Theme Panels Please purchase PDF Split-Merge on www.verypdf.com to remove this 440 Theme panels Anger 'What's wrong?' asked Claire 'You've been like a bear with a sore head all morning.' 'I've had it up to here,' I replied 'I've got three reports to write by five o'clock, and if I don't fmish them on time, Bill's going to hit the roof I've already put his back up by refusing to work late, and he's likely to blow a fuse if I don't get this job done.' Just then, the phone rang It was the managing director asking me if I would help show some clients around the office This was the second time she'd asked me and, although it was a pain in the neck, I had to agree because she was the one person I didn't want to rub up the wrong way Two hours later, I was still busy.As we reached my department, Claire came running up to me 'Where've you been?' she whispered 'Bill's on the warpath because you haven't done those reports yet.' At that moment, he appeared by the door, with a face like thunder He was just about to let rip when he saw the managing director standing next to me 'Hello, Bill,' she said 'Let me introduce you to some very important clients.' rub sb up the wrong way British & being angry hit the ceiling/roof informal Y Australian V rub sb the wrong way American r"> to become very angry and~art shouting to annoy someone without intending to ruffle sb's feathers ~_ blow a fuse informal ?'\, "to become very angry and shout or to make someone annoyed behave in a violent way be a pain in the neck informal be on the warpath humorous X to be very annoying to be looking for someone you are angry with in order to speak angrily to them or drive/send sb round the bend informal punish them to make someone very angry, especially a face like thunder y by continuing to something annoying a very angry expression X X have/throw a fit informal go spare informal to become very angry / talking angrily to someone x: ~Z let rip to suddenly express your emotions to react in a very angry way to without control something someone says or does _ _ ~ "\/ give sb an earful informal 7~ have had It (up to here) informal '-, to tell someone how angry you are with to be so angry about something that you them not want to continue with it or think fly off the handle informal about it any more be fed up to the back teeth British & Australian, informal being in a bad mood '< Could you get the children hour or so? for an get in sb's hair I wish she would listen to our opinions get on your high horse ~ / The world must horror of famine _ and the close your eyes to Other languages used in English idioms Choose one of the phrases from the box to fill in the gaps in the sentences below je ne sais quoi compos mentis ad nauseam au fait laissez faire He went on duty \ \ // ): about the importance of a sense of A sprinkling of herbs will give your sauce a certain She has a fairly the children attitude towards disciplining I'm not really yet with the new computer system He wasn't exactly 'R:l.J(.Ii.1pM:I!4 © when he wrote that letter Cambridge University Press 1998 Please purchase PDF Split-Merge on www.verypdf.com to remove this 463 • Exercises Idioms using 'ball' These sentences can be completed with an idiom containing the word 'ball' Fill in the gaps I've made them an offer for their house now Why don't you come to the seaside with us? We'll I've done a lot of teaching, but running a school was You have to be really a pilot to be S I want everyone to be involved in the project, so I'm organising a meeting to o Same idiom, different form In some idioms, different words can be used with the same meaning Find another word which can be used for each of the words underlined I could that with one arm tied behind my back We can make our own decisions without you putting your oar in x He ate the whole pie in one sitting £1, 000 is not to be sniffed at We had a few teething problems when the new computers were installed ~ © Cambridge University Press 1998 Please purchase PDF Split-Merge on www.verypdf.com to remove this Exercises _ 464 Theme: anger These sentences contain idioms connected with anger Fill in the gaps Tempers two hours when the flight was delayed another Chris and Joe got so angry I was worried they would blows Nancy will done ballistic if she sees what you've Who's been rattling Jeremy's ? The way they treat those dogs really makes my boil • Idioms containing pairs of words These sentences have idioms which all contain pairs of words Match up the pairs on the right to fill in the gaps tea graces black span fair sympathy Make sure you leave the room and airs square Despite the other team's protests we beat them and spick blue He beat me until I was and The other children made fun of her and All I can offer you is and rpn.ll.a.nl&t:l!j © Cambridge University Press 1998 Please purchase PDF Split-Merge on www.verypdf.com to remove this 465 e Exercises Idioms to describe people These people have all applied for a job Which ones would you like to interview, and why? Name Description Interview? ,/ or X Why? Ann a square peg in a round hole suitable unsuitable X Jim as honest as the day is long honest dishonest X Sue many strings to her bow different skills / puts her ? family first Bob gets people's backs up is popular annoys people a couple of sandwiches short ofa picnic clever stupid Julie Cl) X - Idioms about behaviour Match the remark on the left with the response on the right Your schoolwork has been getting worse and worse a I wouldn't like to be in their shoes when he finds out! It's about time Hugo grew up b He'd give you the shirt off his back They've smashed Percy's greenhouse with their football x c It's about time you pulled your socks up Ray's such a generous man d You can bet your boots Sue won't have done it I suppose I'll have to all the housework r;m.n'!i'2R&t:llJ © e He's really tied to his mother's apron strings Cambridge University Press 1998 Please purchase PDF Split-Merge on www.verypdf.com to remove this / Please purchase PDF Split-Merge on www.verypdf.com to remove this Answer Key Please purchase PDF Split-Merge on www.verypdf.com to remove thi Answer Key 468 0 1d 2a 3e b 5c over the moon got the message was on tenterhooks take your hat off to try my hand at 1c 2d a 4e 5b • • et • • • Cl» • • be left holding the bag have a green thumb throw a monkey wrench in the works be all thumbs blow your own horn 5 at from for about with pressure anger comments John work 5 nose ear mouth foot finger cried eats log/top trooper went down finishing to cancel to make criticizing winning 5 houses sheet dry gold solid fat cats dark horse Achilles heel sour grapes red tape good time problems problems good time problems Please purchase PDF Split-Merge on www.verypdf.com to remove this 469 e get off my case quick on the uptake out of my hair get off her high horse open its eyes to •• hand sticking at sneezed troubles no, unsuitable yes, honest yes, different skills no, annoys people no, stupid Answer Key - • • •• ad nauseam je ne sais quoi laissez faire aufait compos mentis frayed come to go cage blood The ball's in their court have a ball a whole new ball game on the ball set the ball rolling black and blue airs and graces tea and sympathy spick and span fair and square 1c 2e 3a b 5d Please purchase PDF Split-Merge on www.verypdf.com to remove this Please purchase PDF Split-Merge on www.verypdf.com to remove this ... ;·~~·~~ ~:~ ~ ~:~ ···X································ :; ~:; :lla~:O :: : ;:~ ~r~tumorous saying rude or stupid things in a loud voice shoot your mouth off very informal to talk too much, especially about... of telling someone to surprised stop talking Please purchase PDF Split-Merge on www.verypdf.com to remove this 4 53 Theme panels Success and Failure We''d managed to get tickets for the final of. .. Please purchase PDF Split-Merge on www.verypdf.com to remove thi Theme panels 444 Health I''d been feeling a bit off-colour for a while I''d been more tired than usual and getting lots of headaches,