Body idioms
To do something without someone knowing about it.
To do something behind someone's back.
There you are! At last! I've waited\been waiting for you for hours.
There you are! At last! I've been waiting for you for hours.
Decide if the words are in the correct form. Rewrite the incorrect forms.
Their cars have a reputation for safe.
Their cars have a reputation for safety.
I'm feeling as ______ as a daisy.
I'm feeling as fresh as a daisy.
very interesting because of being unusual or mysterious:
He asked an ________ question
She has a really ________ personality.
intriguing
to help someone
to lend\give someone a helping hand
Correct the mistakes if there are any:
When he was five, he would have a bike.
When he was five, he used to have a bike.
When he was five, he had a bike.
Decide if the words are in the correct form. Rewrite the incorrect forms.
Before we started the course, we did an intelligent test.
Before we started the course, we did an intelligence test.
His face was as pale as a _______.
His face was as pale as a sheet.
to see something or someone for a very short time or only partly:
to glimpse
To treat someone in an unfriendly way.
To give someone a cold shoulder.
He couldn't go until he 's/ 'd finished his assignment.
He couldn't go until he'd finished his assignment.
Decide if the words are in the correct form. Rewrite the incorrect forms.
A lot of elderly people suffer from lonely.
A lot of elderly people suffer from loneliness.
When a student's academic performance is brilliant, all the new topics are as easy as _____ for him.
When a student's academic performance is brilliant, all the new topics are as easy as ABC for him.
To put feet off and on the ground at the same time
In step
She is a very good friend of mine, we have much in common and __________ on some important things. It was such a relief to tell her what has really happened. I just ____ it ______ my ______.
She is a very good friend of mine, we have much in common and see eye-to-eye on some important things. It was such a relief to tell her what has really happened. I just got it off my chest.
Correct the mistakes if there are any:
I love films so I use to go to the cinema once a week.
I love films so I usually go to the cinema once a week.
Put in the missing word:
Despite his brilliant academic record, he remained surprisingly ___________ of current political events, which often led to awkward conversations.
Despite his brilliant academic record, he remained surprisingly ignorant of current political events, which often led to awkward conversations.
- My hands are as _____ as ice. Could you please bring me a blanket?
- Sure! I'll be back as ______ as a ______.
- My hands are as cold as ice. Could you please bring me a blanket?
- Sure! I'll be back as quick as a flash.
Someone who regularly travels between work and home
Commuter
Put in the missing idioms:
A director said, "I'm going to ____________ for you and hire you, even though I'm not entirely sure about your experience". But I’m ______ my boss’s ________ so I shouldn't really do that.
A manager said, "I'm going to stick my neck out for you and hire you for this project, even though I'm not entirely sure about your experience". But I’m under my boss’s thumb so I can’t really do that.
When he had/had had his shower, he dried himself and went /had gone out of the bathroom.
When he had had his shower, he dried himself and went out of the bathroom.
Put in the missing words:
Many small businesses are ________ on the continued patronage of loyal customers for their survival. It shows their high __________ from the market.
Many small businesses are dependent on the continued patronage of loyal customers for their survival. It shows their high dependence from the market.
Try to guess the animals hidden in these similes:
•He fights like a ….
•She runs like a ….
•He’s watching you like a…
•She kicks like a…
•He fights like a lion.
•She runs like a cheetah.
•He’s watching you like a hawk.
•She kicks like a mule.
People who share the same opinions
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