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Draw lines to match the idioms and their meanings.

1. It costs an arm and a leg. A. He is fashionable and aOracPve.

2. I am so hungry I could eat a horse. B. Good luck!

3. He let the cat out of the bag. C. I'm undecided.

4. He is a couch potato. D. It’s really expensive.

5. I am going to catch some z’s. E. I could eat a lot right now.

6. She spilled the beans. F. Those kids are really annoying.

7. Don’t look a giD horse in the mouth. G. He looks meaner than he is.

8. His bark is worse than his bite. H. He told us something we weren’t

9. She wears her heart on her sleeve. supposed to know.

10. He is really cool. I. I did everything I could to help them.

11. She is a backseat driver J. She made it completely from beginning,

12. I bent over backwards to help them. using raw ingredients.

13. Cross your fingers! K. I am going to sleep.

14. Those children drive me up the wall. L. Don't be ungrateful.

15. That was the icing on the cake. M. That was the best part.

16. I’m on the fence about it. N. She told us her secret.

17. She made the cake from scratch. O. She is very emoPonal.

P. He is a lazy person.

Q. She is a passenger who gives unwanted

advice to the driver.

Choose the 3 idioms you like best. Explain why like them.

I like Number ___. _________________________________________________________________________________

I like Number ___. _________________________________________________________________________________

I like Number ___. _________________________________________________________________________________

 Answers

1. D
2. E
3. H
4. P
5. K
6. N
7. L
8. G
9. O
10. A
11. Q
12. I
13. B
14. F
15. M
16. C
17. J

1. It costs an arm and a leg - I like this one because it is very descriptive and it is something
that I often want to say.
2. He let the cat out of the bag - I like this one because it is a way of saying that someone has
exposed some gossip.
3. I am going to catch some z’s - I like this one because it is an interesting way of saying that
you are going to sleep.