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Geographical features
Idioms A
Idioms B
Idioms C
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Lake Erie

Lake Erie

lakes no

1

volcanoes that still erupt

active volcanoes

1

as good as gold

[behaves very well]

1

as daft as a brush

[very stupid/silly]

1

poke your nose in(to)  

interfere

2

Volga

the Volga

rivers yes

2

food that is grown

crops

2

make a move

[go/leave]

2

be over the moon

[extremely happy/elated]

2

get (hold of) the wrong end of the stick

misunderstand

3

Mediterranean

the Mediterranean

seas yes

3

hot

thermal

3

to feel under the weather

to feel unwell

3

take the weight off your feet

[sit down]

3

barking up the wrong tree

[be mistaken]

4

Mount Everest

Mount Everest

individual mountains no

4

hole in the ground that sends out hot water and
steam

geyser

4

[is the extreme / the worst of all]

take the biscuit

4

[depressed/low]

feel down in the dumps

4

[have a negative bank balance]

be in the red

5

Jungfrau

the Jungfrau

(mountains in the Bernese Oberland yes)

5

flat land where little grows

barren plains

5

[trick/deceive someone]

pull a fast one

5

[making slow and difficult progress]

making a heavy weather

5

[wanting money/power for oneself]

on the make

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