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IDIOMS, SIMILES AND EXPRESSIONS

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At the crack of

dawn

make a long story...

short

I smell ... (animal)

a rat.

travel on a...

shoestring

to get the travel

bug

as quick as

a flash

to sleep like

a log

be a dark ... (animal)

horse

Once in the ... (rarely)

blue moon

it is like water off a

duck's back

it works like

a dream

The grass is always greener on the other...

side of the fence

to get itchy

feet

to drink like

a fish

don't count your chickens

before they hatch

Hold ... (animal)

your horses

The ball is in

your court

hit... (purchasing)

the shops

as thin as

a rake

Tell a .... (to tell a fib)

a white lie

Red.... (bureaucracy)

tape

His/her bark is worse than

his/her bite

as stubborn as

mule

A red.... (something which distracts the attention from the target)

herring

to kill two birds

with one stone

To give someone a.... (something useless)

white elephant

out of the... (unexpected)

blue

as deaf as

a post

A picture is worth 1000

words

live it...

up

walk off with his/her tail

between his/her legs

Home is where...

the heart is

to see everything in..... (narrow-minded)

black and white

Less is ...

more

do all the ...... (animal)

donkey work

a penny for..

your thoughts

be like a fish

out of water

to be a smart...

alec

as light as

a feather

Learn something...

by heart

make up .... (make a decision)

your mind

off the beaten

track

to get the lion's

share

as white as

a sheet

There are other fish...

in the sea

as blind as

a bat

a bird in hand is worth

two in the bush

All that glitters ...

is not gold

Give someone the cold

shoulder