners were _______________ in the final stretch, making it impossible to tell who would win until the very last second
    neck and neck (very close in a competition)
  • (Very close friends) Mary and Rita are as thick...
    ...as thieves
  • A: Oh, come on! You have to risk it. You know what they say, "Nothing ventured...
    ...nothing gained."
  • Ever since they met in college, Jake and Leo have been as ________ as _________, sharing secrets and always backing each other up.
    as thick as thieves (very close friends)
  • Don't be so pessimistic, you know, every cloud...
    ...has a silver lining.
  • (Miserable) Carol has been really ________in the _________ since she got her results.
    Down in the dumps
  • I hadn't spent any money in ages, so I decided to _____________ a new outfit.
    splash out on
  • Access cards will not be required and seats will be available on a first come,__________, basis.
    first served
  • You gotta be corageous, fortune....
    favours the bold.
  • The house must be worth a quarter of a million, give or...
    ...take.
  • (Very eager and interested in everything) Chiara loves her new job. She is as keen...
    ...as mustard.
  • Ever since the manager resigned, the entire office has been at ___________, not knowing who’s in charge or what to do next
    sixes and sevens
  • The money came in in d_____ and d______, but we reached our target in the end.
    in dribs and drabs.
  • Building a new school so close to the main road would be a r_______ for d_________
    recipe for disaster
  • (Hard work) It took me ______,_________and_________to get the business going.
    blood, sweat and tears.
  • Just leave it, mate, if it ain't ....
    broke, don't fix it.
  • (Clever person) My sister is super smart, she's as bright ....
    ...as a button.
  • The failed business venture became an _________ around ___________, haunting her career and finances for years.
    an albatross around her neck (a heavy burden or ongoing problem that causes persistent trouble or guilt.)
  • (Equal) Mary and Peter finished the race neck and...
    neck
  • (State of confusion). I just can't take it any longer. We're at _________ at work.
    sixes and sevens.
  • Maybe you should complain a bit more, the squeaky wheel...
    gets the grease.
  • (Totally silent) As Beth walked in, the house was as silent...
    ...as the grave.
  • Manchester City were t_____ to p_______ in the second half and R.Madrid won the match.
    torn to pieces
  • The professor's lecture on tax law was as ________ as_________, and half the class struggled to stay awake
    as dry as dust (very boring, dull or uninteresting)
  • Even at five years old, Lily is as _________ as ___________, always asking clever questions and solving puzzles faster than her older siblings
    as bright as a button
  • I don't want to go in the car with John. He drives like...
    ...a maniac.
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