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C1 Idioms 3

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  • The children have been as good as ______ in the class today. (goodness, gold, silver)
    gold
  • She was on cloud ______ when she heard she'd got the job. (seven, eight, nine)
    nine
  • I could really do ______ a nice cup of tea. (with, up, for)
    with
  • I'm always busy, running around like a headless ______ . (chicken, horse, duck)
    chicken
  • He spends most of the class ______ around, and wastes everyone's time. (aping, monkeying, babooning)
    monkeying
  • I hate applying for a new passport - there's so much ______ tape involved. (cassette, long, red)
    red
  • My new jacket cost me and arm and a ______ . (finger, leg, hand)
    leg
  • I need this room to be ______ and span by the time I come back. (clean, spick, neat)
    spick
  • She was in ______ heaven when she heard that she'd got the job. (seventh, eighth, ninth)
    seventh
  • We all had to muck ______ and help to clear the yard. (out, over, in)
    in
  • I offered him a lift but he turned his ______ up at it. (nose, eyes, ears)
    nose
  • He's so arrogant - I wish he'd get off his high ______ . (chair, horse, pedestal)
    horse
  • The salmon mousse was absolutely out of this ______ ! (planet, earth, world
    world
  • It was a very formal occasion, so everyone was dolled up to the ______ . (sevens, eights, nines)
    nines
  • We're staying in a lovely hotel just a ______'s throw from the beach. (rock, pebble, stone)
    stone
  • The exercises were as easy as ______ and we did them in 2 minutes. (cake, cheese, pie)
    pie
  • I had to stump ______ almost a hundred euros to join the club. (up, in, for)
    up
  • The project was finally given the ______ light after months of waiting. (green, red, amber)
    green
  • The exercises were a piece of ______ and we did them in 2 minutes (cake, cheese, pie)
    cake