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Can't see the forest for its ________
to be too focused on specific details to see the picture as a whole.
TREES
Beat about the ______
If someone doesn't say clearly what they mean and try to make it hard to understand
BUSH
Mighty _____ from little acorns grow
Big or great things start very small.
OAKS
Touch ____
to wish for good luck
WOOD
______ branch
to make a gesture to indicate that you want peace.
OLIVE
Barking up the wrong ______
it means that you have completely misunderstood something or are totally wrong.
TREE
Draw the shortest _____
to lose or to be chosen to do something unpleasant.
STRAW
The ____________ is greener on the other side of the fence
This means that people think they would be happier if their lives were different.
GRASS
________ speech
full of lovely words, but may well lack substance.
FLOWERY
Sow the _______
to start something that will have a much greater impact in the future.
SEEDS
______ variety
normal, regular, or ordinary, not special.
GARDEN
Clutch at _______
If someone is in serious trouble and tries anything to help them, even though their chances of success are probably nil
STRAWS
Pushing up the _______
to be dead
DAISIES
Take ________
to become established, accepted or believed.
ROOTS
Turn a new ___
to change their behaviour and stop doing wrong or bad things.
LEAF
Nip it in the ___
to deal with a problem when it is still small, before it can grow into something serious.
BUD
Gild the ______
to decorate something that is already ornate.
LILY
Hit the _____
to go to bed
HAY
Late _________
When someone does not obtain success with their interests, talents, or personality until later in their lives
BLOOMER
Lead someone up the ______ path
to deceive or give you false information that causes you to waste your time.
GARDEN
Grasp the _______
to deal bravely with a problem.
NETTLE
A ________ moment
A period of stunned silence when someone says something particularly stupid or offensive
TUMBLEWEED
Cut down the tall ________
to criticise people who stand out from the crowd.
POPPIES
Out of the ______
to get emerged safely from a dangerous situation, though the idiom is often used in the negative.
WOODS
____ in your side
someone or something that causes trouble or makes life difficult for you.
THORN