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l had to at his beck and call,

\'r going to have to get Ur act together if We often got m out of bed at night to r an rrd.
want to finish this job the end of the month.

The robber was trying to

lt'S bed of roses teaching in secondary school
the m but l caught him i the act,

.l

l don't want to rl( the boat, but he is making so

l 't believe these shoes have broken much noise. l think we should call the police!
already; they cost rr and leg,

Student's Book ANDREW BETSIS ELT

 The ldioms r presented Fll lr illustrations show what each
with their definitions at the ldiom means, mid Activity
beginning of the unit
(match ing/gap-fi lli ng)

. r fiOairnt r. tr |]. r.d ] I;l:

fun activity revising the

ldioms
at the end of each unit

studerrts master
Vri of Exercises help
;;;J" of the most frequent ldioms

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 IDIoMS
to avail cost rm and leg get off someone's back

on the ball the ball is in somebody's cou}t stab someone in the back

catch someone in the act have your sleeve act your age

get r act together aIive and kicking into thin air

, : :.:.: -:,.,_,:: - You do something to no avail wh you catch sm

you do not get the desired rsult. in the act when you discover them while they r
e.g. / went to the shops to buy shirt to ovoil; the doing something wrg.
shoPs were c/osed. e.g. After the porty, l wos trying to cleor up the mess
before noticed it, but m mum m i d
cought m i the oct.
:::. .:|.::..' .:. ,|..::| - Something costs an rm
1 ::i:, ",|:-,:.
and leg when it is r expensive.
e.g. rhs footboll tickets cost us rm d leg! - You h up
ur sleeve when you have srt r hidden
advantage that you use against an opponent.
, ,,- ,-_-,', ]'.]], :'_::_;:.,, ',-_ l..,":,,, _ lf you tell someone to e.g. Thot job opplicont hos on up her s/eeye.
get off back you mean that you want them to she's known the boss since she wos ot schoo/.
stop citicising and rssrig you.
e.g. lf l bring m exercise book, the teacher will get
off m bock. - lf you tell someone to act their age
you r telling them to stop being childish r silly.
e.g. Oh, oct your oge, Mory! Don't h like child.
: ,],l::,,,, ,:,.,, - lf you say that someone is on the ball,

mean they lr, lrt and kwldg.

e,g. l rl m secretory to the boll, You get r act together
when you rgis urslf, r time and r
wrl< efficiently.
:,,,::, :.: ,::,,i']:,,:':.,,_'..:,: _, |.'-',,; . - YOU SaYthat
]-']:',_]] ,;:,; e.g. /f we get our oct togethe r, we will finish 2 books
th ball is in ti rs's ut when he r the d of the month,
she is rssi fr the next m in situation.
e.g. lf you finish your homework, u m with
m, the ball's i your court w. - Someone is alive and kicl<ing when
they r still alive and in strong and healthy condition.
e.g. stl// o/iye d kicking, olthough he is 80 yeors
,,:.__:, ::1]:.j:..:.ii]:1 1;1:.,_
:,:. ,1:-1.,
,l,,-: :...., - Sm stabs you old w.
l the back if they r to friendly wh they
with you, but then say unpleasant r hrmful - Someone r something disappears
things about you wh u not thr. into thin ir if they seem to disappear suddenly and
e.g. A/though she wos m best friend, she stobbed m completely.e.g. Hove u s m bog? /t seems to
, the bock, so / didn't see her ogoin. hove disoPPeored it thin oir.

" Fill in the gaps i the sentences below with the t ldiom frm unit l ,

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4. l have sd books and magazines fr infomation

this subject, but so far

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lf l could just this last insta|ment, the l< mgr
might finally

6. l told them we wr interested in buying, but at lw

ri; so ................... now.
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bet he's got............... ...... ; h wouldn't let }. The rr was trying to escape with the money, but
anybody beat him that easily. l ........................................... !

-_-l We're going to have to ................ .. if we want l l. Why don't you put those computer games away and
to finish this j the end of the week. ..... f once?

keys seem to have disappeared .............

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, Choose the rrt sw , , r D.

l3. Everyone thought Bill's rsl would win, l9. "l haven't seen r. rw f weeks!"
but had ................ and was to show "Don't wry l'm Sr he's ...................... and
us some mr persuasive data. iust holiday r something like that."
. caught him i the act . disappeaed into thin ir
. up hr sleeve . got off back
. the ball in hr t . alive and kicking
d. acted hr age d. to avail

l4.You can't have ttm every time you don't 20. l'm afraid that unless . .................. and
get u own way; must ................ and stats woking hdr she won't pass h
lr to compromise! exams this trm.
. have an r sleeve . is alive and kicking
. act u 8 . disappears into thin i
. alive d kicking . has the ball in hr rt
d. on the ball d. gets hr act tgthr

l5. m is rgig to ............... until l've 2l . " seems to know eveything about what's
cleaned my rm. going in the world." "Yes, he's til
. catch me in the act wh it comes to rt affairs."
. get my act together . acting his age
. get off my back . the ball
d. stab me in the back . caught in the act
d. getting off r back
l6. |'ve tried talking to him, but
he won't listen to anybody. 22. "How you rk?" "|'m not sur, but
. he's alive and kicking h month my iust Seems to ............... ."
. he's the ball . disr into thin i
. the ball's in his rt . cost m and leg
d. to avail . stab me in the back
d. get off my back

l7. Tim is X,loyal friend; he would r 23. l'll tell you how l know that my housemate is
. stab you in the back using my hirsh! l ................. one mig!
. have up his sleeve . caught him in the act
. act his age . got his back
d. get off r back . stabbed him in the back
d. got my act tgth

l8. l'd love to buy that i of trsrs, but 24. You've called few times, now ..........
you'll h to wait fqnirn to
and l can't |ustiff it. Set in tuh if
. to avail he wants to see you gii.
. they cost an rm and lg . act r 8
. the ball's i my t . you've caught him in the act
d. they vanished into thin ir . the ball's in his t
d. you have ur sleeve
 the Definitions with the rrt ldiom. h 3 extra ldioms that do not match with any Definition

l lrt and kwldg.

. Set u act tgth
rd very expensive.
. catch sm in the act
friendly ut then say hmful things when someone
. get off someone's back
]ot st.
d" cost m and leg
have st hidden advantage use against z7.
t. . the ball's i my ut

f. have r sleeve
do something without getting the dsid sult. 29.
g. f ttr ws
still living and i good condition.
* h. act m age
dis sm when they doing something wrg. j" alive and kicking

rgis uslf and r time efficiently.

i. the ba|l

stop criticising r rssuig someone. l<. have all the ds

tS dis suddenly and completely.

l" into thin i

m" mind r own business

rssi f making the next move in situation.
. to avail
stop being childish silly.
. stab someone i the back

Fiil i:: tn* gaps with th* :t ldi*n,:.

So. you complete|y ti that it was Nicole who ,' j'.......................................... ?"
Unfotunately, yes. l ll thought she was my fid but | : ,.':'..... so l know it was h. l was wait-
^8 to meet with the fssr, standing outside the d, and l hd h telling him that l was copying h. l was so m-
,ssed that lwished l could vanish :. "]"........................ , but l couldn't leave because l had ld rgd to meet with the
rfss. "
'What did he say when met him?"
'Well, he told me that l was u8 adult at college now and that l needed to i..]]_:']......... . told me that l had bet-
:r , ., , quickly r h would see that l was disciplined. l tied to tell him that it was not tru, and that l
-l
6. .ras doing my own wrk, but , _. :..................... . said he was disappointed because h had though that l was
...; that l was ight, enthusiastic. This made me feel sad."
'vVhat r you going to do? ft all, ,.,., ,",........ ....,......... now."
-hr's not much l do ll. But l do have , because l've helping Nicole, actually.
_nd if was copying, she was the one copying me. So, l will just not help hr mr, and he will see that my wrk
j:ays the same and hrs will get lot ws."
],r you going to tell hr you hd what she told the fssr?"
\. l'd rf not to. But l'm fid, if l don't, that she'll keep bugging me to help hr."
,Vell if you just keep telling h , l'm s she'll eventually :::.:....... d stop asl<ing."

'l haven't s Sophie and Todd fr ages; l wdr what's up with them. Have you hrd frm them lately?"
'Yes, l saw them last week. h' fi; still (47).. ........... . You know they bought that new house, right?
t (48)................,..]...................... and l think th'r just staying in and trying to save m fr while."
'Oh, of us! That would explain it."
- Do the rssWrd Puzzle, finding the rt lDloy frm Unit l.

.!ii,. ]!:.1' ::1

=
.:.:. You know SiSter ate the last of the candy. You caught hr ...............

.:::.:. You r getting mssir and messie. You'd

tt 8et r act """"""",

is acting lil<e spoiled child. should act his """""",

'l:,
:|.i.. l'm tid of you nagging mel Get off my """" !
alive and
:j _:. That actess was st when my fth was child. It,s amazing she,s still

i...',..;i#i'.l

:]j1 That cake seems to have disappeared into """"""" !

:,':'._You can't seem to solve the rm. Everything you try is to no

-i_ That r is beautiful, but it's not cheap you know. lt costs m and ........."" l
'.'.., may not look like much of an athlete, but wait and see. has an
u his """""

::.; Tom is lr . is always ight the """"""

',1,1i. ;
-uO" m ff. Now, the ball is in u """"""
::.,::._ l thought you wr my frid! How could you stab
me """""""", ?
 ed of roses at someone's beck and call i your t
:orrt of bed the wrong side beginner's luck beggars can't choosers
saved the bell rings bell better late than r
Eive the fit of the doubt below the belt better safe than sorry

: ::.,:, :,::=:-=.i:i - lf you tell someone that Some- *=i:rj *, *** ;*,i - People sometimes exclaim
:- -: is bed of ss, r not bed of roses, "saved the bell!" when someone is rescued frm
-=.l that it's difficult r not always pleasant. an unpleasant r difficult situation something
: : l's bed of roses working os mir. which ings the situation suddenly to an end.
e.g. Luckily / wos soyed the bell wh the movie
storted; l didn't hv to tell Mr.,.;lones thot l thought
whot he wos soying wos nonsense/
:.,,:.;.:.;.1',,. ]:.:::i: ;rr:i - You r at Some-
=r:;j
: -e's beck and call if you r always rd to rl
: *: thtr rdrs wishes. ,*i*g:; * 1,*l - Something such as m rigs
. ; rlg m m s/ippers/" "Get them yourselfl l'm bell if it is familiar r reminds you of something.
-.: ot your beck d coll, you know. e.g. The title of the book rg bell but l uld't
rmmr if l hod reod it.

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- Yu hv in ur :* sq:*** i*g ****** * *=* ;,i*=r:i:t - You
]t when you have idea r belief that has give someone the benefit of the doubt wh you
]m obsession. .g. "ls she stillworrying accept that what they say is tru, V thou8h
:t m diet?" "You kw her - she gets there is not evidence to support it.
, r t she w't /et the motter rest. " e.g. / don't kw if you're telling rne the truth but l'll
give you the benefit of the dut.

]:::i. :_:i ij<.:i* t:=: ii,,:;,:,,";:,.:,::,i.: !=].:::,
, u have got out of bed the wrg side when
-le things keep going wrg fr you; you can also
; that someone got out of bed the wrong side
";h
they seem to in bad mood.
=
g. Whot's the motter with l todoy? Did he get
, it of bed the wrong side?
.:,::::+_:-'+: j:.:*i; - You have gir's lucl< when
.cu unexpectedly successful at rl stage of
rig something.
=
g. Congrotulotions to your new Assistont Editor, who
:honks to lorge s/ice of beginner's luck!) md
:ccurote predictions for oll the World CuP motches,
- You Say that i* **|r - rml< comment that is
***.,
below the belt is unkind and unfair, r unacceptable.
e.g. "Perhops, Mr rti, os you're obviously out of
work, you shou/d w toke course i housekeePing."
Thot wos below the belt, but she went .
*****- la* :Ft*.*e .**.=*?,, - You say "better late
than r" ithr to show someone that you r
not ry pleased that they r late, r if you think
that it is rfrl that something should happen
late than not at all.
e.g. Yu will hove to occept thot some rmt
damoge m olreody h urrd. Better to get
treotment lote th r, though.

