sentences below.
*сoolsober* good* poor*thin* deaf* drunk* fit
1. He was as ________ as a lord.
2. I was as ________ as a judge.
3. He‘s as ________ as a church mouse.
4. She remained as ________ as a cucumber.
5. The children were as _______ as gold.
6. He‘s as ________ as a rake.
7. He‘s as ________ as a post.
Exercise 23.Fill the blanks with idioms
1.When Mandy replaced her glasses with contact lenses, she_______________
2.As soon as I mentioned his name she________________________________
3.He is just another _________________________________in the government.
4.I can‘t give you the answer just ______________. I‘ll have to think over a little.
5.Let‘s _________________________ two teenagers commited suicide yesterday.
6.That new shopping centre has turned into _____________________________
A white elephant * when pigs fly* went beet red * call a spade a spade* out of
the blue * big cheese *
7.I asked my boss if could go on a two month vacation, he said yes,___________!
Exercise 24. Write down the definition of these idioms.
1.To kick the bucket:
________________________________________________________________
2.To be all thumbs:
________________________________________________________________
3.The real McCoy is a diamond:
________________________________________________________________
4.Grin like a Cheshire Cat:
________________________________________________________________
5.Make a mountain out of a molehill:
________________________________________________________________
6.As bold as a lion:
________________________________________________________________
7.As an obstinate as a mule:
________________________________________________________________
Exercise 25.Match the idioms with the correct translation.
1.A bosom friend
a) xo‘rozningtojidekqizil
2.Black frost
b) moviyosmon
3.As red as a turkey cock
c) qadrlido‘st
4.The Blue Blanket
d) eshshakdakqaysar
5.As an obstinate as a mule
e) qorasovuq
6.To be all thumbs
f) sherdekjasur
7.As bold as a lion
g)qo‘yog‘zidancho‘polmagan
8.Wouldn‘t hurt a fly
h)qo‘polbeso‘naqayinson
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