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piece of cake | cost an arm and a leg | caught between two stools | over the moon | take it easy
Example Dialogue
Dylan : What? No way! It costs an arm and a leg. I can’t possibly afford it.
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Lyn : It was a piece of cake! I got the best results. I’m over the moon! I just can’t stop
smiling.
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Darren : It was caught between two stools: a play and a ballet... I didn’t really like it.
piece of cake | cost an arm and a leg | caught between two stools | over the moon | take it easy
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Idioms | Lesson 20
piece of cake | cost an arm and a leg | caught between two stools | over the moon | take it easy
Example Passage
This summer my friend Oscar proved me wrong. He happened to love the sport, so he invited
Kayaking turned out to be extremely strenuous. Plus, the gear costs an arm and a leg!
All my life I fell between two stools. I tried to appear active, but I never did sports. So I was
worried whether I was fit enough. Fortunately, Oscar told me to take it easy and assured me
After some practice, we went on to try the real deal. At the end of the day, I was over the
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Idioms | Lesson 20
piece of cake | cost an arm and a leg | caught between two stools | over the moon | take it easy
Definitions
failing both)
My recipe got caught between two stools; it was neither a main course, nor a
dessert.
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Idioms | Lesson 20
piece of cake | cost an arm and a leg | caught between two stools | over the moon | take it easy
Practice
Fill in the blanks with the correct idioms (in the correct form) to complete the dialogue.
6 | When I saw my best friend, who I haven’t seen for two years, I was .
8| , Mary. No need to beat yourself up! You’ll get her next time.
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Idioms | Lesson 20
piece of cake | cost an arm and a leg | caught between two stools | over the moon | take it easy
Exercise
Fill in the blanks with the correct idioms (in the correct form) to complete the dialogue.
Jun : Yeah. It’s kind of , though; it’s a jacket and hoodie in one.
Jun : How about you just make your own? You can sew a jacket and hoodie together, can’t
you? , right?
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