***** s**: *= - You say "better safe than

=+ff
{i:;:;ll,*;i - lf you Say that g-
-:::=i.i1:! trl-:,ii,:', 1:li: srry" when you want to rmid someone that it's
is can't hsrs, you m that people who Wth tal<ing precautions, r to tell them not to
. great need fr something have to accept afraid of raising the lrm if they see something
,,ht is offered. e.g. l don't want to live with m suspicious.
e.g. lf you see so/neone octing susPicious/y r ur
)orents; l wt to h m w house ut beggors
house, coll the Police. Don't worry if it turns out to
:'t choosers, / suPPose.
[o/se olorm; it's o/woys better to sofe thon sorry.
. itt in the gaps in the sentences below with the rt ldiom frm unit 2.

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John knew that his th had srt, so when he made l l. ......,.......
l'll give ......... this time, but you
_--l l
this mmt, it was like hitting him .............. must ig r identification with you next time.
adv!
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rr not doing anything dangerous;
] ............. !
&- Choose the rrt swr , , r D.

._: Don't about working out; thr is l9. She is spoiling that child! She's ........
""
such thing as too mh is you know! the time and does whatever n" *"nir.""'
. saved the bell
l
. get t of bed the wrg side
. got in hr t
I

. rig bell l
. get in r bonnet . better safe than srr
d. at his beck and call
|

d. saved the bell l

Y should get health isr even if

l
]

Sandwiches r not my favourite food but it

u'r healthy; it's always
. ttr late than r. was free, ft all, so .............
. ff to safe than srry. . ttr safe than sr
. the benefit of the doubt. . beggars can't choosers
d. gi's l_k. . tt late than
d. it was no bed of rss

l5. l'm enjoying university life, but it's til

... ; we h to study r hrd. 2l. "l can't believe you just hit the bull's
. no bed of rss fur times!"
. gir's luck "lt's my first game of dts so it must ............ !'
. ttr late than r . beginner's luck
d. below the belt . bed of roses
. below the belt
d. rig bell
l6. That was ...:..... to tell Amy that she's fat; you
know how sensitive she is about hr weight.
Something about his face
. gir's luck
. better safe than sorry . is at my beck and call
. rigig bell . gives me the benefit of the dou
d. below the belt . is below the belt
d. rings bell

17. You must today, because

'',
You should unless, of s,
"::

you r d rhig l say!

. gir's luck you have rf that she stole it.
. in r bonnet . rig bell
. got out of bed the wg side . at h beck and call
d. the benefit of the douft . get in r bonnet
d. give h the benefit of the doubt

l8. She was told to stay few hrs lg but

when I rid to do h shift. "? . At the age of 65, you will ldr than
. was saved the bell most undergraduates, but ................. !
. was given the benefit of the doubt . beggars can't hsrs
. got out of bed the wg side . better late than r
d. it's better late than . it's bed of roses
d. tt safe than sry
 : ]'f nltions with the t ldiom. h tr ldioms that do not match with any Definitian.

, saved the bell

all , .:, , | _] easant r difficult.
. tt late than
: waiting to ry out someone's rds. , in r t
25. l
1- belief that becomes obsession. d. alive and kicking

. the ball's in r ut
. d mood have things keep going wrg ?7
f. at someone's beck and call
": _-exDectedly successful when you fist l something.
g. get out of bed the
wg side
:- s needs something and accepts wht is ffrd.
1.1 h. gi's luck
: -sd frm unpleasant r difficult situation when it is
:.-,i ittd. 2. l i. ggrs can't choosers

-:- srthig seems familia. !" rings bell

4
k. better safe than srry
: :. !, tht someone is not guilty because th is rf. 35"
l. bed of ss
-:- 6.
rmrk is unkind, ut.
m. below the be|t

l,, : : ^ J/ ith displeasure r rl when someone does . to avai|

.- -.-e:^ing lt than expected.
. give sm the benefit ||

-: ,:lid someone to take rutis r cautious. of the d

|,

: n the gap with the rt ldiom.

' -s: working as us was quite day! l would have rfrd not to wk at big city hospital, but in these times
:: _. just to have |, and i,,i i':.............. , ft all. The hospital was vry big and hectic and
_-'_s -g. The doctor l wrl< f seemed like he had iii*.:.,..... .......... because he was quite rss,
. :=--aps h had th all nightwol<ing, who l<nows. w, he had :.:r;.............. . about bedside
.,-:-, and mUSt h told me about l2 times that day that it was my job to i+*_,.... .......... of the patients.
-: j1 . that it was i..,;..,........... to Patient in the hospital, and that if vr complained of feeling
, ,,. must 1j:::..... and take it sriusl if they seemed to doing well because
- : : ,.,,ays ..u.-i:.............. also said that patients wr often d and difficult, and when l said
-:: :^ all seemed nice enough to me So f, he said ":.+= j......,..... !" lthought he was about to say something
. :: -egative, but lwas : ............... when his mobile h g and he ushd off.

nello. Do l l<now you? Yur face :',,:i;,:...... but l can't wrl< out whr l've seen you fr.
, the m who used to wk with us ages 8, r't you?"

.: -ry, . Royston, but l think that'S quite 1=,}:.............. and ufir. l was l away sick leave f week, and l

:_ dn't help catching the flul l didn't do it on s! Now, if you will excuse me, l'm 8oin8 to finish the Smith rm."

^,
]l, it's l suppose ..."

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 . Do the r"ssWd Puzzle, finding the rt lDlOM frm Unit 2,

_i (57)

.: (59)

I (49)
Ij] (55)

8

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(5 l)

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(52)

:l (5)
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''i''. The srtry was always at h boss's

-,:l. You. m seems familiar, but ur face doesn't rig ................

]:, l can't my i, but please give me the benefit of the .................
::,,. "Sry |'m late." "Well, ttr late than

:'i .. "What's wrg with you?" "l must have got out of bed on the . today."
.:.,. l m seem cautious, but l always think it's tt to safe than ...........

: i: :-..,:-j

]: : Tim thinks we should save g, but he has bit of in his ............... and that's all l v hr about.
.-.:,', That was below the .............. to ig up his family ms at wk!
,: ' Don't 8et over-confident, because it might l gir's .............-. l

.:, : Being tr is not just bed of ; it's lot of hrd wrl< too.
59. l don't rll like this aPaftment, but l thought l wasn't 8oin8 to to find , so ggrs can't
60. You've saved ............. ! Stop studying now, w'r going fr luh.
 **fu
- t[T e blink of ssig in disguise rock the boat
blues ggk *trxe bocks tlTe boek
bird in the hand is worth for better or \,vorse kill two birds with
:*, in the bush stone
::" ' bird once bitten, twice shy bits and pieces

: f = ** - Something hs in
*
r,
": of when it happens very quickly.
hthr here is hgl; it go frm bush", r just " bird i the hand", to say it might
the blink of !
- : - :.]:.=:;i* - Something is ssig in
: :;-- j: ,,,,h it turs out to the best thing that
:,: - : -,, happened, despite seeming like disas-
,_ " _- : ---
-'-,r"rrcident
In wos probob/y b/essing jn dis-
, - -. ::Tits rr. "Otherwise l'd r h
,
_-: : *: IO stort ploying the i."
. _, ,.,.:,.] - Someone rks the boat when
-"-:, : sturb the l r calmness of situation,
::*se rl.
:-cztngly, ur ounties are ollgetting o/ong
::. s don't rock the boot bringing u some-
- -. :trrsil!
:. ,:,.. - You say that you've got the blues
: - r feeling sad r depressed.
--,er slnce we'ye lnoyed into the city, / seem to
:- b/ues olmost every doy.
.
,.: ...:_:=i.:-, - Someone cooks the books
-:- they change the umrs in thir (r thir
:: * 's) accounts in rdr to gain m.
; _. 'you really believe thot Zoch is cooking the
: _---,:s, you should tell your boss rht owoy!
:,:].;1,;.; - you do somethin8 the book
,-i,] do it exactly rdig to the rules, r
- :- way
u r supposed to do it.
. n li you d't lr thot comPuter rgrmm *ias a*gj i*** - Bits and pieces, r small things
:-: k you could d up wlth some bod hobits thot
, .ost you lot of time.
; *;"* i* **r* is *r*h *w* r eh* tsF -
:i**
People use " ird in the hand is wth two i the
not wth giving up something you ld
have f l the possibility of something ttr.
e.g. Thot job offer does sound good, but moke sure
you fid out enough obout it before you occept; after
oll, you're hoppy where ore w!Y know,
bird i the hd...
****r #**"s* - Something that is fr bet-
f*""
tr r wrs is that way whatever may think
of it r whtr happens.
e.g. ur /iyes wjl/ hg, for better or worse, v/
thot oilis becoming scorce.
birdg ri*t **,* *t - You kil| two
l<*il r*g
birds with stone when m8 to achieve
two things with single action.
e.g. lf 'r going into town for shopping you might
os we// kill two birds with stone d dr off the
car for tu uP while you're there.
**rl *:yd - rl ird is rs who gains
some advantage being rl.
e.g. lf 'r eorly bird, d do your shopping before
rnost l gt out, won't hv to woit i li.
*** ***} *.n** *t*y* - rs who is
bitten, twice shy is afraid to try something again
s of previous bad experience.
e.g. /omes fell off horse wh he wos seyen, ond
w he refuses to ride! bitten, twice shy, / guess.
of is kinds. e.g. l'm going to the corner shoP
for some bits d pieces; d thig?
 Fill i the gaps in the sentences below with the rrt ldiom frm unit .

She's good at spending long time doing nothing, then

becoming highly active

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't want to ...................... , but don't you think someone

should ig this to the attention of theuthorities?

lf it's tru, it's very sius allegation.

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forgot how to put the
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l3. hr r advantages to apprenticeship. l9. You don't have to do thig

You might as well .................. you know; sometimes it's better to tr I
doing and lrig in rlll. something different, l
. rk the boat . fr r r ws l
. cook the books . i the blink of an
l
. kill two birds with stone . the book
l
d. have ssig in disguise d. to rk the boat
14. few ... of urs r still hr; l
20. r u sr big house in the srs
would you like me to send them to you?
. rl ids life? You know,
l
would rll im ur l
. essings in disguise what they say: ...........
l
. blinks of . fr ttr r wrs l
d. bits and'Pieces . bitten, twice shy
, in the ik of an
l
l

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l5. Michael is lr enough to ............. and make
fortune, but he's honest; he'd r do it.
. cook the books
, rk the boat
. kill irds with one stone . go the book
l
d. go the book . get the s
. cook the books
d. rk the boat
l6. This is time to act like ............. ; we have
ry rs to lt! 22. Six months m seem like long time but it
. rI ird will pass
. you've got the blues . fr ff r ws
. ssig in disguise . in bits and pieces
d. you've killed two irds with stone . i the ik of
d. the book

l7. She says she's .... and will r 23. She got the best seats in the tht because
mrry again. she was .. and got thr half
. rkd the boat hr f the show started.
. going the book . blessing in disguise
. bitten, twice shy . an rl id
d. fr better r ws . bythe book
d. bird in the hand

l8. When he lost hi job it was ; he went 24. ..,......... , he will have to take the bus
back to school, and then got ffr . to wk now. His r is k down.
. blessing in disguise . bitten, twice shy
. ird in the hand . F ttr wrs
. fr better wrs . the book
d. bitten, twice shy d. l the blink of an
 :- Definitions with the t lDlOM, h t idioms that do t match with Definition.

srthig happens very quickly.

