IDIOMS are not to be taken literally.

Study their
meaning and then complete the sentences. You
may need to make some changes.

a) I have to tell you something

that will in hot water
to be in difficulties,
butterflies in
________________________________ ones stomach
especially in serious
. trouble to be very
nervous and anxious under the
b) He a piece of cake weather
___________________________ something very to be or feel ill / sad
easy to do or lack energy
when he accidentally told her
about the surprise party.

c) Okay, Ill tell you what Im

going to do, although youll
probably think that I have
__________________________.
knock ones
d) Im ________________________ hold your socks of
horses to delight, thrill,
with my teacher because she amaze / impress
to wait / slow
caught me cheating in the test.
down / consider
things carefully
e) Id better
______________________ now. Im
feeling really exhausted.

f) He is so cute that when he

looks at me I get at the drop cost an arm
_________________________. let the cat out
of the bag of a hat and a leg
immediately, to be very
g) Were all packed and ready to reveal a secret,
without any delay or expensive
usually
to go - we can leave unintentionally
hesitation
_____________________.

h) I am feeling a bit
_______________ I think Im
getting a cold.

i) Is Samantha really getting

pull ones leg caught between
married or are you just lose ones
to play a joke, two stools
___________________? tease, trick someone to be unable to marbles
in a friendly way choose between two to act in a crazy or
j) Was your Math exam hard? alternatives strange way
No, it was really
_______________________.

k) My friend got
__________________ and decided
not to do a bungee jump.
all ears cold feet
l) Just hitIDIOMS
the sackare not to be taken literally. Study
to lose their
courage to
to go to bed to be eager to
__________________________! Lets meaning and then do something you
hear complete
/ listenthe sentences. You
had planned
think about this for a moment. may need to make some changes. under the weather
attentively
butterflies in ones under the weather
stomach to be or feel ill / sad or
m) Tell me who was at the
to be very lack energy
party. I am nervous and anxious
_______________________________.
n) If you try to please both your
father and mother, you can end
up
________________________________
.

o)
a) II have
dont toknow
tell how you could
you something
afford this sports car. It must
that will in hot water
________________________________
have to be in difficulties,
.________________________________ especially in serious
trouble
. a) I have to tell you something
b)that will knock your socks He of.
___________________________
b) He
when helet the cat out
accidentally toldofher
the
bag the
about when he accidentally
surprise party. told
her about the surprise party.
c) Okay, Ill tell you what Im
c) Okay, Ill tell you what Im a piece of cake knock ones socks off
going to do, although youll to delight, thrill,
going to do, although youll a piece of cake
probably think that I have hold your horses something very easy to amaze / impress
probably think that
__________________________. I have lost to wait / slow down / do
my marbles. consider things carefully
d) Im ________________________
d) Im
with my in hot water
teacher because withshemy
teacher because she caught
caught me cheating in the test. me
cheating in the test.
e) Id better
e) Id better hit the sack
______________________ now. Im now.
Im feeling
feeling reallyreally exhausted.
exhausted. cost an arm and a leg
let the cat out of the bag at the dropof a hat to be very expensive
f) He is so cute that when he to reveal a secret, immediately, without
f) He is so cute that when he usually unintentionally any delay or hesitation
looks at at
looks me I get
mebutterflies
I getin
my stomach.
_________________________.

g)g)Were
Wereallallpacked
packedand
andready
ready
toto go
go - we
- can
we leave
can at the
leave
drop of a hat.
_____________________.

h)h) I am
I feeling a bit under
am feeling a bit the
lose ones marbles
pull ones leg
weather I think
_______________ I Im getting
think Im a to play a joke, caught between two to act in a crazy or
cold. a cold.
getting tease, trick someone stools strange way
in a friendly way to be unable to
choose between
i)i) IsIsSamantha
Samanthareally
reallygetting
getting
married or two alternatives
married or areare
you just
you pulling
just
my leg?
___________________?

j)j)Was
Wasyour
yourMath
Mathexamexamhard?
hard?
No, it was
No, it really
was a piecereallyof
cake.
_______________________.
hit the sack
k)k) MyMy
friend got cold feetgot
friend and to go to bed cold feet
decided not to and do adecided
bungee all ears to lose courage to do
__________________ something you had
jump. to be eager to hear /
not to do a bungee jump. listen attentively planned

l)l) Just hold your horses! Just

Lets
think about this for a moment.
__________________________! Lets
KEY
think
m)
about this for a moment.
Tell me who was at the
m)party.
TellI am
me all
whoears.
was at the
party. I am
n) If you try to please both your
_______________________________.
father and mother, you can end
up caught between two
father and mother, you can end
up
o) I dont know how you could
________________________________
afford this sports car. It must
.
have cost an arm and a leg.
o) I dont know how you could
afford this sports car. It must
have
________________________________
.