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AS FREE AS A BIRD

Exercise: Fill in the blanks with the correct idiom

related to animals. (Exercise published on our blog
> www.lcblearning.wordpress.com).

chicken out / let sleeping dogs lie / killing two

birds with one stone / felt like a fish out of water
/ the lion’s share / straight from
the horse’s mouth / hold your horses / a little
bird told me / as proud as a peacock / copycat.

1) Check this out! Mary Louise is three months pregnant! Can you believe it? And I
can’t be wrong because I’ve heard the news ______________.

2) Whoa, whoa, whoa! ______________, sweetheart! We have plenty of time to get

ready to go to John’s birthday party. So please let me finish watching this film. I
promise we'll get to the party on time.

3) Ana’s mother never talked about the car accident in front of her daughter’s
boyfriend. It was a thorny issue and she thought it would be better to ______________.

4) When my uncle Fred died, his girlfriend got ______________ of the inheritance,
even though they had never been married.

5) Hey! I’ve got a juicy bit of gossip that you might find
interesting. ______________ that Michael is secretly dating Julia.

6) I really don’t know why I ended up accepting Mike’s invitation to a wine-tasting

gathering. As a teetotaller, I ______________ in the group!

7) When Bill’s son won the first prize of a karate competition, his father
was ______________. For almost two months, he kept taking his son’s trophy to his
friends' meetings to show off. Gosh! He was unbearable!
8) Oh come on, Fred! Let’s go parachuting next weekend. Don't ______________ now!
We’re going to have loads of fun.

9) I can’t stand Miley anymore! She’s such a ______________! Yesterday, she bought
exactly the same pair of shoes that I had bought two weeks ago for our graduation
party. And she also had the nerve to tell me that she was going to wear them for the
party.

10) You know what? I’ve just realised that by cycling to work I’m ______________: I’m
saving up money and doing exercise. That's great, isn't it?

BIRDS OF A FEATHER FLOCK TOGETHER

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AS FREE AS A BIRD > KEYS

Exercise: Fill in the blanks with the correct idiom related to animals. (Exercise
published on our blog > www.lcblearning.wordpress.com).

1) Check this out! Mary Louise is three months pregnant! Can you believe it? And I
can’t be wrong because I’ve heard the news STRAIGHT FROM THE HORSE’S
MOUTH. (to hear a piece of news directly from the original source or from a well-
informed and reliable source).

2) Whoa, whoa, whoa! HOLD YOUR HORSES, sweetheart! We have plenty of time to
get ready to go to John’s birthday party. So let me finish watching this film. I promise
we'll get to the party on time. (to tell someone to hold on and be patient).

3) Ana’s mother never talked about the car accident in front of her daughter’s
boyfriend. It was a thorny issue and she thought it would be better to LET SLEEPING
DOGS LIE. (to avoid talking about events that caused problems in the past such as
arguments, disagreements or uncomfortable situations).

4) When my uncle Fred died, his girlfriend got THE LION’S SHARE of the inheritance,
even though they had never been married. (to get the biggest part or greatest
percentage of something).

5) Hey! I’ve got a juicy bit of gossip that you might find interesting. A LITTLE BIRD
TOLD ME that Michael is secretly dating Julia. (to hear a secret from someone and you
don’t want to mention his or her name).

6) I really don’t know why I ended up accepting Mike’s invitation to a wine-tasting

gathering. As a teetotaller, I FELT LIKE FISH OUT OF WATER in the group! (to feel
uncomfortable in unfamiliar surroundings).

7) When Bill’s son won the first prize of a karate competition, his father was AS
PROUD AS A PEACOCK. For almost two months, he kept taking his son’s trophy to
his friends’ meetings to show off. Gosh! He was unbearable!. (to be extremely proud of
yourself, somebody or something).

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8) Oh come on, Fred! Let’s go parachuting next weekend. Don't CHICKEN OUT now!
We’re going to have loads of fun. (to decide not to do something out of fear or
cowardice).

9) I can’t stand Miley anymore! She’s such a COPYCAT! Yesterday, she bought
exactly the same pair of shoes that I had bought two weeks ago for our graduation
party. And she also had the nerve to tell me that she was going to wear them for the
party. (to imitate a person, to do exactly the same thing as someone else).

10) You know what? I’ve just realised that by cycling to work I’m KILLING TWO BIRDS
WITH ONE STONE: I’m saving up money and doing exercise. That's great, isn't it? (to
accomplish two tasks with one action or to solve two problems with a single effort).

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