ZH - THANKS FOR ADMIRING - THOU SHALL NOT STEALZH - THANKS FOR ADMIRING - THOU SHALL NOT STEAL The English language contains thousands of common sayings not found in our languages It is important to know them and to understand their meaning These sayings are called idioms to hit to have a bone to paddle to put the cart to let the cat to make both to have a feather to hang to turn over 10 to get into 11 to turn a 12 to eat 13 Curiosity 14 It is all 15 Barking 16 Better safe 17 Don’t hold 18 The early bird 19 a dime 20 easy come a than sorry b one’s words c up the wrong tree d out of the bag e hot water f kills the cat g catches the worm h a dozen i easy go j your breath k in your head l before the horse m over a new leaf n to pick with somebody o in one’s cap p ends meet q one’s head r one’s own canoe s below the belt t blind eye A to be ashamed of one’s self B to give away a secret C to admit one is wrong D to act unfairly towards an opponent E to things in the wrong order F to get into trouble G to things for one’s self H to lead a new life I To ignore deliberately J to live within one’s means Complete each sentence by selecting the best idiom Match the sentence with the picture Write the number in the bubble ‘Believe me! Nothing happened; it is She was so happy! She was on Do not worry about all that gossip Just let I won’t be able to make the meeting, I am Look, you have lost your ring! It makes no sense Your audition was mediocre I suggest you Peter was a for his twin brother, Timothy Mother was angry the house was so untidy ‘I want it ‘ she commanded He promised to take me out, but I 10 Rodger was sprawled in his bed, 11 Bob did not share his lunch with me, watch as I give him a 12 Joe when he stole the from his employer a dead to the world b crying over spilt milk c keep your day job d as clean as a whistle f all in your head g dose of his own medicine g won’t hold my breath h let sleeping dogs lie i painted himself in a corner j cloud nine k all tied up l dead ringer to hit below the belt to have a bone to pick with somebody to paddle one’s own word to put the cart before the horse to let the cat out of the bag to make both ends meet to have a feather in one’s cap to hang one’s head to turn over a new leaf 10 to get into hot water 11 to turn a blind eye 12 to eat one’s own words 13 curiosity kills the hat 14 It is all in your head 15 Barking up the wrong tree 16 Better safe than sorry 17 Don’t hold your breath 18 The early bird catches the worm 19 a dime a dozen 20 easy come easy go A to be ashamed of one’s self Hang your head B to give away a secret To let the cat out of the bag C to admit one is wrong To eat one’s own words D to act unfairly towards an opponent Hit below the belt E to things in the wrong order To put the cart before the horse F to get into trouble To get into hot water G to things for one’s self To paddle one’s own canoe H to lead a new life To turn over a new leaf i To ignore deliberately To turn an blind eye J to live within one’s means To make both ends meet ‘Believe me! Nothing happened; it is all in your head She was so happy! She was on cloud nine Do not worry about all that gossip Just let sleeping dogs lie I won’t be able to make the meeting, I am all tied up Look, you have lost the ring! It makes no sense crying over spilt milk Your audition was mediocre I suggest you keep your day job Peter was a dead ringer for his twin brother, Timothy Mother was angry the house was so untidy ‘I want it as clean as a whistle’ she commanded He promised to take me out, but I won’t hold my breath 10 Rodger was sprawled in his bed, dead to the world 11 Bob did not share his lunch with me, watch as I give him a dose of his own medicine 12 Joe painted himself in a corner, when he stole the from his employer Picture match 12 10 11