Advanced Idioms - Health
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Fill in the blanks with a word that will complete the idiom.
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a bitter .......... to swallow
pill
to be the .......... of health
to kick the ..........
to look/feel like death .......... up
on the ..........
as .......... as a fiddle
to feel on top of the ..........
to go .......... the knife
to be .......... around the gills
to have one .......... in the grave
.......... is better than cure
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Answers
1)
be the
picture
of health
look very healthy
2)
kick the
bucket
die
3)
look/feel like death
warmed
up
look or feel very ill
4)
on the
mend
improving in health or condition
5)
as
fit
as a fiddle
in very good health
6)
feel on top of the
world
feel extremely happy and healthy
7)
go
under
the knife
have a medical operation
8)
be
green
around the gills
look ill and pale
9)
have one
foot
in the grave
be near death through old age or illness
10)
prevention
is better than cure
it is better to prevent a disease than to cure it
