IDIOMS . 3º ESO.

1. We have to learn the irregular verbs by heart. E

2. We don´t see eye to eye about political issues, we have very different opinions. H
3. Do you mind lending me a hand with this job, I cannot do it on my own. D
4. He got a 5,1 in the evaluation. He passed by the skin of his teeth. J
5. He is always full of beans and jumping about. L
6. The teacher caught the pupil red-handed copying in the exam, so he was given a
zero. P
7. I am so hungry, I could eat a horse. C
8. Whatś wrong with you ? Cat got your tongue ? Q
9. When he got to the party he felt like a fish out of water, he didn´t know anybody. R
10. It is a good idea to get your problems off your chest and speak about them. S
11. He got on the train just as it was leaving, he caught it in the nick of time. O
12. The teachers are sick and tired of pupils not paying attention in class. N
13. Relax ! Take it easy! M
14. They have such a good relationship, they get on like a house on fire. K
15. I’m not sure who he is, but his face rings a bell. I
16. His latest book is a bestseller, they are selling like hot cakes. A
17. It doesn´t cost an arm and a leg, it costs peanuts. G
18. He turned up out of the blue, we weren´t expecting him. B
19. Thank you for being my shoulder to cry on, you always listen to me. F
20. Everybody gave him the cold shoulder when they found out the horrible thing he
had done.T

Solutions

A) Very successful.
B) Unexpectedly.
C) To be starving.
D) To help.
E) To memorize.
F) A sympathetic listener.
G) Not much money.
H) To agree.
I) Sound / look familiar.
J) Just and no more.
K) To have a great relationship.
L) Full of energy.
M) Don´t panic.
N) Fed up.
O) Just in time.
P) Catch doing something wrong.
Q) Not speaking.
R) Feel out of place.
S) To say what is troubling you.
T) To ignore.