1.Fill in the missing names in the idioms.

Pandora’s / Davy Jones’s /Tom /Jack / Midas /Nellie /Jack Robinson / Larry /Cain /

Benjamin /Croesus /Bob/ Jekyll and Hyde /Darby and Joan /Tom, Dick and Harry /
Hobson's /Uncle Sam /John Hancock  /Steven / Achilles’ /

1.We married nine days after we met, and three years on we're happy as___________.
2.The poverty-stricken boy turned out to have the _________touch and was a millionaire by the time he was 25.
3.He's a real nervous ____________, calling the doctor about every little symptom. 
4.Don’t leave your curtains open. Peeping ______s are everywhere
5.They're rich as______________, with their penthouse, yacht, and horses.
6.When I asked Jane about her problems, I didn't know I had opened ____________ box. 
7.Bill thinks Mary is so soft and gentle, but she can be very cruel—she is a real ______________. 
8.It's _____________ choice, because if I don't agree to do what they want, I'll lose my job.
9.These smaller countries resent being so dependent on _______________for protection.
10.The ship sank and all the gold she was carrying is now in ________________ locker.
11.His grandparents were a real ________________ - always so concerned for one another.
12.I've paid it all back, so now we're even-___________. 
13. The country's dependence on imported oil could prove to be its ______________ heel if prices keep on
rising. 14.Put your ______________at the bottom of the page.
15.He can do difficult mathematical operations before you can say_______________________.
16.You want to go to the stadium? Go straight on until you reach the park, take the first left. _________’s your
uncle!
17.He can do many jobs; he's really a __________of all trades.
18.My cousin Bill is the_____________ of the family.
19.They know that the children's parents will raise ___________if they're excluded from classes.
20.Every _____________________knows what happened.

2.Fill in the missing idioms with names from the list.

Dear John letter; Hobson’s choice; Jack Robinson; Achilles’ heel; Jack of all trades;
Mr Right; Murphy’s law; Pete’s sake; as happy as Larry; keep up with the Joneses;
life of Riley; real McCoy; even Steven;

1. I don't like this cheap wine : what I want is the _________________ .      
2. The burglars escaped at the arrival of the police before you could say _________________  
3. My cousin Bob can do all sorts of jobs,he fixes everything. He's a real _________________ .
4. After he won 100,000 pounds at the lottery he began to live the _________________           
5. Peter and Rose Brown can hardly make ends meet, nevertheless they try to _________________ .       
6. After so many unfortunate affairs, she's finally met her ________________: they're going to be married soon.
7. One of the screws is missing: without it I can't fix up the mike. It's _________________ !
8. For _________________  stop making those horrible cracking noises !
9. This is all the money you lent me. We are _________________  now.
10. Julia could do nothing but accept the proposal : it was  _________________.
11. After I gave the child my brand new trainers, he went away _________________  .
12. After being engaged for 4 years, she sent him a _________________   and left him for good.
13.She's a good manager, but her _________________ is her poor English.