TIếng Anh 12 - Using phrasal verbs and idioms effectively idioms and other expressions using animals

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1. 15. "How did you know that Mr Roberts is going to resign?" "I got it straight from USING PHRASAL VERBS AND IDIOMS EFFECTIVELY the 's mouth." (information that comes from someone who is directly involved – in this case, from Mr Roberts) IDIOMS AND OTHER EXPRESSIONS USING ANIMALS 16. Have you met our new manager? He really thinks he's the 's knees! (to think you Complete the idioms and other expressions with an animal, insect, etc, from the are very clever and important) box. Many of the animals must be used more than once. The meaning of each 17. What do you think of our new English teacher? Personally I think she's a bit of a idiom / expression is explained in brackets ( ) at the end of each sentence. cold (someone who is not very friendly) 18. Antonia is very timid: she wouldn't say boo to a (an expression used to describe bee bird cat chicken dog donkey duck fish fly goat someone who is very quiet and shy) goose hen horse monkey pig rat shark whale 19. Why do I always have to do the work? (boring work that needs a lot of effort but has to be done as part of a job) 1. I always thought Laurence was rather shallow and superficial, but yesterday I saw 20. I'd love to be a on the wall when Debbie tells Mr Roberts what she thinks of him! him reading a book of Renaissance poetry. He's a bit of a dark , isn't he? (someone (to be able to see what people are doing without them noticing you) with a secret, especially a secret ability, skill or achievement that surprises you when 21. Two weeks before her wedding, Jane went to a nightclub for her night. (a you discover it) celebration for a woman who is about to get married, in which only her women friends 2. I'm not going out with you looking like that. You look like something that take part) the dragged in! Brush your hair and put on some clean clothes! (to have a very dirty 22. I'm so hungry, I could eat a ! (an expression used for saying that you are very or untidy appearance) hungry) 3. I live on the 14th floor of a tower block, so I have a wonderful 's-eye view of the 23. The bank wouldn't lend me the money, so I had to go to a loan (someone who town. (a good view of something from a high position) lends money to 4. How did I know that you were going out with Lucy? Aha! A little told me! (an people and charges them a very high rate of interest) expression used for saying that you are not going to say who told you something) 24. My boss is such a bag. I don't think I can go on working for her much longer. 5. It really gets my , the way she keeps interrupting all the time. (to annoy someone) (somebody who is unpleasant with other people) 6. William didn't get the promotion he wanted last year, and he's had a in his bonnet 25. I feel really sorry for poor old Steven: he's so pecked. (criticised and given orders about it ever since. (to be very involved in something that you think is important, in a all the time by a wife or female partner) way that other people find annoying) 26. It was a very simple job, but I made a 's ear of it. (do something very badly) 7. You really let the out of the bag when you asked Louise what time her party 27. I wanted to go to Spain for my holiday, but just before I left for the airport I lost my started. She didn't know anything about it. It was supposed to be a surprise. (to tell passport. As you can imagine, that really cooked my (to cause a lot of problems for someone something that was supposed to be a secret) someone, or spoil their plans) 8. Where have you been? You're soaking wet! You look like a drowned ! (looking 28. I can't help you at the moment, I'm afraid. I've got bigger to fry. (to have more very wet and cold) important things to do or think about) 9. Tony! What a surprise! It's wonderful to see you again. I haven't seen you for 's 29. The party was wonderful. We had a of a time. (to have a lot of fun) years! (an extremely long time) 30. You can tell John that he's a stupid boring idiot if you like, but I'm afraid it will just 10. The hotel used to be the best in town, but since the new manager took over it's really be water off a 's back. (an expression used for saying that advice, warnings or insults gone to the s. (not as good at it was in the past) do not affect someone) 11. I don't trust Eric when he says he's working late at the office. To be honest, I smell 31. I've got so many things to do today. I'm running around like a headless ! (trying to a (to be suspicious, or to think that someone is trying to trick you) do a lot of things quickly without being sensible or calm about it) 12. That's the third burger you've eaten. I wish you'd stop making such a of yourself. 32. He thinks he's better than us. I wish he would get off his high (stop behaving as if (to eat a lot of food) he knows more or is better than anyone else) 13. "Do you think I'll pass my driving test tomorrow, Julie?" "Sorry, Mark, I don't think 33. Corporate fat s have once again been accused of putting profits before people. you have a in hell's chance." (to have no chance at all of doing something) (people who receive too much money for the job they do) 14. I only started my new job last week, and I still feel like a out of water. (to be in a 34. I don't like him, I don't respect him, and I don't give a 's what he thinks. (to not situation that you know nothing about or are not used to) care about something at all) TQT USING PHRASAL VERBS AND IDIOMS EFFECTIVELY
2. 35. While we're in town doing our shopping, let's go and see my mother. That way, we can kill two s with one stone. (to achieve two aims with one action) ANSWER KEY 36. I've never seen Arnie looking so happy. He's like a with two tails. (to be very 1. horse. This expression can also be used to describe someone who wins a race, competition, happy because something good has happened) etc, that no one expected them to win. 2. cat. This is sometimes used as an exclamation: "Look what the cat dragged in!" If someone is very untidy, we can also say that they look like they've been dragged through a hedge backwards, or that they look like a dog's dinner. If someone is dressed up like a dog's dinner, they are dressed in a way that shows they want to impress people, but their clothes are not suitable for the occasion: "Everyone was wearing jeans and T-shirts, then in walked Maria dressed up like a dog's dinner". 3. bird 4. bird. When we find out news or information without it being officially announced, we say that we heard it on / through the grapevine, or heard it through the bush telegraph. 5. goat. We can also say hacks me off. Somebody who annoys you intentionally winds you up. 6. bee 7. cat 8. rat 9. donkey. We can also say for ages. 10. dog 11. rat 12. pig. If you eat a lot of food very quickly, you could say that you pigout: "The children were pigging out on biscuits and crisps". The word pig can also be used to insult someone: "You greedy pig!" "He's such an ignorant pig!" etc. 13. cat. We could also say You haven't got a hope in hell. These are not very polite expressions. 14. fish 15. horse 16. bee. We can also say the cat's whiskers: "Ever since he got promoted, Tom really thinks he's the cat's whiskers." 17. fish 18. goose 19. donkey. Somebody who often does the donkey work and the other jobs that nobody wants (often for very low pay) could be described as a dogsbody. 20. fly. People sometimes watch fly-on-the-wall television programmes which show real people doing what they normally do every day: "Last night I saw a really interesting fly-on-the-wall documentary about low-cost airlines." 21. hen. We can also say hen party. The male equivalent is a stag night (in American English it is a bachelor party). 22. horse. If you are a little bit hungry, you could say that you are peckish or have the munchies. 23. shark 24. Rat (Written as one word: ratbag). 25. hen (Written as one word: henpecked). A woman who is treated in such a way by a husband or male partner could be said to be browbeaten, although this word has more aggressive implications. 26. pig. We can also say that you cocked it up or messed it up. 27. goose 28. fish. We can also say other fish to fry. 29. whale 30. duck (People who are not affected by comments, insults, etc, are thick-skinned). 31. chicken 32. horse 33. cat 34. monkey 35. bird 36. dog TQT USING PHRASAL VERBS AND IDIOMS EFFECTIVELY