. kill two ids with one stone
sthig seems like disaste at fist, but turs out
:^ best thing that could h. . costs m and leo
. in the ik of an
.: th | of situation r cause tru.
l-
d. bird in the hand
'
sad r dssd.
} . bitten, twice shy
-: :-.^8 the ums in account in d to gain m. 28. f. f tt r ws
1 g. get the us
scmething exactly dig to the uls.
h, k the boat
: :s t worth giving something up f the l i. the book
of something tt.
j. igs bell
Somethin8 iS aS it iS, mff what is thought 3. k. bits and pieces
: what happens
uSh l. rl id
eve two things with single action. 2
m. cook the books
6.
,isk
_: -:- who gains some advantage being l. . saved the bell

-: :: fid of trying " ssig in disguise

hr! somethin8 because of previous
::: =;.i.

_ -:- :llngs, of rius kinds.

l the gaps with the rt ldiom.

Eit
s wrg? You look like you've (37} . ...........
..,Jlftutl, l've made rll bad decision. You see, l wanted to stt business of my own, and my si needed
, l ought I could (38)... .. and buy his seafront cafe. lt has pedect location, rtiull fr

, because you see the sun rise. But l didn't do things (40).... ................. because l tstd him; he
')-....................
. ftr all! We gd on i and I bought it (4 I)........... ... . l didn't take time to check anything out,
l*r it's mine, (42). . .. .......
1uSe
1
!t's the mtt? lt sounds lovely!"
-= -:: going to believe this, but, actually, m cousin had :,:.i,:.............. for m
s, and the accounts
.- .:siut mess. Everything looked good r, but i lit th big rlms, and l don't know what to do
;- -w serious the rms actually r!"
,\'hy don't you ft him?"

at! lt would cause big rms in my fami|y, and l don't want to (44).............. . |'ll r trust him again
l bus 5).................. as they say. l wish l'd left m m in the bank."

] ,- - l do now? l just keep hoping it might tur into a:..,i':":...........

. .. . You know how things
;-: :;l, ft l've std out all the l'"i.;:',... ....., of rwrk that mess right now. ftr all, l am
. =.: ig lot fm the i!"
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few bits and .................... of fritr left to buy,
!9. We have iust
50. Jh is kind of rl; he r does hig the ......"""""
5l. l wouldn't take the h; ft all bird in the hand is worth
52. l was stuck train fr l2 hrs once, but that was when l met m lovely husband, so l think it was
ssig in ................... !"
53. lt will Christmas in the ik of ..............,.......

DowN
54. lf 'r_ happy with the situation ll, then l wouldn't rk the """""""""
55. Times r changing, fr better r ................
56. You need to rI and leave fr 8am to avoid traffic.
57. When it comes to taking fiil risks, Bill is bitten, ..........
58. lf u walk to wrk fr is u will also save m, and so kill two ids with

fu
59. l don't know why t l've got the today .
60. Y'll get in lots of tr if u'r caught cooking the ............. !

r-
 uNl 4
-: -. breath breath of fresh air kick the bucket
funny business beat urd the bush
"^'
]]"* bounds from the bottom ofyour heart t of bounds
:- bottom * give me break break

ryl'

,: - You catch - Something which knOwS

r th when :._::;..::.,, :i,,],] i::]..-:_,::,,l;:,,

,-:_ :-=athing fr moment, because of f,

], ", bounds seems to limitless.
Jl*.::;-:-: pain. e.g. Their se/frshness seerns to kw bounds!
_ -. ::-;"1 hr breoth i i wh she shut

", ,' -:=" - :r door.

::a.:;r'':. - You feel
::,-]i].;'. :,:-'i+ i-,.:::-i-:i-a-: :::':','':.li.:..i1
something frm the bottom of r ht if you
, ,,,,, :.., - You describe someone r
,., feel it very deeply and sir|.
:| -.:- -; as rth of fsh ir if you feel that e.g. I respect him frm the bottom of m heort.
]- -i^: fsh and positive influence on
;,, ] ]]: i grl.
. : - - , s l personolity is breoth of fresh oir :]:i-]i,;:;:l.::::._.: - place is out of bounds when
:"-:,:i:=-

:, i.F onc people r things r not allowed to 8 there.

e.g. Her teorn wos upset rvith her for kicking the boll
out of bounds.
._ :]::: ::, - Someone kicks the bucket
*=- :- die.
- ; ],:- : glve up; 'r too ug to kick the bucket! :.i:in], ::.= :_]':a i.;....::::,::-": ::.,i - You get to the bottom of
mystery fr example, when you find out its cause.
e.g. l'll tolk to the mmr of stoff rd d
- s r m goes rk get to the bottom ofthis.
-
=- :^ lose all thir money and cannot contin-
_: :: ,",rk r trade rl.
: :- ',^11 people r going broke d /osing their .:::;-;]:;
,:,i],=:: ]]::: ,:i.:],:]:,=i]. - You say to someone "Give me
,
; _ _-:S :nese doys. rk!" if you want them to stop annoying you.
e.g. Y soy l'm too s/ow? Giye m breok! l'd like
to see you do it foster!
,.,i,:::::::,i
- Fu business consists of
,,"
:.j r
dishonest hir.
:: j't trst them at oll; l think thr some - business breaks v when it
i.]:i'::].:.:l::-_ ,l:,_-,,,:!i'i
,_ - -,
:uslness going on. makes as much m as it spends, but does not
make fit.
e.g. Breoking is good, t it's t good enough!
:,::::,:j::,j;,ij:]_,;:-d :;*'t*, *:=i-= - You tell Someone We need to moke profit too.
-:: : beat t/rd the bush when you want
, -
= - t speak openly and direcly without hiding
-
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- "''
. ; Speok your mid; don't beot rud the bush/
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,i, sudden noise made h ............... but it was

l the wind

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5. Honestly, l was so ill that l thought l was going to

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.... because th was less than l expected.


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ls iig his food.

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:_: you see, in d to ....................... , r sales must

-:,ease as production costs is.
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Don't ....... ; what exactly r l don't think it's wise m to get involved
tryin8 to say? l
. kick the bucket . rth of fresh ir
. beat d the bush . kig even
. rk . the bottom fur hrt
d. get to the bottom of it d. funny business

l4 "Haven't you finished yet?" "Oh, just

, willyou? l'll do it in my own time. 20. lf you rll need an swr, lnspector Smith
. catch r th will ...........
. give m eak . know bounds
. kick the bucket . beat rd the bush
d. go r . give k
d. get to the bottom of it

l5. We would like to thank ...........

. like eath of fresh ir 2l. Let's take moment to .............
, out of bounds fr we climb high.
. frm the bottom of r hrt . give me rk
d. f beating rd the bush . catch r th
. kick the bucket
d. beat rud the bush
l6. The playing fields ........ to pupils
dig the lh rk. 22. The new rfssr brought much needed
. out of bounds . to the history department.
. r funny business . th of fsh ir
. r eath of fresh ir . funny business
d. know no bounds . frm the bottom of his ht
d. out of bounds

I7. Although we ................ at the end of the 23. looks like he is about to ............ ; his face
we were to go paying wages. has l whatsoever!
. went rk . kick the bucket
. kicked the bucket . k
. caught r eath . give me k
d. rk d. know no bounds

24. lf you file fr krt.

l8. The effects of the fi seem to ................ . k
. rk . go broke
. go k . know bounds
. know no bounds d. kick the bucket
d. kick the bucket
 'it',',4
that do not match with Eefinition
., :- *{iiti*:s,ith the **rre*t ldi*ms" hr r tr ldioms

:: ]::] rthig f moment because of fr,

d - r pain. . out of ds
-:*ent
. kick the bucket
: -:-^ who rigs positive influence,
. the benefit of the du

fr
d, the book
all m is lost. , catch r th
f" give me k

th
and dishonest hi.
"t g" know ds
- i speak ur mind openly ll, i

}. rk the boat

:m limitless. i. get to the bottom of

ht
!. from the bottom of ur
_ : -=thig felt deeply and sincerely
l<. rk
wh you cannot go.
l" th of fresh ir

: s mStr. m. beat rud the bush

. go rk
: -< to left l and not thrd about something,
. funny business
'-
r exactly what was SPent.

:ill i the gaps with the rt ldiom,

_ : """""""""
su what u,r asking me! Don,t :
,1. ve listening to you f 5 minutes, but l,m Still not at all
-aiyoumeanl l'mwaitingfoyoutohittheball intomycourt,sotospeak,butitseemstomethatyou'vehittheball
yu' obviously wrid about something and we need to
instead! l don't know how to sd!
. l hope thr,s . ..... going on and u' trying to Say, now, that you can't

: - , :r] jewellery we commissioned you to make f r shop,"

asking, You see,
,: thig like that! l'm sry l'm being l. lt's just that l need r help, and l feel bit umfrtl
l didn't make profit at all, Now, lf l buy
--:.-estimated the costs fr the last job l did, and l only just: _,"""""""
"
l..:.................. lwon'thaveanymoneyforfood! So,yousee,
l'm
-=-.aterialstomakethejewelleryyou'veoderedlwill
I can buy mtrils, ls this ssi?"
- :- : - stuck. l wanted to ask if you could give me half of my aS advance so that

f shop, and if we can make it

;res.That's rm at all. Yur designs have been
fr you to get mr to us, we'll happy to!"

_t rlif! Yu understanding;:ii,, ;...,.......... and lm gateful

:lothin8,eally!We'vebeenveryhappywithyouwokinthepast.''

mit that you had

- - myl lt made me when l Saw sitting th like that, So still! l thought fr

Surely l'm not looking so old and unwell! l was just having

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j:], I don't Want to find

out that thr WaS funny............... going !
_'.l: kicked the ball out of ................
:, , lf l sell this house f less, l will not
v rk .................
:":l she has tr speaking h mind and always seems to beat
ud the
.:,,_; The new student was like rth of ..........,........... in the lssm.
.,:. lf you don't stat taking r of
uslf u'r going to l<ick the ............ f u'r frt!

55. l'm not sr, but l wi|l Set to the .... soon.
56. lf you don't give m .................... about what l eat, l will stop visiting
you.
57. His knowledge seems to know
58. If you rw m using credit rd, you could easily go
59. No, it's tru! l mean it frm the bottom of m ...........
60. people always catch thir when they first see this view.
 UNIT 5
l LrILrrb
mind r w business go like hot cakes
and eat it lay r cards the table v* }* *r*s
*.;]:
]@, .- aus catch someone red-handed when the cat's away the
*t''|)*
mice will play
ch eese let the cat t of the bag what's the catch

es - You h butterflies if you have d **sq Bri*fu f*** - lf some-

; inl ur stomach.
/9UI SL{JIIlaCtl. _ playscat and ms with rs less pow-
:" Llttrflls be|ore public speoklng. fl than themselves, th tease them rt-
edly making them frid and then leKing them
rl. e.g. l think of them is ploying c7t d
, ,- - _ ,, - a,:j*. j:*=.n - You mind ur own mouse with the other; they keep tolking obout get-
ting morried, th rkig u, over d over ogoin!
:,* , : _ - don't attention to, inter-
" ::-:- l's affairs.
*; , -- : ,- vote i the lost election?" ** *F *e*t * ** fu*g - You let the cat out
, ,:"
: buslness. " of the bag if you accidentally give away ifm-
tion which is supposed to rmi st.
e.g. 9 coreful t to /et the cot out of the bog: l
., - Something that is going like wt this rty we're lig to surPrlse.
:]- :: s s lr that it is selling quickly

ca**fu t*} ***h*gdd - You catch some-

one d-hdd wh you find them in the act of
doing somethin8 forbidden.
e.g. mm wos toklng d without permission, d
his mother cought him red-honded.

w"fu*** h* **'* w tfu* rri** play - lf

someone says "wh the cat's away, the mice will
" ,|* , : ,J con't hove your coke d
eot it/ play", they m that when the rs who is
mll in authority is absent, people will take
advantage of the situation.
, :rds ** ** **fu8* - You lay r ds
9.8. When the t owoy the mi will ploy; si the
,

=: when you make r intentions
-:],l than trying to keep them secret.
- " |aLJ need to loy your cords the toble
- exoctly whot you're tig of m.
:-] {."* - lf you h all the ds you
?:,r'antage which puts u in trl of
e.g. / think m londlord doesn't h oll
; /'m t going to mv, whether h fixes
" t, d he knows lt.
boss is oflsick, /t go to the pub for the ftr!
fo*'s ** *at*fu - People ask "what's the
catch?" if they think th must lm with
something that seems too good, r is too easy to
oain.
e.g. /h1 Michoeldoes the dishes without being
osked l alwoys wonder wht the catch,

] -1=.:.:::]i* - Two things r people that

.]]]-::].
:"i - : :-alk and cheese r completely different.
, ,.:,.,,ls ore like cholk ond cheese; r
, :. :-: obseryont, d the other loud d octive! :]|

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Fiil in the gaps i the sentences below with the t ldiom frm unit 5,

*/t
-'- i

ittvp

W;--\ry

These new strwrry popsicles r popular; in fact,

th'r

|'d greatful if you'd just ..............

and stop trying to confuse me!
 - _
- : ]:: 'ound tut she was when hr little

,fl

h ta

to throw as soon as l leave!

