Match the idioms and their definitions:

1. To dress up to the nines a sack, fire, dismiss someone

2. A busybody b live on a small amount of money
3. To talk through one’s hat c a gossip
4. Wet blanket d to be quiet
5. To belt up e a lazy person
6. A slave driver f a person who makes others work very hard
7. Live on a shoestring g an annoying person
8. A pain in the neck h someone who is dull and resists changes
9. Give the boot i to wear the best clothes
10. A stick-in-the-mud j to talk nonsense
11. A slob k a person who discourages enjoyment

Match the idioms and their definitions:

1. To pull socks up a an old-fashioned person

2. A golden boy b to wear the best clothes
3. To be hand in glove c ordinary people
4. A fuddy-duddy d to admire
5. To take one’s hat off e to work closely
6. The salt of the earth f a reliable and supportive person
7. To step into someone’s shoes g to take some’s place
8. A high-flyer h an ambitious person
9. To keep something up one’s sleeve i to keep something secret
10. A brick j to try to do better
11. Dress up to the nines k a man who is very successful and much admired