Advanced Idioms - Euphemisms

Index
Match the phrases on the left with their definitions on the right. The tiles in the right-hand column are sortable. ANSWERS
  • effing and blinding
  • have a bun in the oven
  • make the supreme sacrifice
  • the call of nature
  • give sb the cold shoulder
  • play the field
  • long in the tooth
  • break wind
  • otherwise engaged
  • time of the month
  • the need to use the toilet
  • old, often too old to do something
  • swear, using words that are considered offensive
  • have sexual relationships with a lot of different people
  • the time when a woman has her period
  • die for your country, for a principle
  • busy doing something else
  • ignore someone deliberately
  • fart, making a noise and an unpleasant smell
  • be pregnant, expecting a baby
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