,-
: , ,t to you completely fr of hg."
:=: ,? So
 . Choose the rrt sw , , r D.

l3. They know l ................... in this situation, l9. This flight is half the i of the others, but
l wdr: '.................'?
l
so l doubt that they will make demands.
. who let the cat out of the bag
l
. have butterflies
. when the cat's away will the mice play
I

. h all the cards

. what's the catch
I

. let the cat out ofthe bag

d. do I have all the cards
I

d. mind m own business l

-]
]

l4. Since the night tls sttd in rul rs,

srl cattle thieves have .......... 20. You can't expect u hildr to behave if
. 8 like hot cakes you leave them unsupervised;
. laid their rds on the table . will caught red-handed ]

. had their cake and eaten it . mind r w business

d. been caught d-hdd . lay cards on the table
d, when the cat's away the mice will play

15. The two cities ..... ; l can't believe 2l . You'd ttr u that jacket if you want it;
they r only 50 miles t and so different! ! They will r sell out soon.
. have all the rds . u have all the cards
. r like chalk and cheese . it's like chalk and cheese
. going like hot cakes . th'r going like hot cakes
d. playing cat and ms with me d. what's the catch

22. I'm going to ............ We've offered

l6. l didn]t know thir engagement w. srt the job to someone else, but if he doesn't
and I'm afraid l ................ accePt it Frid, we will ffr it to .
. laid my cards the t . lay my cards on the t
. let the cat out of the bag . have m cake and eat it
. played cat and mouse with them . play cat and ms with you
d. minded my own business d. mind my own business

23. Don't ...... ! Either come with me

l7. No thinks, l don't want coffee before my to Paris r not, but don't keep saying maybe
rfm; l lrd .. and that yes, and then maybe !
will just make it worse! . like chalk and cheese
. have all the rds . catch me d-hdd
. laid my cards the t . play cat and mouse with me
. have butterflies d. let the cat out of the bag
d. have my cake and eat it
24. Some itrs actually do make money, so
may to -............
l8. lf she tells me l' isig my hildr wrgl . lay rds the t
mr time, l willtell hr ............. . let the cat out of the bag
. to mind hr own business . have all the cards
. when the cat's away the mice will play d. have cake and eat it
. to play cat and mouse with me
d. to have hr cake and eat it

32

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 fiitis with the rt ldiom. hr r 3 tr ldioms that do not match with any Definition

.]t ; --vous feeling in stomach.

-:-: r own affairs d not those of ths.

. out of bounds
:.. 'Y'.

. have all the ds

:hings which r usually not both ssi. . go like hot cakes

, intentions known th than keep them st. d. mid r own business
-

. lay ur cards the t

advantage which puts you in tI of situation At.
f" catch someone red-handed
.
raking sm fid then letting them rl. g. what's the th
?
: ::-: h. id in the hd
give away secret ifmti. "
?! i, get to the bottom of
- ::-. doing something fidd.
* j. play cat and mouse with someone
i - :: - in authoity is absent and people k. like chalk and cheese
33.
: ],?-,-8 of this.
-:

4. l. have butterflies
:hings people completely difft. JJ" m. let the cat out of the bag
6. n" h r cake and eat it
something seems too good too easy.
. when the cat's away the
mice will play
)d
ir gaps with the rt ldiom.

lE r l r (37)...... No r believes that w'r related. l was obedient child and he

:::: r8 :, :................ doing something he wasn't supposed to, loves to the tr of attention
:: : an tr day. Dad always likes to rmid him that he can't ... _.............. ....... , so if he
:= : s-ccessful t h will have to workvery hd and stop sleeping late in the mrigs! l, the thr hand,
. ... if l have to stand up and give presentation to my colleagues. Acting, f me, would ightm! l

m : :=:-et though, and if you tell him anything he will inevitably ,,:: : ;.................... ., and everyone will
)
_-. : ^ week. lfrt and l'm su lwould nevergossipaboutothepeop|e.

- _ -- ^i r. Jamison. Do you know why l've called you into my office?"

, : l, - l don't. Last week
u 8v me wrig fr being late with the advetisement's design fr the new clothing
- :::' linished and we
uishd it, you isd m and said the new line was because
' -' \row, frm the tone of
u e-mail, l think you unhappy. l hope you will just
.... w, and not tiu to

r, l have very serious mttr to rig up with you, but don't worry l think you will find it to good
decided to rmt you to head designe fr dtmt fur."

l is supprise! So, (4t

5t , see, you (47' ......... i this mttr. We r depending on . w you will h to

fis d this is not easy. lt will w esponsibility fr you. Rmmr that at SuPervising position
! So, you need to mg ur staff rfull."
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{58)

(49)

(54) (6)

(50}

{5} i56}

{5 } {59}

{2}

(57)

(3]

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t. l'm su you will get r way because you have all the """""
;" l'm so rus about meeting the rim Minister that l have

* l. l can't believe it! What's the .................

" One day we will catch you .................... and th you'll get what you dsr.
1i}, Watch what you Say So that you don't let the cat ...........,."""", !

**wl
l,i. Yu'r too nosey. Why don't you mind own ........."""" ?

j,-.:; Don't play .............. with ur little rth; you'll upset him!
i,.i..They very unlikely fids; like chalk and ............"""" !

:.:. You r not being listi. You can't have r cal<e and
.nii_ lf you'd just lay r rds on the , l might to help you.
:i1-, They r the newest thing and th' going like
,i:::.:, l don,t lil<e to leave my hild with sitter because when the cat's away the
Il1ustrated,
Match the fist half of the sentence with the second half containing the rrt ldiom.

l was getting tired of listening to Katy complain

when the h rg and l was
l. . below the belt.
l thought skiing was easy, but rhs it was iust
. at his beck and call.
tactics used in political campaigns r thr
. . got the s.
l have no time for myself because I'm always
4. d. when the cat's away
He's living thr rt-fr so he shouldn't complain; the mice will play.

Don't make me guess what u'r thinking; . ggs 't choosers!

d"

Okay, l'll wash the dishes if you will just f" what's the catch?
v.
lf you want to k up, please tell m ! Don't g. saved the bell.

This sounds too good to tr; h. ird in the hand, mmr|

{

He's very talented and his abilities seem to i- got to the boffom of this myste,

You can't m the kids fr having t; after all j. kill two ids with stone.
ll.
l won't feel mft until we've l<. gir's luck.

: , Yur rs has rll improved the mood hr; it's l. kick the bucket!

i = lf you don't stop smoking and get some execise you'll m. vanished into thin i.
1
!_. Don't quit r job till you've found th; " rth of frsh ir!

i*. ftr hr accident, she doesn't like to drive; she's l5. t- lay ur cards on the table.

i , lf you start ruig in the mig you'll lose weight " caught you in the act this time!
and m lt; this way you will
17. q. know no bounds.
: ]. l don't know why l'm feeling so sad; I guess that
|'ve just r. bitten, twice shy.

:. l can't find m r keys! They seem to have l9. . get off m back!

::-it" Now l see what you r doing! Sending e-mails,

not wkig! l've ] i"}*]::.-::::,:::_:: _
 Revision 1: U jts''"1,-
- J (rt r lt) in the to the left fr each sentence using ldiom.

_ rri, su to
, :,],,,.:,. :]l :;,, :i.
2l.
s- an awful mood; she must h ],.,,,,_,.,-,, ..._.:. l_:.,..

,* l-e Vrth flu and.,:i'.,; -,,,.; i:::.:,:,;-,again right away!

:_ -: -ol su how to make meat |oaf, you'd tt,,:,,:,,.-,i. ;::* :.:,:,,;_::.::. and find out.
24.
::: -as tud m into ? :-:.::l,i1, :-:;:,,::; he wakes me to let him out ry mrig
- -- .- l watch the sun rise. 25.
lrS l
: -" : -: l moved, thr r some.,., .,"-: i::j.1,:.:ijii: that ljust can't find. 26.

j: -: ,1 COmedy rll is ::,;;i,,-:,; l,':l,;:i::;::,:].! 27.

-: s:-,] is so great that it seems to _ l i _

m-
] :- : , :::::,._i :-l:t :'.::,,,1-:; if u'r unhappy just say so!
S ,
.- :-:.:hon has just begun and Tim is ruig so fast l'm fid he will ;::-.:' i];i j,::.i.

-': ,,,:e-fall was so beautiful that l :.:;;::::l:.:,..,; ],-,,:,+:_:.,. I.

--- - .:- ]LrsT , :l i,,i.li..? l'm doing the best l .
;.:. ^. it,',..,:'l: 1i:," :_riji:.,,l:j] :.:i :l:l, i:1,1::: :.
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-: :":: : USe my ideawithoutgiving me cedit, but l;_:i:;li:l ij;i:-] |,-ljl.,: ::;;::;.j1.1j.
34.
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= |,;:,1.:1,:l;1::
35.
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36.
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 Rev i Test 1: Units 1-I

ilt in the gaps i the text with the rrt frm of the ldioms fm the
below.
.

to no avail on the ball cost rm and leg have butterflies

act ur age better late than never no bed of roses blessing in disguise

stab someone i the back have ur cake and eat it rock the boat and up your sleeve Fil

i the blink of for better or worse get your act together

the ball's in your court
i ur bonnet the book like chalk and cheese give someone the benefit
of the doubt

gils |ust didn't do that wh she was growing up. that's

Jenny's mthr didn't go to college;
why hr mthr always had {4 }............... about Jenny getting good education. She did
very little t?}........... wh it came to raising hr daughter, and instead of taking dance classes
asked to take
like the thr girls, J took astronomy and chemistry classes at the museum. J
d classes once, like the thr girls did, but {4}.... r rts said "well you if
you want, but then you'll have to Stop r Strm classes; unfotunately you
can't

{44}........... because we can't ffd to send you to both! ClasSeS r exPensive,

they {;5,.. ! But the i*}........... .. ; it's entirely ur choice!" d so,

{r........... .. , J g the idea of dance classes quickly, {4i""""",

actually, because she rll lil<ed strm.

fr example,
lthink sometimes Jenny would have frd to {4}........... and watch cartoons,
so different
instead of reading classic litrtur sunday mrig, and sometimes she seemed
frm hr rs that you could say they wr {*_""""", """ , wr, she was
grl child and didn't {s }........... mh. But she wasn't timid, so if she was actually
unhappy, i.E}........... she | would have rlld.

You could say that hr unusual upbinging was {... because when she got ldr

she was a|ways {s}................... in school, and did well academically.

All the knowledge she had
acquired as child gave h {}........... .... . wr, hr time in school was
s Some students wr jealous of hr good gds and constantly tried
to
{,s*...........
{?...........

classes, At first
of urs, she went to university. And when she was thr, she signed up fr dance
she found them difficult and, in fact, she was so neryous that she {*...........
fr the first few

classes. But she was detemined to "", and lr how to dance; ft al|,
{.}...........
{*i................................. !

tt|g
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l

Lr chips hard cheese out cold

s of your own against the clock under cloud
7doud has silver lining m in from the cold off colour
do.r to something two's m three's crowd with flying colours

: r *hip*< - cash in ur chips is to die.

r.,l
, ,ou'd better moke your will; after oll, you
,", ,h you willcosh in your chiPs!
- Someone who is out cold is unconscious.
**, *,***
e.g. Yu must hoye reolly tired becouse os soon
os you sot down u were os/eep; it wos like you wr
out cold!

