Animals
______ tears are tears or expressions of sorrow that are insincere.
crocodile
To have a _______ in hand means to humbly ask for a favor.
cap
A piece of ______ means something very easy.
cake
To have ______ fingers means to be good at gardening and making plants grow well.
green
In ______ heaven means to be in a state of complete happiness.
seventh
a celebration held for a man who is about to get married, attended only by men
a. wild goose chase
b. stag party
b. stag party
to have just enough money to live on and nothing extra
a. short-handed
b. hand to mouth
b. hand to mouth
someone who is clumsy and often drops things or else fails to catch something
a. a butter-fingers
b. a vegetable
a. a butter-fingers
a member of a family or other group who is considered a disappointment
a. white elephant
b. black sheep
b. black sheep
The latest possible moment
a. the third degree
b. the eleventh hour
b. the eleventh hour
an unnoticed observer of a particular situation
a. fly on the wall
b. cat's eyes
a. fly on the wall
To give a free hand means:
a. to give permission to make your own decisions
b. to refuse to be responsible of something
a. to give permission to make your own decisions
a person or group of people of great kindness, reliability, or honesty
a. salt of the earth
b. full of beans
a. salt of the earth
A red-letter day means:
a. very rarely
b. a special, happy, and important day that you will always remember
b. a special, happy, and important day that you will always remember
Nine-day wonder means:
a. to be a cause of great excitement or interest for a short time but then quickly forgotten.
b. extremely low in quality or value
a. to be a cause of great excitement or interest for a short time but then quickly forgotten.
Jim is the favorite in the race but I think Alan is a ____ who could win and surprise everyone
a. guinea pig
b. dark horse
b. dark horse
My older brother always beat me easily at tennis. He always used ____________
a. to keep his hand in
b. to win hands down
b. to win hands down
That singer's new record is in great demand. It's selling like _______
a. pancake
b. hot cakes
b. hot cakes
The prisoners were taken from the court to the prison in a ________.
a. Black maria
b. Red herring
a. Black maria
He likes to be his own boss. He'll never agree __________ to anyone else.
a. to play second fiddle
b. to have second thoughts
a. to play second fiddle
After a book has been used a lot, it tends to get a bit _______
dog-eared
The shops were shut so I couldn't buy her a present. I felt bad arriving _________.
empty handed
She's very extravagant. She spends money like _______.
water
When I saw him in a new sports car, I was ___________.
green with envy
Although he has occasional help, the firm is really a ________.
one-man band