Idioms&Proverbs

Idioms and proverbs

1. The following pairs of nouns always occur in a fixed order. Find the partner of the nouns in the first column.

1. Friend or Foe… ...H	A. tear
2. Bow and arrow ....D	B. water
3. Flesh and blood ...G	C. dale
4. Head over heels ....F	D. arrow
5. Wear and tear .....A	E. reason
6. Hill and dale..........C	F. heels
7. Use and abuse.......I	G. blood
8. Body and soul ......J	H. foe
9. Without rhyme or reason ....E	I. abuse
10. Fire and water .........B	J. soul

2.  Idioms of comparison. Match.

1. As black as … E	A. a bee
2. As blind as … G	B. glass
3. As bold as … J	C. lightning
4. As brittle as …B	D. a fox
5. As busy as … A	E. the Ace of Spades
6. As cunning as …D	F. a hunter
7. As drunk as … I	G. a bat
8. As hungry as …F	H. a razor
9. As quick as … C	I. a lord
10. As sharp as … H	J. brass

3.   Colours in idioms. Link the idioms to their correct meaning.

1. to have something in black and white .......F	A. to owe more than you have
2. I blew your money .........B	B. I spent all your money wastefully
3. to be browned off with something ....H	C. to be drunk
4. to have green fingers .....I	D. an area of woodlands and fields around a city
5. out of the blue .........K	E. to show fear
6. to see pink elephants ..........C	F. to have it on paper, in writing
7. to catch someone red-handed ...........J	G. to twist the truth in such a way that someone's feelings are spared
8. to be in the red .........A	H. to be bored, irritated
9. to tell a white lie ...........G	I. to be good at gardening
10. to show the white feather .........E	J. to catch someone in the act of doing something wrong
11. to feel blue .........L	K. suddenly, unexpectedly
12. a green belt .......D	L. to be sad and miserable