-n ase - lf sm says "hrd cheese", it

: ,", of saying that
you will just hv to **-{* i* := th* **i* - When someone comes
i s :Jation, whether you like it r not. i fm the cold, they r-tr 8rU r rii
,=
- rd? Hord cheese/ Yu hoye to g to activity after rid of time when they were not
- ,: - con't /ose wht sitting the sofo/ permitted to do so.
e.g, llgtis of misconduct were dropped d the
m bock i frm the cold.
,:::: :=] iia":i-g - lf you say that
=ii:.,*:"
: : -: -,]as silver lining, m that thr
, . : siti side to everythin8, hwr *ff *,i**r - lf you r off colour, you r not
- :. Seem. feeling very well, but you r not rll ill either.
: ,.) lost your job,ct /ecst you'll hove e.g. r u sure y'r fee/ing olright? Yu /ook
*. '., the kjds, Every cloud hos silver lining. rother off colour.

:ss of y*Llr *,* - lf you consider that
-: r something is in class of thir own,
-. :,,]at they much better than other
, .,= of activity. e,g. ShokesPeore rs in
' , s w; of the other ploywrights'works
:: : hoye /osted so we//
** ****g* t* **rfuirg - Something that adds
colour to something else brings some rg, itr-
est r variety to that thing.
e.g. /l the different ethnicities of the people here odd
lot of colour to the neighbourhood.

tr*'* *{*_*,: **'* **..* - If someone

,
- When you do something
.:.,.-,,_:.i.. says "two's m, th's crowd", they m
:-: ock, you doing it as fast as you can that, in their opinion, two people r mr likely
:: -: rg
",] how long it tal<es you. to happy together than gru of thr.
: - . :r how fost Thereso swom; l'm comPet- e.g. rthr wonts to go vrwhr with us but
-:: :. clock, t ogoinst m teom motes/ he's o/d enough to understo d thot sornetimes two's
m ond three's crowd!

.,,.::i - lf you r dr cloud, r

: : 'r something which you have done r- ;it.* } yi;tg ****"s - When you do something with
.-: uvhich has caused strg disl. flying lurs, you do it easily and with grt SucceSS.
_ - : ..w the exoct circumstonces of hr rs- e.g. Mory odapted to university life with flying colours.
-- -: sne left udr bit of cloud.
 &. ilt i the gaps in the sentences below with the rt ldiom frm unit 6.

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. The old man ............. last week. The funeral's

Frid.

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lf he'd stayed in univesity, h wouldn't have sttd his busines

at suh luc time; see, ......... !

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Lur is doing ds ten kilometre u preceded

lg assault urs, all ................

|=,
l't-
 - : : :",laI he had when his
.-
as
. -- t healed and he could play the team again.

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:
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- : e^thusiastic lecturing style ....................... to subject

UsIneSS -:: -]any people rgd as dull.

s* H**L
i

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',-,:
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S-le passed hr exams

 . Choose the rrt swr , , r D.

l3. She's and we can't revive h; l9. ry not to wrry because

we'd ffr call ml! and it may stiIl tr out fr the best.
. dr cloud . you'll come in fm the cold
. hrd cheese . 'r hrd cheese
. out cold . two's m d th's rwd
d. off lr d. every cloud has silve lining

l 4. You should try ............................ r 20. is becoming good t; he played

speech to keep the audience's affention. that challenging rl
. against the clock . dr cloud
. to cash in chips in . with flying colours
. to add l to . i class of his own
d. with flying colours d. against the clock

l5. "You don't look too well - do you feel ?" 2l . As mathematician, Jane is ..............
"No, l feel th ...... today." she's the l one consistently thinking outside
. in class of my w the .
. d cloud . i class of hr own
. off l . with flying ls
d. out cold . coming in frm the cold
d. off lr
16. We always working ..... in dr
to get the newspaper to the ritr time.
. d ld 22. How l make hr understand that
. in class of own ....... without hurting hr feelings?
. with flying ls . ld has sil lining
d. against the clock . she's in class of hr own
. she's coming in frm the cold
d. two's company thr's rwd
l7. ftr being estranged frm the family f
srl rs, Bill finally ................... and
rtrd one christmas. 2. lf 'r trying to tell me don't have time,
. came in frm the cold well, ........ ! Every one of us is busy!
. cashed in his chips . cash in chips
. was out cold . hrd cheese
d. went against the clock . come in fm the cold
d. two's m thr's crowd

l8. l've ......... i the shop all

week ft the mgr found out that l'd 24. "You've been going home lot lately."
rhrgd customer. "Yes, l want to spend time with my
. against the clock He's 90 now, and you vr know when he
. d cloud wil| ....... ."
, off lr ,'
. cash in his chips
d. in class of my w , come in frm the cold
. go against the clocl<

ry|

. in class of his own
 Unit 5
Definitions with the t h r 3 tr ldioms that do not match with Definition.

someone to .just accept the situation. . off lu

it that th is good side to every situation. 5, . add lu to something

. hard cheese
t at something than all the ths.
d. ggs can't hsrs
: -::- 8 as fast as ssi and . . the ball's in ut
:-. : -ne it takes.
f. come i fm the cold
:-: *] fr something you have done that JU" g. with flig lrs
;1- lg disappoval.
h. two's m, th's
- :: -s:ious. ? crowd

.l i. alive d kicking
.- activity r g again ft not
: mittd to fr some time. -1 j. every cloud has silver |ining

k. cash in ur chips
.to l. in class of ur own
.^8,/, itst r rit to something. m. out co|d
. d cloud
:^ / people will have tt time
l wi|l. . against the clock

-.eching easily and successfully.

gaPS with the rt ldiom.

:: - : -1]^ eventful day. l was taining f the marathon next week, and l was pushing myself fil hrd because l was
: , , trying to imv my time. w l'd been feeling little {Ji-}... since l woke
- s-ddenly l was :'*]............... ! fid, who l was ruig with, said l just fell
without any wrig at
: ,',as So sudden and drmti that he was wid l'd actually 1."j*j ..... . . and called f mu-
", - 'l again the time it rrivd; iust little mrssd. l went to the hospital anyway and got checked
,, :*Id't find anything Wrg, and just told m to eat plenty of hdts d dik wtr.

;ry confident now, but my fid tel|s me not to wry that l'm i+ i:.............. .. and even if l
still win ,.=:,: . . ..... .
*. best time l will
I think he is 2g8rti8 bit, but l will
iust
-ebL,

while l was at the hospital, they checked my vision and told me that l need glasses! l guess l could see much
, d l didn't v sUSPect it! lt might Stop me frm getting headaches. That would nice. l guess

t. =sT gtd h new husband r going to the ry lslands in June. l would love to go along - l've hrdl seen them
mid - so l keep asking them to let me {44)......... ....
- ?* =,/
'-'r' iT UP, they told me "{45}......... .
..... and join them! The fist time
.. ." When l tid to explain to them that they w
l

d l would (46)...................... to thir holiday because l'm always meeting people and mal<ing new friends, d
]*rrg *otr surl get d spending two weeks just with each th they told me "(4$......
- . ! You NOT

lT;
didn,t speak to me so ver' rude!
ff;r:::::::: ::1 :;l"ffiI;T:;:Ti,fJ:I"F.""T:::l"IF,
-:
*eilow it doesn't sis me at all. l think you'd tt let them l!"
 - the rssWd Puzzle, finding the rrt lDlOM frm Unit 6.

rfiml

;;f:111 il

]].:. |t was nice that you finally decided to come in ............... ! We've missed you at r meetings.
. Alison adds ............... t she goes to.
'. : Something good will come of this; every cloud has .............
'" , "l want to 8 home." "rd ........ ! We all staying until it's finished."
: ', You will pass with flying .......... ; l know it!
,' Do you know what to do f someone who is out .............. ?

], What an amazing fm! Y' rll in class of

Tr

l"]:i]".
'. They'll forgive you eventually; you won't d ................ fr.
, ]'. ljoin you, "tw is m,.......,.. "?
' l suggest you should try wkig against the ............ to see how much you can r h.
',.' |'m not feelin8 my best; bit off , actually .

' Have you hrd? ighr cashed i h................. last night.

.-.:]
 lDloM
l contempt all things considered too m cooks spoil the broth
cookie keep your cool cooI as mr
*r the tr just (a)round the corner count me in
dr ootato crocodile tears give somaone the r

:-],::: :
- lf you hold sm r 1_;:;,1 1.,.,,.,.,;:-::.,:,,.- - Something that is sold
:.::-:,]:=:.i:.:-

-::- ]g i contempt, you h respect at all udr the tr is sold secretly and illegally.
e.g. Slnce the gvrmt increosed toxes, mr
-= -olds ollviolence i the utmost contempt. PeoPle ore going udr the utr d buying
olcohol illegolly.

:,,;.;1,,;.:,;';l,-i - You say that something is

:.. all things consideed, when you r giv- :]]:]:- , _:...:"1:,.:,:'.,l - event which is just
,:]:':..,, :..-.:'::':::1i,

5.rl opinion ft thinking about the rud (r rud) the rr is going to happen
: S:Uation. very Soon. e.g. Spring is just rud the rr.
:.,ngs considered, lthinkyou could do worse
": -: thls house.
- |f you Say to Person r group of
:::]:_r:_;,i:',,:..: :,,':
people "count me in", you m that you want to
j],
'- - When so ,.,, .. involved in something they r planning.
:' ..]., :],:.::.::: , -
:.

:ecple r trying to help with job that e.g. Yu ut m i; /' /ooked over your busi-
:- l getting in each other's way you can ness / d it seems so/id.
:: ?r cooks spoil the rth".
',: th love gordening, but we d't work i
_-"::n together; too m cooks spoi/ the broth. - lf you call someone couch pota-
:..:].:,.::]--i-:] ,:.]]1j:-:i;..:]]

;.: tlrns, insteod. to, you mean that they r r lazy and r do
anything physically active.
e.g. Get up d go outside to ploy!No child of mi
,, - lf you call someone, usually is glg to couch pototo!
' -1- tough cookie, you m that she is
--
,
: -:eoendent, and unlikely to wry about
t ,. -gs of others. :.,:: l_.l::,:..:::]:::-:.: :,':.]]i]:,,'1] - When Sm iS pretendin8 to

: -,,- -Y t /ook /jke it, t she's tough ry r claiming to feel sad because that is what
, : i to Push
,-,
her rud at your w risk. people expect, in rdr to obtain something fr
themselves, you say they r crying dil trs.
e.g. Those ore crocodile teors for sure; Michelle r
,,,,,,: - Sm who is keeping their met this ul who hosjust died.
-riig calm in difficult situation.
, .:ept his cool d worked ot the lock until he
: t rk through. -,:,1,-,,11. :.,.;-;,.;.11,,,:ia.a ,,i,:_.., :]..:.-.:-::.::]:1=:,]:, - lf someone r
Something gives you the rs, you have Str8
negative feelings about it, because it seems strg
, .:::: ]]:1., - Someone who is as cool as and possibly dangerous.
._:- - is very calm and collected. e.g. This ploce reolly gives m the creeps, l 't
_::. ct Miles/ r is ruig rud i stond the smell d the dorkness in here.
"- :,: he slts there, cool os umr!
,,l : - contemPt all things considered too m cooks spoil the broth
!< ur cool cool as mr
.".* ::, the counter just ()rd the rr t me in
,,_::] crocdi!e tea!" give sm the r

- |f you hold someone r

::.]:.,i,:.j,:. ::,..;jj,:-:, : - Something that is sold
],,:j:- ;j-.j:._j:-i:]i;.
i: -::- rg in contempt, have rst at all dr the utr is sold stl and illegally.
l ,-:-. e.g. Since the grmt increosed toxes, mr
PeoPle ore going udr the utr d buying
olcohol illegolly.

