apple of one's eye= a (have a) bun in the oven bad egg = a person who big cheese = very

person that is adored by = be pregnant is often in trouble important person

someone

bread and butter = bring home the bacon = (have one's) cake and eat carrot top = person with
necessities, the main earn the income it too = want more than red or orange hair
thing your fair share or need

cool as a cucumber = (don't) cry over spilled hard nut to crack =

very relaxed milk = get upset over full of beans = have a lot difficult to understand
something that has of (silly) energy (often a person
happened and cannot be
changed

hot potato = a one smart cookie = a very peach fuzz = small use your noodle = use
controversial or difficult intelligent person amount of hair growth your brain
subject
Use the appropriate idiom to fill in the gaps.

1. The mirror is broken and we can't fix it. There's no need ___________________________.
2. Your daughter is___________________________. She reads much better than her grade level.
3. Just explain ___________________________of your report. You don't have to go into details.
4. I thought I was afraid of flying, but I ___________________________all the way to England.
5. I don't want my little brother hanging around with ___________________________on the street.
6. Angelo is ___________________________when something is bothering him like this.
7. Taking about gay marriage has always been a___________________________.
8. Rick wants__________________________. He doesn’t want to pop the question but he doesn't want
me to date anyone else.
9. Except for a bit of___________________________, the baby was born bald.
10. I thought I was just going to be received by the secretary, but they let me talk to the
___________________________himself.
11. The kids were ___________________________after their visit to the circus
12. It is said that most Irish people are___________________________, but I don’t know if this is true.
13. My husband has had ___________________________on his own ever since I lost my job.
14. Peter was very happy when his wife told him she___________________________.
15. Baby Jessica is ______________________ her ________________ eye.
16. You're going to have to really ___________________________on this crossword puzzle. It's an
extra difficult one.