Advanced Idioms - Ambition and Determination
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Complete these idioms using the jumbled letters.
ID40
ANSWERS
EXPLANATION
to move .......... and earth
heaven [NEHAEV]
to go to great/any ..........
[ELHGSNT]
.......... headway with/against
[EKMA]
an .......... beaver
[GEARE]
to fight .......... and nail
[HTOTO]
to be going ..........
[CSLPAE]
to keep your .......... to the grindstone
[EONS]
to .......... your own canoe
[EDPLAD]
to overplay your ..........
[NADH]
beyond your .......... dreams
[ISELDWT]
to .......... on your own (two) feet
[TSDNA]
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Answers
1)
to go to great/any
lengths
try very hard to achieve something
2)
make
headway with/against
make progress, especially when this is slow or difficult
3)
an
eager
beaver
a keen and enthusiastic person who works very hard
4)
fight
tooth
and nail
try very hard to get something you want
5)
be going
places
start becoming successful in your life
6)
keep your
nose
to the grindstone
work very hard, without stopping to rest
7)
paddle
your own canoe
act independently and decide your own fate
8)
overplay your
hand
spoil your success by saying or doing too much
9)
beyond your
wildest
dreams
beyond anything that someone imagined or hoped for
10)
stand
on your own (two) feet
support oneself without help from other people