- !9 say that something is

,.,,. .:::,, : .,
: _:ii all things considered, when you r giv- :l.:,,: :,,:..:':',,:,.l:' :_i',,,_,, ]..i]::i":": ::::],- vt which is just
:rrl opinion after thinking about the rd (r rud) the r is going to h
=s tuation. ry Soon. e.g. Spring is just rd the rr.
:lings considered, l think you could do worse
,:-: thls house,
:._:a,ii::.': i'
- lf you Say to rS r group of
a:,,:,,:, ::':
people "count me in", m that you want to
- When so
.-l.-....,:, ::.:,::.:::l: ':'i"l,i:, ,.:,:_';,.=:]':
involved in something they r planning.
, :eople r ti8 to help with ! that e.g. Y ut m i; l' looked over your busi-
.- all gettin8 in each thr's way, you can ness P/on d it seems so/id.
: m cooks spoil the rth".
,',: both love grdig, but we d't work i
:,a together; too m cooks spoi/ the broth. - lf you call someone couch pota-
::]-:];":;:.::-: ::],]-::.:.,:a}

--( turs, insteod. to, you m that they very lazy and do
anything physically active.
e.g. Get up d go outside to ploy!No child of mi
- lf you calI someone, usually
. -::::i.:l:: is going to h pototo!
*.::,,].
: tough cookie, you m that she is
,-: rdependent, and unlikely to wrry about
: ': ings of others. ::-:.::,::= - When Someone is pretending tO
,]].:,=.,a.j._:j.,:::i.]

:, m not /ook /ike it, but she's tough r claiming to feel sad because that is what
.. try t Push her rud ot yur own risk. people expect, r in dr to obtain something fr
themselves, you say they r crying dil tears.
e.g. Those r crocodile teors for sure; Michelle r
:,,,]]] - Someone who is keeping their met this I who hcs just died,
: s miig calm in difficult situation.
; - kept his l d worked ot the lock until he
- ',,ally rk through. .:,:iT= -.=.'i];,:,,,:.i:, j]:. ]].]':i :].1'',]]ii1]:.]. - lf someone r
Something gives you the s, you have Strg
neSative feelings about it, because it seems St8
, - Someone who is as cool as
,,_,, ,,.:,',,....,,,' and ssi dgus.
:-:*mr is very lm and collected. e.g. This ploce reolly gives m the creeps. I 't
, -k ot Mlles/ r is running rud i stond the sme// d the dorkness i here.
: d he sits there, l os umr!
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. Choose the rrt w , , D.

l3. lf you don't get it, you could l9. l dmi him because l think th is tl
accused of buying no that ..........
. all things sidd .. counts him in
. tough cookies . h gives the rs
. rdil ts . he keeps his cool
d. d the utr d. he holds in contempt

20. She's ... ; if you yell at hr, she ll.

l4. We both thought we knew best how to r ry!
decorate the office, and look at it w; ........ ! . tough cookie
. cool as um . h potato
. just rd the rr . cool as mr
. too many cooks spoil the th d. crocodile trs
d. all things,considered
2l . lt's important to .................... and not r
s at job inteview.
l5. lf those r ........... , they r rll . count me in
convincing! . keep r cool
. h potatoes . hold me in contempt
. rdil ts d. h potato
. tough cookies
d. all things considered
22. lf 'r going to that great lndian rstrt
....................... !
l6. His twenty first irthd is ................. now! . t me in
. held in contempt . give me the rs
. dr the utr . keep r cool
. just rd the r d. " just rd the r
d. counted in

23. Although ]'m sr she was gry you couldn't

17. I mst 5top being and get m tell; she rmid
ris because l feel awful. . h potato
. cool as m . tough cookie
. dr the tr . dr the tr
. h potato d. cool as mr
d. held in contempt

24. "l don't n"y: good feeling about this place;

l8. l'm exhausted, but ........... it has "
successful day. . it's tough cookie
. keep your cool " it gives me the rs
. just rd the rr . it keeps my cool
, count me i d. it's d the t
d. all things considered
 with Definition,
+ fiitis with the rt ldiom. h r extra ldioms that do not match

. : -: -espect fr someone r something,

. keep r cool
. tough cookie
,
: : =:"l ii ft thinking situation r,
" hold in contempt
: - :: * people r helping with something that
;:, - each th's way. d. give someone the rs
. too m cooks spoil the
-: -:ependent wm. th

f. iust rd the rr
. -:. - calm i difficult situation. |,

g. couch potato
|,
,,

:n -] --l and collected.

h, off lur
,.
*=:- -t sold stl and illegally.
,.
i" all things considered ',

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i. d the tr
-::- -8 that will happen ry s. a I

l<. like chalk d cheese

l. count me in

:|.
m. cool as uumr
. under cloud
_ - - * r sadness that is not genuine.
. crocodile tears
: ::_se strg negative feelings.

the gaps with the rrt ldiom

.= what to make of Ju]ie. She is always perfectly polite, and:_:,,,"""""""""", ;l've vr seen her lose her tem_
good and she knows how to get the results she
: ' :: :..'............,..,...... that's for sure; she's ambitious, manager,
ur positions in the m are below hers,
.. l sometimes feel like she ] :,]::::............. the rest of us ......,,....................... because
because l r know what she's really thinking ", , l lust don't trust

having to do both our jobs

-. ; to her with probtem recently, because girl l'm working with wouldn't do anything and lWaS
appeared quite sympathetic, but it was only
.,cceeding, of course, and lwas afraid lwas going to get i trouble. She
,-,, ,, ,.............. and just get on with itl l'm
L
I guess, because she did nothing, She basically told m to
, but l can't do the work of two full time employees!
lt was blt ruthless her part. lt didn't affect her
- . : she 1ust didn't care.

f ound ridiculously cheap f light, but l have to act quickly or it will sell
out|"
,

_J Sure the flight,s not :l,l..... .............,. deal? ldon't trust SOme of these small package tour compantes,
_
.res the flights they sell don't even existl"

:lk u'r belng too extremel l've travelled with this m before;
they're legitimate. So, are you coming then?"

plans it's case of

l don't really like big family events. sometimes when everyone is making
...,,,....,.... and nobody has fun."

. , do Our W thing most of the time, don't worry,"

in that case you |'ll m,

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lDlo fm Unit 7.

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She is successful because she is such
tough
--l: Bill is always cool as ..................... I've r
; Seen him upset.
-:, :. When l cook with my mum
it's always case of ''too m cooks
.:i.::. You Stop crying
those rdil ........ now!
::].::. Racism is something
we should all hold in ......................
.i:,= All things .............. , l've had fantastic
r.

*+""i
i:1.. That oid house down the street gives
me the
_:i cousin is couch
._]':'.Lisa always k h .......... in
m8.
-:.:.
birthday is next week; just ud
the ............ !

:].,'j ffd to sell me igrtts

d the , ut l refused.
]_:i: l've made up m mind; lwant to
loin you. You .. .......,...... !

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" crush on someone have cross to bear not your cup of tea
cr from rtis f,*x" s*r* curiosi kiled th t
t it out cut someone dead call it day
dK daggers m*{ }ertls * day ir"t day *

. . :,:,:ii-; +ra *ly::{=l=: - Someone who has *r ;f; ,*J* - lf you te|l someone to "ctlt it out", you
_ : - ti s has fallen in love with
-,]
telling them angrily to stop doing something.
,:: _ in rthr childish and tmrl wy. e.g, Would cut it t? Thot tis noise is
, -: s tolking about her ollthe time, but he l reolly bothering m.
" " : :,lsh her; l don't think this will leod to
: - ::rtlng morried.
{1r: i*{;-t* gj*;* - lf someone cuts you dead,
they pretend not to see you, r they refuse to
. .,i::],] :i: i=:;;' - You have rSS to r greet , as way of showing dislike r gr
-
: -ave rm which you must accept. towads you.
, - :,ough it seems ridiculous to her w, os e.g. Did you see thot? cut m deod; looked m i
:: - |ir she consldered her nose to terrible the d wolked right without soying thig!
,:: : r.

- Y call it day when you decide

*"**t i: ; ***,
" _ :- :+ - If something is not ur cup
,:::Jaj: :=f
to stop wkig something.
. ,.1-1
t is not the type of thing which inteests you. e.g. Let's coll it doy. We fiish up whot's left
, '.. /'m ofroid Summers Porty is t tomorrow mrig.
: _ , ,f cup of teo.

**k dgg*= - You look dag8ers at someone if you

i-.
i *r - Something which is fr ry fm Iook at them in way that shows that hate
_-::-r thing is not at all similar to that thing. them, that you trml angry with them.
. :- -,le Public tronsportotion here is for ry frm whot e.g. She didn't soy thing but l could te// she wos
, : ,:r'e ot hm; l don't know how
People get ! furious becouse she wos looking dcggers ot him!

- ":ai::= i*:" **** - lt is curtains fr someone :;,**<q: g*+:t*{i*' **. -

You make someone's day
- ,mthig if the time of thir end r death has
: ifu do something which makes them r happy.
_:-, e,g. lf thot lowposses, l'm ofroid it curtoins e.g. rh ws tht they'd decided to corne hm at
. -, r orgonisotion. lost reolly md m doy.

csi:y ****** *fu* **,g - You tell someone that
osiry killed the cat to advise them not to ask
mr questions.
she wonted to know oll obout it, but l rmidd
ihot curiosity killed the cot.
**, i ** *;t - Something that happens day in
day out happens repeatedly and unchangingly.
e.g. l 't believe l'v sitting here i the some
office, doy i doy out, for rl 20 yeors.
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.Joe said jazzwas , but it looks like
he's dancing and having grt time in spite of that!

lt looks like it's ... Timothy; l don't think he'll

finishing the marathon now.
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whole two weeks that l was th holiday.
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l3. ry to explain why 'r gry; don't just ]9. l wish you would ! l don't need to
sit thr reminded every 5 minutes to do the dishes!
. looking dg8rs at me .. call it day
. day i day out . make my day
. cutting me dead . cut it out
d. making my day d. have rss to r

20. Although it ........... wh he brings

!4. lf you don't mind, l'm going to ................ me coffee, l'll survive if h doesn't.
because l have to home o'clock. . is not my of tea
. cut it t . looks daggers
. call it day . cuts him dead
. cut you dead d. makes my day
d. make r day

2l. Srry l didn't m to .. ; it's just

l5. This is ................ the shop l was expecting, that l can't see mr than mtr in frt of
fm what ] d on the advetisement. me without my glasses.
. fr ry frm . call it day
. tis for . look dggs
. day in day out . t you dead
d. curiosity killed the cat d. make r day

16. This film may t ....., but 22. When Stacy doesn't have flrid she has
don't spoil it for the thrs complaining! w r weekend!
. r cup of tea . rsh on someone
. cross to r . ss to r
. curtains for you . oftea
d. sh d. day in day out

l7. Rmmr that and don't ask 2. l'm srr l can't help you. You see, l have my
too m questions! own ......... and can't sr the money.
. h ss to r , oftea
. you've made my day . day i day out
. cuiosity killed the cat . curtains fr you
d. he has called it day d. cross to r

l8. lf they change r rtir of music 24" Most people would become quite sad if
mr, that's it! lt's .... ; |'m they stayed at home ... and
quitting the rhstr! went outdoors.
. going to make my day . making thir day
. cutting me dead . calling it day
. curiosity that killed the cat . day in day out
d. tis fr me d. curiosity killed the cat
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Definition.

