FCE Idioms 6
Index
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ID53
ANSWERS
EXPLANATION
under
fault
words
foot
time
room
thumbs
hand
down
cakes
1)
I tried to make believe she was happy, but I knew deep
it wasn't true.
2)
This record has been selling like hot
- We can't keep it in stock!
3)
Can you thread this needle for me? I'm all fingers and
today.
4)
For a long time this problem has been swept
the carpet.
5)
Mary asked her boss if she could have some
off to go to the bank.
6)
Sarah could always find
with someone after only one date.
7)
Actions speak louder than
when it comes to tidying up the village.
8)
This is where she grew up. She knows this area like the back of her
.
9)
They are forced to live in tiny flats with not enough
to swing a cat.
10)
I really put my
in it when I asked Klaus about his job.
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Answers
1)
deep down
felt strongly and often hidden from other people
2)
go/sell like hot cakes
to sell quickly or in great numbers
3)
be all fingers and thumbs
to be extremely awkward or clumsy
4)
sweep sth under the carpet
to hide sth that is illegal, embarrassing, or wrong
5)
have/take time off
to stop work, in order to do something else
6)
find fault with
to criticize, to complain about something
7)
actions speak louder than words
what you do is more significant than what you say
8)
know sth like the back of your hand
to know something completely
9)
not (enough) room to swing a cat
not very much space
10)
put your foot in it
to say or do something that upsets
