METAPHORS C1

If someone is not very intelligent, they're... a) drained b) dim c) doomed

To make a big profit is to... from something a) make a robbery b) make a killing c) make a beating

To be too old to do something means... a) be over the hill b) be under the ground c) be behind the cloud

To become number one at something means... a) to reach the peak b) to open the beak c) to make somebody tick

A clever idea that comes suddenly comes... a) in a flash of inspiration b) in a lightning of enlightenment c) in a thunder of thought

If the idea is badly thought-out, it is... a) half-cooked b) half-boiled c) half-baked

Having to choose one thing or another, is to find oneself... a) at a crossroads b) at a junction c) at a carrefour

The basis of an idea or an argument is its... a) funding b) findings c) foundation

To reproduce without thinking means... a) to regurgitate the book b) to spit the knowledge out c) to urinate what you know

If you continue living after a point at which you might easily have died means you live... a) on a stolen time b) on an overtime c) on a borrowed time

Something to think about is... a) drink for dreams b) food for thought c) butter for brain

To be especially good at something means to... a) glitter at it b) shine at it c) glow at it

If things start to go wrong, they... a) go downhill b) go on a hike c) go underwater

If two companies merge together, they... a) join forces b) combine capitals c) mix boards

If something is difficult to believe or accept, it's... a) hard to bite b) hard to chew c) hard to swallow