- in childish, tmry way. . not my cup of tea i

z lm that you must accept. . against the clock
=
. look dgSs
: ^lthig is t the kind of thing that interests you.
d. make someone's day
:lthig is not at all similr to th thing. 6. . day i day out

m is about to end thi time doing something, die,

zT, f. just ud the r
:

g. have rsh sm
?q
h. || it day
Scmeone, gil, to Stop doing something. s-
i. f ry frm
el

-se to see grt sm as way of showing dis|ike, i. cut it out

k. cuiosity killed the cat
::: to put end to situation. _55.
l. count me in
J"
::< at someone in way that shows g hate. m. have ss to
5.
scmething that makes someone very happy. . t sm dead
.
. utis f someone
scmethin8 happens tdl without change

the gaps with the rrt ldiom,

- oht h : :]: pl .......... their marriage. l saw them at barbecue this weekend, and
they were
_::ple lrmmr from years past. Nicole was .::::=:..,.......
,

it was imPossible not to noticel

lLt

at all evening;
,-en tried to ask her something she:...i:.,,......... and walked right out of the rm. ldon't kw the details
j s '!\/rong, of course, but knows them really well d she says that staying at home just doesn't seem to Bob's
Nicole is tired of staying i herself 1+:]..................... lthink he's drinking
,,,,,.....,. He's aIways out at the pub and
.rd lheard that Nicole told him that if he didn't ::i:,'i:....,.. she was going to leave. Also, said that he m
- ght and accused Nicole of j+i:...,..........,...... their neighbourl How ridiculous! Apparently that was when she
_ :::]..'................,........,... and not even try to work things outl"
:_: s alcoholic, it seems like he has quite 1i:,.,. , and probably needs help and support,"

dr if l should ask Nicole if she's tried to get him help for his drinking
.,,
problem."

Somehow I don't think it would to know that we're all talking about herl And it's not
' ' 't do that. 1jj.=.,....,.. ........,,.....,..........

_, usiss; l"i,.j;.................... .... after all! l'd leave it for her close f riends and family to give hr advice,"
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49. Maria has ............... the drumm in that music band.
50. m has ss because he is severely dyslexic.
5l. lt's gettin,late; let's call it .............
52. lt was f.................... the tril islands in the tourist rhus.
53. " l ask you rsl question?" ", but mm curiosity ..............,........... !"

Down
54. lt would make my if you could m.
55. lt is usually hrs that ks leg.
56. Would you cut that noise? l'm tig to sleep!
57" l the deset it is hot, dry and sunny, day in ..........
58. l don't want to talk to him; l'm so 8r that if l see him l'l| r cut him
59. Look! He's looking at Nancy! l wdr what she's done to him.
60. l'm afraid action movies t my ................. at all,

Fr

 seen better days seize the day t dealwith someone

the days rrk * big deaE s{ s":trig

in the ocean drop dead bite the dust

dust sette *ac,s go * * " d u* *Etc thr

.. ,: :
:,], .:,:.: ]..._,..:.:]:: - You describe Something aS
,.:

.-: , ]]i:- ry good condition.

days is not i very dr in the ocean if it seems very small
,.: the furniture's i, but the corpet's seen mt in rlti to something else, r i rl-
:' _-
jrS, tion to what is needed.
e.g. We sumd overoge 8 posto meols r
hJod /ost r, drop i the mrd to the
, - lf someone tells you to seize the ltolions, who ote mossive 00 meols eoch,
-,-:, telling you to take every rtuit
.:-- d i new things now, thr
- ,," i i Until lt date. : , :.:. ,::
] .,: : to "dr dead" if
- You tell Someone
: - shou/d seize the doy d trovel while you you r r angry with them, r if you think that

- - 5'
what they have said is nonsense,
e.g. "Drop deod, you silly old fool"' soid wm-

,,;:,l_-.,:, :..-,:::i :]::]]:::1]:::. - You cut deal with

-.].] when you rh grmt make , - Someone r Something bites the
..,:: .,, : . -,., ,::,,,,,,

::-- n. e.g.lf you're considering buyingthem both, dust when they finish r give up, lg have
- -:;S we cut deol ond soye you some m. use, r die.
e.g. Anothe r cool mi bit the dust todoy.

- People say "those wr

l:
:j:.: :.,:'::]:: :_i.,'.,.'l:::
.=,:]: the dUSt tO - YOU allOW
; :a,ys!" when they r thinking about past
:,- l.:,, ., ..:::: .,,.,: ,],,::,,,,

* were pleasant in some way when settle wh you let someone lm down fr
=s which
_ -:d to the rst.
you t to do anything else about situation.
: |,mmr wh it of Guinness cost / 5. " e.g. If l were you t'd ollow the dust to sett/e before
- those wr the doys, eh?" going d osking them for m m bock.

- Someone's life is descibed as

.-,;,,,

, :.- s iife if they have to wrk hard in rdr

: :-,vive, and have r few pleasures.
| :'s dog's tife being tmrr worker, /ooking
: ; every w d th, usuolly thig u
: - ;et, o/most olwoys i different city.

l *g - you say u all s if you r listen-

., - lf Someone
,-:.::, ;,,,::.,,:i ,],1],: ]:=:,::',,:.-:i,]::':.,, ing r rfull.
-:{eS big deal of something, they ggrt its e.g. , so te/l m whot's bothering you. l'm oll eors.
';
- ouSneSS r imt.
. ; /' lucky, thot's oll. No need to moke
. . Ceol of it.

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6. lt's ..................... working as frm lrr; long days

in the hot sun with very litt|e rest.
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:'t think it will do good ight now.

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l. Though it may seem like . , each lo lt's no use asking him to l up. Everything
individual choice you make affect the l tell him ......................
!

irmt. . bites the dust

. dog's life . has seen tt days
. dr in the ocean . makes big deal out of something
. those wr the days d. goes i r and out the other
d. they've seen tt days

"l wish l was student again." When l was rd to tall< about what happened
"Yeah, ...... ." thankfully he .............
. those w the days " allowed the dust to settle
. l've seen tt days , was all rs
. seize the day {. cut deal with me
d. it's dog's life cl. dropped dead

l5, careful; if you .. hr now she

will just expect ttr ri next time. 2l . What insane accusation! Why don't you
. make big deal of just ................... and leave me l!
. a|low the dust to settle . bite the dust
. bite the dust frm . seize the day
d. t deal with . d dead
d. drop in the

16. Wel|, l think you should and use the

money to go aoad for the smmr; can 22. lf you sr the time to ................., l'm sr
always buy w r wh 'r ld. the negotiations will have better outcome.
. seize the day . seize the day
. cut deal . go in one r and out the thr
. go in . al|ow the dust to settle
d. dr dead d. make big deal of them

l7. "Wow, that's ugly dog!" 23. I wish you wouldn't .,.......... how pretty
"He's 15 s old now and he's r daughte is; she's smrt, too, ft all!
but he's my loyal fid!" . allow the dust to seffle
. bit the dust . make big dea| of
. all s . cut deal with
. seen ttr days d. go in r and out the thr
d. dog's life
24. "lf l have to type mr mr into this
database l'll lose it!"
l8. Let's take r r. Mine is about to ........... "lt's .......... , l know, but it's only lOam!"
. dr dead ,
. dr in the
. allow the dust to settle . going in one r and out the th
. see ffr days . dog's life
d. bite the dust d. biting the dust
 Definitions with the rrt ldiom. hr r t ldioms that da not match with Definition

;- :lthig is not in very good condition.

" bites the dust
:, : ry oppoftunity to lr and i new things.
, d dead
,-1:^ rgi r make grmt.
. seize the day

.: l say about past pleasant times. j" d" dog's life

. allow the dust to settle

- of wk with few lsus.
f. cut deal with someone
" :, gSrt the seriousness r imt of something. g. those w the days

: -::.llng very small in Iti to something else. tr. call it day

i. a|l rs
: --l tel| someone that what they say is nonsense,
:: , U'r 8ry. j. look daggers

lc" come in fm the cold

-:- something has died, given up, is lgr useful. "
l. goes in and out the thr
: ; . sm time to lm down f trig to solve
,!. dr in the
_: :_alion.
" has seen ttr days
-:^ something is ithr listened to full rmmrd.
*. make big deal of something

,-i,] someone is listening very full.

: i ih* 8 /ith the rrt idiom,

-. . Ster told m 19 : ::,-1...,......... yesterday! Well, she's not so little mr; she'll 18 next week. l was rather
.: ,nd hurt when it m out of her mouth, but w l think the whole conversation was quite funnyl She rd lot of m
'. :st summr and she's trying to decide what to do with it. l guess l had bit of strong ii about that! l to|d her she
- ,,,.............,. d do something wild, like spend year and travel around the world, and t just spend it all clothes
-.-:Jp] t first she was fascinated the idea and was ];=-:................,...... but before long lcould tell from her expressron that the

,-. with it and told m to mind m w business, it was her m/ lthink l'll :,.i l:.. ...,..........., .....,....... for couple
..,. then bring it up again, i less pushy way. l don't want her to make mistake she'll regret.

it, l've :,]:.j....,.. .,....., I But that's to expected, after all, l'm getting in years. And l've had ,:
,- see that in the lines my face. Actually, lfeel worse for the younger ones w, trying to make living off of the land. lt's
:'+icult these days with all the big farms, and rich owners. lf you work of these you're just slave really, an insignifi-
,:eck of dust, .'l "'i i...............,.......... ! When lwas lad, the farms were all small and family owned, and you had rela-
: with your employers, u m part of the family so to speak. They trusted u, and you trusted them. h,
I lt's years though since things were like that. The small family farms all . :, : ,.....,.........................., back
.1 government ,,.':,...........,,. the big companies, and they bought up all the land. Some owners don't even live in ur
,',,| l\4 friend Jonathan works for m he's never v met! doesn't : ....................,.it; he says it doesn't change
': says he's ploughing field whether his boss is in the mansion u the road, or thousand miles away! But he's young lad.
-esn't remember the old times.

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.:;:,'. lf you don'tthink l'm good enough, well, then you just d............... !

:i:,:. lhgy think th' important, but on internationa| level th'r just dr in the
::, : l'm fid my old fidge is about to bite the
:: _] Don't make his weight; it's t imtt.
:.:,::. You. coat looks like it's seen ....,...,.,..
:],.'..
lt's dog's in this city; all l do is work!

:i::]. l eminded h but it went in r and .............

1]::,:, l think you'd ttr back off and allow the ................. !

l',:, Seize the .......... , because you might not get the h again.
=,,::, Okay, |'m all ................. What did you want to tell me?

.::.'. "l loved Christmas when l was child!" "Yes, those wr the ............ !"
;:,:.:',. ;1
,ou cut ............... them, they will r do business with you again and again.
 ,/ for something keep an get even
. : SS *; your own worst m tr blind
: r ears you can't teach old dog put all r eggs i basket
w tracl(s

- ::, :;]:i, - lf someone has ** ll" r - lf you have so much of some-

l :: -lething heishe has trl riti of,
=_.**iir
thing to deal with that you cannot see how you
,: :- ability to use that thing in skilful way. r going to m8, you say that you to
; 'r,k is itr who reolly has for colour. u s in it.
e.g. I've uP to m eors in work these pcst few
weeks.
,: :..:,;:,i1 s}: - You r keeping
.; : r things if you r watching them to make
-,: :,"] r , r that they do not do anything
, :,,1ould u keep y m bog white t
" :, toi/et?

: , =:_j - You get even, r get with some-

.
-: ,.rhen you do something to ht r hm
-=* i rtur fr something they have done to ,:;t *-ii iri?;,:n *}: - | some-
i:]1 i::r:* l=a:,*+:j:
_ -: r hrm you i the past. times tell you not to put all r eggs in one bas-
, d woiting for yeors to get with ket if they think that r in dgr of losing
- d w l sow m h. everythin8 dependin8 just one plan.
e.g. Wisdom suggests thot u shouldn't put oll your
eggs in one bosket, so for most l generoldistri-
. .:::;:{f -*.c.ii - You say that something
,: bution of investment is the wiser choice.
St is necessary evil if you do not like it,
=:
: -

-: / h to accept it as rml of
- - ( ;i : i+*,:; 1i,,=;j - You r at loose end if you have
. legotlotion is necessory evil. lt is the ontithe- Some Sr time, but ideas of what to do with it.
- :' , honest mmuiti. e.g. So th, ore we to supPose thot being ot /oose
end /ecds to drukss ond murder?

, ,],.Jl,! ,,,*g f:iili=*, - lf someone creates

: , r rms fr themselves the way they ij.it ii.}l*:.];*: - You go easy someone
;::*1 ,;i]lg],a

:^, you sometimes say they r thi w wh you do not punish r criticise them as
: -ST m. severely as you could do.
: r problems since then are oll of her w mok- e.g. / kw he wcs wrg, but go ecsy on him. He's
,
, You could soy thot she is hr w worst enerny. stillvery ug.

