Advanced Idioms - Animals 1
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Complete the following sentences with the words from the box.
ANSWERS
butterflies | horses | bee | cat | goose | whale | duck | cows | crocodile | bull
1)
David had never played football before, but he took to it like a
to water.
2)
Ann’s always going around opening windows. She’s got a
in her bonnet about fresh air.
3)
Being the determined person, he decided to take the
by the horns and organise things for himself.
4)
How did Dad find out we were planning a surprise party for him? Who let the
out of the bag?
5)
When little Hannah does not get what she wants she cries
tears. It works every time.
6)
I had
in my stomach while waiting for the results of my exam.
7)
You can talk till the
come home, but you’ll never persuade me to go with you!
8)
Hold your
, will you! Let's have a discussion on this first before we jump to conclusions.
9)
The kids had a
of a time at the theme park and didn’t want to go home.
10)
He hunted for the treasure for ten years despite everyone telling him it was a wild
chase.
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Answers
1)
take to sth like a duck to water
take to something very readily
2)
have a bee in your bonnet
be preoccupied or obsessed with something
3)
take the bull by the horns
deal with a difficult situation in a very confident way
4)
let the cat out of the bag
reveal a secret
5)
cry crocodile tears
become extremely emotional, moved
6)
have butterflies in one's stomach
feel very nervous or excited about something
7)
till the cows come home
for a very long time, forever
8)
hold one's horses
wait a moment
9)
have a whale of a time
enjoy oneself very much
10)
wild goose chase
an attempt to find something that does not exist
