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Match the Idioms with their meanings.

IDIOM MEANING

1 Be all ears A Large amount of money

2 Get cold feet B Someones own family

3 Look down in the mouth C Change an opinion or have doubts

4 Turn a blind eye to D Good luck

5 Cost an arm and a leg E Unhappy

6 Be (all) finger and thumbs F To be in someones place

7 Break a leg! G Become too nervous to participate in a


difficult/dangerous situation

8 Put sbs foot down H Take no notice of something which has


happened

9 Have the cheek to (do sth) I Series of thoughts connected in some way

10 Have sbs heart in sbs mouth J To memorise

11 Be sbs flesh and blood K Listen very closely to what is being said

12 Keep sbs head L Unable to do something practical

13 Have second thoughts M Excited or Worried

14 Train of thought O Tell a secret

15 Learn sth by heart P Insist on something happening

16 Spill the beans Q Act in a shocking and rude way

17 Be in sb elses shoes R To be calm in a difficult situation

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Adapted by Diego Rch

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