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Animal Idioms




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A. First complete the idioms on the left with the correct animal word.�

����Then match the idioms�to their definitions on the right. Type the correct letter in each box.

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to take the��by the horns�
a
to ignore a problem because trying to deal with it could cause an even more difficult situation�
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to do the �work�
b
to talk and think a lot about something�
�3
to flog a dead
�c
to do the hard boring part of a job or task�
�4
to keep the��from the door�
d
to have more important or more interesting things to do�
�5
to let sleeping �(plural) lie�
e
to face a difficult or dangerous situation directly and with courage�
�6
to let the �out of the bag�
�f
to do something badly; to make a mess of something�
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to smell a
g
to have enough money to avoid going hungry�
�8
to have other �to fry�
h
to reveal a secret�
�9
to have a �in your bonnet�
�i
to waste your effort by trying to do something that is no longer possible�
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to make a 's ear of something�
j
to sense that something is wrong about a situation�
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B. Complete the sentences with the correct animal idioms from exercise A. (Remember to put the verbs in the correct form.)�

1.� As a student, he took an evening job to
2. �He keeps trying to get it published but I think he
3. �He��that bookcase he was supposed to be making.
4. �I thought about bringing up my concerns but decided instead to .
5. �Our teacher �about punctuation.
6. �She decided to �and try to solve the problem without any further delay.
7. �She �when her husband came home with lipstick on his collar.
8. �We wanted the party to be a surprise, but he .
9. �We'll have to address that problem tomorrow. Right now we
10. �Why should I while you sit around doing nothing?
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