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Match the following idiomatic phrases.

1. To have no backbone a. to meet dangers / challenges bravely


2. To beat about the bush b. to do things by yourself
3. To take the bull by the horns c. to change for the better
4. To cut your coat according to your cloth d. to have no will of one's own
5. To let the cat out of the bag e. to make a person feel unwelcome
6. To paddle your own canoe f. to live within your means
7. To play the second fiddle g. to talk without getting to the point
8. To give a person the cold shoulder h. to let out a secret
9. To turn over a new leaf i. to work very hard to succeed
10. To put one's shoulder to the wheel j. to be unimportant
11. To blow one's trumpet k. to admit defeat
12. A thorn In one's flesh l. to remain calm
13. To throw in the towel m. to boast about oneself
14. Not turn a hair n. to stay neutral
15. To sit on the fence o. a nuisance
Match the following idiomatic phrases.
1. To have no backbone a. to meet dangers / challenges bravely
2. To beat about the bush b. to do things by yourself
3. To take the bull by the horns c. to change for the better
4. To cut your coat according to your cloth d. to have no will of one's own
5. To let the cat out of the bag e. to make a person feel unwelcome
6. To paddle your own canoe f. to live within your means
7. To play the second fiddle g. to talk without getting to the point
8. To give a person the cold shoulder h. to let out a secret
9. To turn over a new leaf i. to work very hard to succeed
10. To put one's shoulder to the wheel j. to be unimportant
11. To blow one's trumpet k. to admit defeat
12. A thorn In one's flesh l. to remain calm
13. To throw in the towel m. to boast about oneself
14. Not turn a hair n. to stay neutral
15. To sit on the fence o. a nuisance
Match the following idiomatic phrases.
1. To have no backbone a. to meet dangers / challenges bravely
2. To beat about the bush b. to do things by yourself
3. To take the bull by the horns c. to change for the better
4. To cut your coat according to your cloth d. to have no will of one's own
5. To let the cat out of the bag e. to make a person feel unwelcome
6. To paddle your own canoe f. to live within your means
7. To play the second fiddle g. to talk without getting to the point
8. To give a person the cold shoulder h. to let out a secret
9. To turn over a new leaf i. to work very hard to succeed
10. To put one's shoulder to the wheel j. to be unimportant
11. To blow one's trumpet k. to admit defeat
12. A thorn In one's flesh l. to remain calm
13. To throw in the towel m. to boast about oneself
14. Not turn a hair n. to stay neutral
15. To sit on the fence o. a nuisance

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