ENGLISH IDIOMS describing people I Match the idioms on the left with the explanations on the right a big cheese A) someone who loves meeting other people and making new friends a couch potato B) a person who spends a great deal of time using a computer a culture vulture C) a person who spends much time sitting or lying down, usually watching television a party animal a mouse potato D) someone who people think will never be attractive or successful but who finally becomes very attractive and successful as they get older a cold fish E) someone who is very interested in music, literature, and other arts a black sheep F) a very important and powerful person an ugly duckling G) people who are similar a jack of all trades H) someone who has many skills or who does many different jobs 10 birds of feather I) an unfriendly person who does not show emotions J) someone who is not approved of by the other members of the family II Choose the suitable idiom Stop being a - turn off the TV and go get some exercise A mouse potato B couch potato C cold fish I have a friend who is a (n) _ of the family: a complete failure A black sheep B ugly duckling C mouse potato It is said that people who are _ make better families than those who are opposites A black sheep B party animals C birds of feather The best way to learn how to dance in a club is to be a A couch potato B party animal C culture vulture Mandy’s father is really a in one of the major banks A big cheese B culture vulture C jack of all trades It must have been extremely difficult to be the _ in a family of swans A black sheep B ugly duckling C cold fish You should take your car to a certified engine mechanic, not a A party animal B mouse potato C jack of all trades My classmate Sam is a _, he isn’t friendly with anybody A couch potato B cold fish C party animal Adam is an example of a _ He often visits art galleries A party animal B jack of all trades C culture vulture KEY I F C E A B I J D H 10 G II 1B 2A 3C 4B 5A 6B 7C 8B 9C