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Family Idioms

April 12, 2024 - pdf

Fill in the blanks.

1. What does the expression blood is thicker than water mean?

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2. If you come from a close-knit family, you are ..................................

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3. She and her sister are cut from the same ............................... They have the same likes and dislikes.

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4. My son shares his dad's passion for racing. He is a .................................

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5. What does the expression the apple doesn't fall far from the tree mean?

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6. If somebody is a spitting image of another person, they are extremely ...........................

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7. Diabetes ................................ in my family.

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8. He is the ................................ of his family. While his siblings are all educated and employed, he didn't even finish high school.

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9. Her parents are doctors and she has always wanted to .................................

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10. After the untimely demise of her husband, she worked three jobs to bring home ..........................

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11. I never thought my own ............................... would cheat me.

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12. There is a lot of ............................ between the siblings.

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Bad blood means problems, conflicts.

Answers

  1. Family relationships are stronger than any other relationship
  2. If you come from a close-knit family, you are very close to other members of your family.
  3. She and her sister are cut from the same cloth. They have the same likes and dislikes.
  4. My son shares his dad’s passion for cricket. He is a chip off the old block.
  5. A child is very similar to their parent
  6. If somebody is a spitting image of another person, they are extremely similar.
  7. Diabetes runs in my family.
  8. He is the black sheep of his family. While his siblings are all educated and employed, he didn’t even finish high school.
  9. Her parents are doctors and she has always wanted to follow in their footsteps.
  10. After the untimely demise of her husband, she worked three jobs to bring home the bacon.
  11. I never thought my own flesh and blood would cheat me.
  12. There is a lot of bad blood between the siblings.
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