.ii** *: - You t blind , r tur

: ::.::.: :,l :i;.:::i,:J, r taking
- You r taking it easy
-d to something, if you decide to igr it, things easy if you r lig r being careful not
: - : pretend you cannot see it. to wk too hard.
, l usuolly tur lid to stoff arriving cou, e.g. This yeor l'm determined to toke it eosy
cf minutes /ote. weekends d t work every doy.
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l3. lfyou sff frm stage fright, it helps to l9. He's making things ver7 difficult f m but
rmmr that r usually l will ............... in my own way not letting
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. at loose end it th me at all!

. up to rS . get even
. ss evil . up to m rs
d. r own worst enemy . my own worst m
d. keep him
l4. l despise wearing suit, but in my line of
wrk it ..............
. is taking it easy .:.:,. l'm ... right now so it would
. gets tl at all to help you m.
. is ss evil . at loose end
d. goes easy me . taking it easy
, to my rs
d" . own worst m
l5. Don't keep making thr applications,
;
too, because might not get that job.
. tr id ;: You will not like travelling in lndia unless you
. keep an it ........... the t and squalor.
. t all ur eggs in basket . g easy on
d. teach old dog new tricks " keep
{. tur blind to
d. get even with
l6. we'd mh mr efficient if we made some
changes, but the whole company is resisting! ... Eliza style; she dresses impeccably
l guess l'm tig to ............. and seems to surrud hslf with fashionable
. teach an old dog new tricks people.
. take it easy . Soes easy
. put all my eggs in basket . turns blind to
d. tr id *. keeps
d, has f

l7. l hated working for that fashion agency; the whole

time we wr ............ organising fashion shows! ":,:: lf you could ........ you'd get mr done
. at loose ends i because you can't work if 'r exhausted.
. keeping an . take it easy
. to r rs in . go easy them
d. having an fr . ur w worst m
d. put all ur eggs in basket

18. l hope you will Bett/; she may ],]. l'm ..my little rthr so that my
rlss, but hr intentions r always good. parents g to the cinema tonight.
. 8 easy " gettin8 with
. keep blind " up to my s with
. t to . going easy
d. have fr d. keeping
 :ch the Definitions with the rrt ldiom. hr r 3 tr ldioms that do not match
with Definition.
^ave tul appreciation and ability fr something.

. ur own wost m
S thing to make sure it is light,
"zatch
. put all e88s in basket
1uft someone in t f something they
d to hurt you in the past.
. at loose end
d, aI| rs
! -rething you dislike but must accept as t of
- ,ml everyday life. . for
f. keep
,] you h created ms youself.
", g. cut deal with someone
choose to igr something. h. tu id

"', 1 have so much of something that you don't !. i. necessary evil

. ^cw how to with it. 32. j. d in the

: ,way . lt. go easy

to say it is difficult to change habits someone has
-ad f long time. 4. l" take it easy

,'"h someone is depending too much r" 8et

l I option.
.*"
" uP to ur rS

h s time but have no idea what to do with it.

- not punish criticise Someone as srl

:s you could.

rl d not wk too hd

FiIl in the gaps with the rrt ldiom.

st which is very specialised, if u'r t successful enough to get shown i ga|leries, what will you
do? lt,s not Iike business
,vhere u get decent off ice job afterwards] Then, you act like yOu
r i.]]a::....... ......... .,........... and have nothing to do all

,l Practice is :",,.',..,.....,. if you want to succeed at anything. Haven't u learned that yet? You're talented you
.,ou have amazing .ii . ....................... composition, You need to make the most of that,''

, ",sel
But unfortunately that leaves me, your mother, to 1;+l,.....,....... you! l'm getting
too old for this w; l should just
:d let you find ur W way. You're an adult now after all. ljust 't See you making
these mistakes and stay quiet though.

.r to start worrying about mel

 *" the ssV/rd Puzzle, finding the rt |DloM frm Unit l0.

"r.!t -.+.;;}:!
.,.',', Yu'r making things hrd on yourself; actually
u' Ur own
:., , Those ugly mobile h masts seem to necessary
:] j No, don't rig anything; w' Up to ur............. in food ld!
:,,, an ................... the wth if you go sailing; th'r pedicting gales.
i::. lt's riskyto put all ur eggs i ........................ and invest l in stocks.
:: ,:. thr hit h, so she got biting him.

.::: You look exhausted. You need to try to take it ................... sometimes.
1: .. TheY say you can't teach old dog
but my dad lrs new mtr skills m quicl<ly than l do!
,
i l'm at loose .......... this Std; do you Want to go f coffee?
_,-;,,- is bound to do well; he has rl ................. good business oPpotunities.
.],'::. G . Melanie; it's h fist weel< hr ft all!
:::_.,- l usually tr ............... to the mess my ighus make, but this is just
too much.

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. Match the first half of the sentence with the second half containing the rrt ldiom

i" hr won't thr book in this series, l'm fid; l

. came in fm the cold d

the uthr
moved home.
:i. obviously hates me; l went to say hello and he
. to call it day.
3.
.:i, You should keep ur options ; it's r wise
to Put . those wr the days!
4.
. l have to wrk f thr 3 hrs even though d. hrd cheese! lt's rquird.
:}"
|'m rd
. seize the day!
:. l know you don't like maths; 6.
f. utis fr his rr, l'm frid.
*,, The first step to having healthier lifestyle is to stop
g. looking dggs at m r since!
:. lf you think this shit matches l'll take ur "
wrd because you have h. all ur eggs in basket.

*, You should take that indian cookery class; you will then i" cashed in his chips rs ago.
i*
+. l wrkd in factory fr r and one thing j. too m cooks spoil the rth.
l'll say is it's :t
k" go easy on the hildr.
i*, When l told him l was thinking about quitting my j
a&
in rdr to write full time, his l response was
l. t m in.
l ,, Don't wry! This bad mk won't make much
difference in the long tm; it's m. cut me dead!
4"
i. l think u'r too strict; you should try to . cut deal with me l'll u it.
l5.
{- Thanks fr the ffr but l have lry of help; . dog's life, fr su.
!s"
l. lf Jason gets tti fr being difficult it could . add lr to r meals.
l7.
!5. After working i many different cities, l q. l drop in the .

i*. This ti u'r planning sounds like lot of fun. r. being uh potato.
As lg as it's not next weekend, you
s" take it easy f while.
JT. l asl<ed if she had put weight and she's
t. an f lur.
*. His dt said he was suffering frm exhaustion
and he must

l*. lt seems bit expensive but if they

"Do you rmmr r graduation?"

"i*"
"Yes, we had so muh fu; ......"
. write r l (correct lncorrect) in the to the left fr each sentence using ldiom.

Yu' ih now, but rful; *i*r:* i:= siivt i:*i*g!

2l
when l was confused and needed to talk to sm, ry was aii **l.

You need to g*:: *** and staft living u to u esponsibilities.

23.
Uncle Tim has i:::*i* :ir:,.:* fr s; the rst of the family hdl speaks
l,.
to him.

25. l wouldn't take it too seriously; she's l<w to ry :,::**ij]1** i*ar: fr.

2. :,*r- **! l' had enough of ur nonsense!

2. We won't know fr sur if we've successfully fixed the roof until we aii*T ii,:e 2.
*.-iT ai} tiie.

,. \\/fi21 awful weather! I",,* definitely 5gg1 g*g;- *ays!

,
. lt's not ll business; rmmr, i:i*ii, l*iil*;j ti-:* ;;t!

.:, She's the best in hr field; we all 1*-i* ** ir: *r;:t*l-*t.

: . lf r grdfth doesn't want credit rd, don't fr him.

32.
Yu i:, ': ie.ii'l ;,-: ];,j C*i -e.,i i ,i'::.

{*l] aili t]-.r:'; 33.

,..:. We should ing ur ts with us; after all t1:,..*' .J {l't_"'.',1.

34.
,_.:. Evenif alcohol wasbanned, l'msureitwouldstil| beavailable*,j*r:1*.:*u*t*-.

,::, The bus was so crowded l'm frid l i:acJ *sh * str8.

*"
::,. lt's very imtt so you'd better {L:t :t *xt and not lose it!
7.
.,,:::. l occasionally do drink coffee, but it's **t rll :-* cu* *{ t**,.

,_]: Christmas is j;:,si *-;:* i*c: *,r*: and l haven't bought any presents yet.
39.
:::= is excellent Student because everything g**: i: *:-i* *i, ;.-]* ,l..lrl ; {_=,tlrer.

9
::.'. l'|l admit l made mistake, but you don't have to :Taiq* such *:g r*i of it.

.:_:- She's ij*i *1jl.J1_1

,.rJ*t *1:*i:ly; she's very independent.

l
l
 Fill in the gaps in the text with the rt frm of the ldioms frm the below.

off colour keep an on up to ur ears bite the dust

cool as cucumber against the clock far cry from kept m cool
at loose end turn blind ut cold with flying colours
gives me the creeps all things considered day in day out cross to bear
made m day in class of their w tough cookie necessary evil

Usual|y, l would tell u that l l wrkig as school S, hw Some days,

strd fr
ml, it's i4 i}......,............... idyllic. As you know, school has just rsmd fm the Smmr
holidaYs, so l'd been {4?j....... ........... fr while, and with this flu that's going ud w'r
{4i........... with patients. Usually all l need to do is rssr the hild, see that they have
quiet place to rest, and make the decision if their rts need to contacted to come and get
them, then {44i... .. them until the rts rri to collect them. iSi...........
that's what l do.

Yesterday, however, child came in looking bit {4*}... . wasn't being very lr about
what was wrg with him. colleague, who is w, actually got bit fusttd with him and want-
ed to {47}.. ... and send him back to class s he couldn't tell us what ht. She's bit
of i4S}.... , and acts mr like an executive mgr than urs! l'm not at all sr she's
right fr the job; t back to the story. moment he was standing th talking to us, and the
next moment he was {4*i.............. ! just collapsed! lt Still iS*i..... .,..... to think how
quickly it all hd! We w wkig i5 }............... d we didn't even liz it at the
time! Anyway, at least l i52i......... ; we both did. We called an ambulance. lt rrid i
time and the paramedics w ll gt; {5i......... .. , professiona|, and they knew what
they wr doing. l must say, l've dealt with quite few paramedics and they wr the best r,
absolutely i54}........... .. . h tested his blood sug right away,luckily, and it was rll
vr high. actually had undiagnosed diabetes and was going into coma! They gave him some
insulin, and he came out of it {5}.... ..... . will have bit of i5*;........ because
he's going to have to take insulin fr the st of his life; frm now on, insulin will i5*........
f him. But at least he didn't i5*}...................... !

When his rts rid they thanked us r and and that ll i*;.. ..., knowing
l made difference i their lives. i**;. l think l have very rewarding job.
I.ll u sttd
ldio]n
heva] W

* idiom is expression, co|loquial metapho1 which has figurative

meaning that is known only through mm use. h meaning of this
hs r expression cannot deduced finding the meaning of each
individual word.
* ldioms r considered t of the language's ultu and, in rdr to
understood, they qui some knowledge, information, r ri
that the mms of this ultur shr, lt is believed that William Shakespeare
coined r 2,000 idioms that r still in use today.

* ldioms very impotant i English and quite difficult fr students to

lr. Students have to l idiomatic expressions the way they learn
thr vocabulary. Some of the most mm s that students will
come rss r dealt with i this book.

This book aims to build up studen' l<nowledge of ldioms thugh full-

lu illustrations, which accompanied graded exercises. The ldioms
r rld throughout the unit and students r exposed to ldiom
s (7) different occasions.

hr r also 2 Review Units, (units: 1-5, and 6- l0) which also revise
and consolidate the ldioms that students have ld taught.

* h book is intended fr intermediate/upper- intemediate ll

students ( l and 2), r mr advanced students wh want to
practise r ris thir knowledge of this r of the language. lt
used in the lssrm, fr self-study rss. h exercises
given as hmwrk and th discussed in class.

ANP,&EW BETIS ELT