ANAGRAMS
d e m L i i t
Limited
I’m sure that Mrs Smith didn’t leave home
Rewrite using have
Mrs. Smith can't have left home
What is so fragile that just saying its name breaks it?
Silence
Put a sock in it
Shut up
make a call / take a call
To make a phone call means you initiate the call, you call somebody.
To take a call means you receive the call, somebody else calls you and you agree to answer.
d O u r o
Odour
Nobody knows exactly why he died. But we think it___________an accident.
Nobody knows exactly why he died. But we think it might have an accident.
The more of this there is, the less you see. What is it?
Darkness
The lights are on, but nobody’s home
Used to describe someone who is stupid
have a chance / take a chance
To have a chance (or sometimes have the chance) simply means to have the opportunity to do something
To take a chance means to try something risky or dangerous, or something that might not succeed.
a l f r e d o G i m l e t s
Get rid of a smell
I don't want to go out. I'd rather_________home.
I don't want to go out. I'd rather stay home.
What walks on four feet in the morning, two in the afternoon, and three at night?
Humans
Hold your horses
Calm down, be patient
have an advantage / take advantage
To have an advantage means you are in a better position when compared to someone else
To take advantage means to take action so that you profit or benefit from a situation
A i t m o b b i n g u r a n i n
A burning ambition
I'd rather you________that comment last night. You hurt me.
I'd rather you hadn't made that comment last night. You hurt me.
You measure my life in hours and I serve you by expiring. I’m quick when I’m thin and slow when I’m fat.
A candle
Elephant in the room
Problem or issue that nobody wants to talk about
take a break / make a break
take a break means to pause an activity or pause work so you can rest for a short time
make a break means to run suddenly and try to escape
c e l t l e v i e d r o u G h s h o d
Give the cold shoulder
While walking home she met a friend
(participle clauses)
Walking home, she met a friend
The person who makes it has no need for it; the person who buys it has no use for it; and the person who uses it can neither see nor feel it. What is it?
A coffin
Thick as thieves
Make an exception / take exception
Make an exception means you permit someone to do something against the rules or customs
Take exception to something means to strongly disagree or be offended by it.