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I d io 1 Complete the idiom in each sentence.

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Granny was when she thought that
mum had taken her hat. It was Grandpa!
Eli thinks that cat nap | barking up the wrong tree | dog tired
he’s stronger than
everyone now that
he’s learning judo. Tammi is so nervous, she
He thinks he’s the .
.
eat like a horse
wouldn’t say boo to a goose
bark up the wrong tree

cat’s whiskers
lion’s share Sam talks so much! They could .

dog’s dinner talk the hind legs off a donkey | pig out | clam up
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I d io 2 Complete the idiom in each sentence.
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A Amit was after not being able to sleep last night.
dog tired
raining cats and dogs
dog days

Robin was like a

this morning. She was in a really bad mood.
cry wolf
cat’s whiskers
bear with a sore head

“You don’t look like you’ve got a cold.” Said Gran. “I think you’re just .”

crying wolf | a bear with a sore hand | working like a dog

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I dio 3 Complete the idiom in each sentence.
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bathroom. There’s think I’ll have a when I was poorly.
after lunch. Now that I feel better,
I could
dog’s dinner !”
in here!
cat nap
nest egg
not enough room to bark up the
swing a cat wrong tree

a bull in a china shop cat’s whiskers

crocodile tears eat like a horse

 Idioms Word Mats Answers
Mat 1
Eli thinks that he’s stronger
than everyone now that
he’s learning judo. He
thinks he’s the
cat’s whiskers.
Granny was barking up the
wrong tree when she thought
that mum had taken her hat.
It was Grandpa!
Tammi is so nervous, she
wouldn’t say boo to a goose.
Sam talks so much! They
could talk the hind legs off a
donkey.
Mat 2
Amit was dog tired after not
being able to sleep last night.
Robin was like a bear with a
sore head this morning. She
was in a really bad mood.
“You don’t look like you’ve
got a cold.” Said Gran. “I
think you’re just crying
wolf.”
Mat 3
This is such a tiny
bathroom. There’s not
enough room to swing a
cat in here!
I’m a little sleepy. I think
I’ll have a cat nap after
lunch.
“I couldn’t eat much when
I was poorly. Now that I
feel better, I could eat like
a horse!”
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