Posts Tagged ‘Idioms’
Laugh? I nearly died! C
Carry on laughing!
Read MoreLaugh? I nearly died! B
Words and expressions to do with laughter, crying and tears.Do you know them? Go to Grammar Bank for jokes check out Fun Stuff Home 1. [Match] You can guess some of these if you don’t know them already! Answers for Quiz [1]. 1. be unsure how to react in a particular situation (correct) 2.…
Read MoreLaugh? I nearly died! A
Do you know these words and phrases associated with laughing, crying and tears? Laugh? I nearly died! – i.e. it was so funny I nearly died laughing! Go to Grammar Bank for jokes check out Fun Stuff Home 1. [Match] See if you can match the pairs! Answers for Quiz [1]. 1. crying a…
Read MoreIdioms based on police and crime
behind bars in prison cat burglar skillful thief who breaks into places without disturbing people or setting off alarms on the case dealing with a problem or issue serve time to be in prison on the run avoiding arrest and in hiding from the police a steal something costing…
Read MoreIdioms which refer to animals, fruit and vegetables
Some very interesting and well-used expressions here
Read MoreReady, get set – go!
Different uses of the word ‘set’. In the phrase above, it is used before people start a race, and ‘set’ means ‘ready’.
Read MoreLand and sea phrases C
Can you choose the correct word(s) or phrases? Home 1. [Multiple choice] I don’t think Derek will be ………………………………. yet – they were up all night with the baby, apparently. (be in the land of the living – humorous – to be awake or to be alive) Answers for Quiz [1]. 1. a drop…
Read MoreLand and sea phrases B
Can you choose the word(s) needed to complete these phrases? Home 1. [Multiple choice] Kelly’s never been a very kind friend – but there are plenty more ………………….. . Answers for Quiz [1]. 1. waves in the sea 2. jellyfish in the sea 3. whales in the sea 4. fish in the sea (correct)…
Read MoreLand and sea phrases A
Home 1. [Match] Pick the definitions which reflect the meaning of the phrases! Answers for Quiz [1]. 1. have two choices, both of them equally unpleasant or inconvenient (correct) 2. a large amount of food which is kept in storage instead of being sold, so that prices for it do not fall (correct) 3. humorous…
Read MoreShapes A
Shapes We have many sayings which use shapes in them – squares, triangles, boxes and tubes. Do you know all of these? Home 1. [Match] Link the examples with the dictionary definitions: (To have a square meal – satisfying food that fills you and provides you with all the different…
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