FCE Idioms 8
Index
Fill in the blanks with a word that will complete the idiom.
ID55
ANSWERS
EXPLANATION
1)
in
of somebody/something
- to support and agree with somebody/something
2)
somebody’s day
- to make somebody feel very happy on a particular day
3)
easier
than done
- much more difficult than it sounds
4)
the final/last
- the final thing that causes you to run out of patience
5)
go up in
- to be completely destroyed by fire
6)
in the
run
- concerning a longer period in the future
7)
oneself to oneself
- to stay apart from other people
8)
be lost for
- to be unable to think of anything to say
9)
a
of a tongue
- something that is said by mistake
10)
by the skin of your
- by a very narrow margin, only just
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Answers
1)
in favour of sb/sth
to support and agree with somebody/something
2)
make somebody’s day
to make somebody feel very happy on a particular day
3)
easier said than done
much more difficult than it sounds
4)
the final/last straw
the final thing that causes you to run out of patience
5)
go up in smoke
to be completely destroyed by fire
6)
in the long run
concerning a longer period in the future
7)
keep oneself to oneself
to stay apart from other people
8)
be lost for words
to be unable to think of anything to say
9)
a slip of a tongue
something that is said by mistake
10)
by the skin of your teeth
by a very narrow margin, only just
