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English Idioms I




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You know that each language has its own expressions and knowing them help us improving our speaking.

So let's learn some of them.

 

Match the column, according to the meaning of the idioms.

1. He is a chip off the old block.                                                       Good luck

2. He is thick in the head.                                                                   Psychiatrist

3. They were beat after work.                                                             Bruised

4. The director told the actor "Break a leg."                                     Stupid

5. He had a cow when he heard the news.                                          Slow speed

6. Don't stick your neck out.                                                             Like his father

7. Her leg is black and blue.                                                               Ended a relationship

8. Sue and Paul broke up.                                                                  Got upset

9. Dr. Taylor is a head shrinker.                                                         Exhausted

10. The car moved at a snail's pace.                                                   Take the risk