Fill in the blanks.
1To bell the ............... is to take on a risky or difficult task.
Wrong!
The idiom is "bell the cat", which means to take on a risky or difficult task.
2When I was in trouble, they threw me to the ...............
Wrong!
The idiom is "threw me to the wolves", which means abandoned me in a difficult situation.
3That problem is a fine kettle of ...............
Wrong!
The idiom is "a fine kettle of fish", which means an awkward or difficult situation.
4An easy target is a sitting ...............
Wrong!
The idiom is "sitting duck", which means an easy target.
5The top ............... is the most powerful person in an organization.
Wrong!
The idiom is "top dog", which means the most powerful person in a group or organization.
6To take the ............... by the horns is to face a difficult situation directly and bravely.
Wrong!
The idiom is "take the bull by the horns", which means face a difficult situation directly and bravely.
7To have a ............... in your bonnet about something is to keep thinking or talking about it.
Wrong!
The idiom is "a bee in your bonnet", which means an idea or subject you keep thinking or talking about.
8The ............... in the room is an obvious problem that nobody wants to discuss.
Wrong!
The idiom is "elephant in the room", which means an obvious problem that nobody wants to discuss.
9When a country or society degenerates, it goes to the ...............
Wrong!
The idiom is "goes to the dogs", which means becomes much worse or less successful.
10To be a ............... out of water is to feel uncomfortable in an unsuitable environment.
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The idiom is "a fish out of water", which means someone who feels uncomfortable in an unsuitable place or situation.
11When you have bigger ............... to fry, you have more important things to do.
Wrong!
The idiom is "bigger fish to fry", which means more important things to do.
12If a person never has a free moment, they are as busy as a ...............
Wrong!
The idiom is "as busy as a bee", which means very busy.
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- To bell the cat is to take on a risky or difficult task.
- When I was in trouble, they threw me to the wolves.
- That problem is a fine kettle of fish.
- An easy target is a sitting duck.
- The top dog is the most powerful person in an organization.
- To take the bull by the horns is to face a difficult situation directly and bravely.
- To have a bee in your bonnet about something is to keep thinking or talking about it.
- The elephant in the room is an obvious problem that nobody wants to discuss.
- When a country or society degenerates, it goes to the dogs.
- To be a fish out of water is to feel uncomfortable in an unsuitable environment.
- When you have bigger fish to fry, you have more important things to do.
- If a person never has a free moment, they are as busy as a bee.