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Family Idioms

April 12, 2024 - C1pdf

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1What does the expression blood is thicker than water mean?
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2If you come from a close-knit family, you are ...............
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3She and her sister are cut from the same ............... They have the same likes and dislikes.
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4My son shares his dad's passion for racing. He is a ...............
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5What does the expression the apple doesn't fall far from the tree mean?
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6If somebody is a spitting image of another person, they are extremely ...............
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7Diabetes ............... in my family.
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8He is the ............... of his family. While his siblings are all educated and employed, he didn't even finish high school.
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9Her parents are doctors and she has always wanted to ...............
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10After the untimely demise of her husband, she worked three jobs to bring home ...............
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11I never thought my own ............... would cheat me.
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12There is a lot of ............... between the siblings.
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Bad blood means problems, conflicts.
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Answers

  1. What does the expression blood is thicker than water mean? Family relationships are stronger than any other relationships
  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 racing. He is a chip off the old block
  5. What does the expression the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree mean? 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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