Five Idioms about the Body

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Rachel’s wedding wasn’t cheap. The dress alone cost her…

an a _ _ and a l _ _
Clue
This idiom means that something
Answer
an arm and a leg
was very expensive.
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Do you know the names of any jazz musicians?
Rachel’s wedding wasn’t cheap. The dress alone cost her…
I can’t think of any examples...

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o _ _ the t _ _ of
m_ h _ _ _
Clue
This idiom means without thinking
Answer
off the top of my head
for long.
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Rachel’s
Alex gotwedding
caught cheating
wasn’t cheap.
in an exam?
The dress
Tell alone
me more!
cost her…
I’m...

a_ _ e_ _ _
Clue
This idiom means that you’re
Answer
all ears
listening carefully.
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I hate
Rachel’s
living wedding
at the topwasn’t
of a hill.
cheap.
Walking
The dress
up it every
alone day
cost isher…
a real...

p_ _ _ in the n_ _ _
Clue
This idiom means that something
Answer
pain in the neck
is really annoying.
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Rachel’s
Sarah wedding
isn’t really
wasn’t
moving
cheap.
to Antarctica!
The dress alone
You’re
cost
just...
her…

p _ _ _ _ _ _ my l _ _
Clue
This idiom means that you’re
pretending to be serious but really
Answer
pulling my leg
joking.
Five Idioms about Time

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Rachel’s wedding
I didn’t realise
wasn’t itcheap.
was 9The
o’clock
dressalready!
alone cost her…

…when you’re having fun!

t___ f____
Clue
This idiom means that time
feels like it’s going really fast
Answer
time flies
sometimes.
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Rachel’s
really
wedding
enjoyed
wasn’t
his birthday
cheap. The
party.
dress
In fact,
alonewecost
all her…
had a...

w _ _ _ _ of a t_ _ _
Clue
This idiom means that you
really enjoyed something and
Answer
whale of a time
had fun.
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Rachel’s
It wedding
very rarely
wasn’t
snows
cheap.
in myThe
hometown.
dress alone
Only...
cost her…

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b_ _ _ m_ _ _
Clue
This idiom means very rarely,
Answer
once in a blue moon
almost never.
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I never do my homework early.
Rachel’s wedding wasn’t cheap. The dress alone cost her…
Last week I was so late, I only got it in at...

11 : 00

the e _ _ _ _ _ _ _
h___
Clue
This idiom means only just in
Answer
the eleventh hour
time, almost too late.
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We were organising a surprise party for my dad, but he arrived
Rachel’s wedding wasn’t cheap. The dress alone cost her…
home early. My mum told him a long story outside to...

us… to get everything ready inside!

b_ _ t _ _ _
Clue
This idiom means to delay
Answer
buy time
something for your advantage.
Five Idioms about Weather

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Rachel’s
I’mwedding
not wellwasn’t
at all.cheap.
In fact,The
I’vedress
beenalone
feeling...
cost her…

all week!

u_ _ _ _ the
w______
Clue
This idiom means feeling a
Answer
under the weather
little ill or sad.
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Rachel’s wedding
Look
wasn’t
outside!
cheap.
It’sThe
raining…
dress alone cost her…

c_ _ _ and d _ _ _
Clue
This idiom means raining
Answer
cats and dogs
very heavily.
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Rachel’s How
wedding
manywasn’t
cowscheap.
are there
Theindress
Canada?!
aloneI...
cost her…

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d_ _’ _ have the
f_ _ _ _ _ _ _ i_ _ _
Clue
This idiom means you don’t
Answer
don’t have the foggiest idea

have any clue at all.

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Rachel’s
Last weekwedding
I got ill,wasn’t
but I got
cheap.
some
The
medicine
dress alone
and now
cost her…
I’m...

r _ _ _ _ as r _ _ _
Clue
This idiom means that you
Answer
right as rain
are in perfect health.
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Rachel’s
When Iwedding
saw my baby
wasn’tdaughter
cheap. The
for the
dress
first
alone
time,cost
I was...
her…

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6 7 8 9

on c _ _ _ _ n _ _ _
Clue
This idiom means that you’re
Answer
on cloud nine
feeling very happy or delighted.
Five Idioms about Food
Can You Guess the Idiom?
Rachel’s
The whole
wedding
class got
wasn’t
100%
cheap.
on the
Thetest,
dress
because
alone itcost
washer…
a...

p _ _ _ _ of c _ _ _
Clue
This idiom means that
Answer
piece of cake
something is really easy.
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Rachel’s wedding
I work hard
wasn’t
all day
cheap.
but The
my brother
dress alone
is a...cost her…

He just watches TV all day!

c____ p_____
Clue
This idiom means that
someone is really lazy and sits
Answer
couch potato
around doing nothing.
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My best friend is a…

Rachel’s
She justwedding
got a scholarship
wasn’t cheap.
to goThe
to university
dress alone
in cost
the USA!
her…

s____ c_____
Clue
This idiom means a very
Answer
smart cookie
intelligent person.
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I’m worried about telling my mum I lost my phone.
Rachel’s wedding wasn’t cheap. The dress alone cost her…
I think she’s going to...

at me!

g_ b______
Clue
This idiom means that
Answer
go bananas
someone gets really angry.
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Rachel’s wedding wasn’t
It’s a long
cheap.
story,
Thebut...
dress alone cost her…

I don’t think I have a job anymore!

in a n _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Clue
This idiom means to summarise
Answer
in a nutshell
something complicated.
Five Idioms about Animals

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Can You Guess the Idiom?

... I can’t understand anything you’re saying!

Rachel’s wedding wasn’t cheap. The dress alone cost her…
Start at the beginning of the story again.

h _ _ _ your h _ _ _ _ _
Clue
Use this idiom to tell someone
Answer
hold your horses
to wait.
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Rachel’s wedding wasn’t cheap. The
When I first moved to Spain, I felt like...
dress alone cost her…

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I didn’t know what was going on half the time.

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a f _ _ _ out of w _ _ _ _

Clue
We use this idiom when we
feel uncomfortable in a new
Answer
a fish out of water
situation.
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My little sister really...

me sometimes. She asks a thousand ‘why’ questions every single day!

b___
Clue
We use this idiom when
Answer
bugs
something really annoys us.
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Rachel’s wedding
I love
wasn’t
reading
cheap.
so much.
The dress
I’m a...
alone cost her…

b___ w___
Clue
This idiom describes someone
Answer
bookworm
who loves reading.
Can You Guess the Idiom?
Marry Harry? …!

He’s one of the worst people I’ve ever met!

when p_ _ _ f _ _
Clue
This idiom means that
Answer
when pigs fly
something will never happen.