Fill in the blanks.
1If you are the ............... of my eye, you are adored by me.
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The idiom uses "apple" to describe someone who is deeply loved.
2If a woman has a ............... in the oven, she is pregnant.
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The idiom "have a bun in the oven" means that a woman is pregnant.
3Do not hang around with the bad ................ They will land you in trouble.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "eggs" and "apples" can complete idioms for bad people who may cause trouble.
4Ever since Paul lost his job, it is his wife who brings home the ...............
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The idiom uses "bacon" to mean the money someone earns for a family.
5The company ............... up the officials to get its license renewed.
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The phrasal idiom "butter someone up" means to praise or flatter someone to get something from them.
6If something is not my cup of tea, I ............... it.
Select 2 answers.
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Both "dislike" and "do not enjoy" correctly explain something that is not your cup of tea.
7Just when he said he wanted to quit, his mother ............... him on to continue.
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The phrasal idiom "egg someone on" means to encourage someone to do something.
8The kids are always full of ............... just before an outing.
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The idiom uses "beans" to mean full of energy and excitement.
9The billionaire’s daughter had all the luxuries of life handed to her on a ............... platter.
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The idiom uses "silver" to mean something is given without effort.
10If a problem is a hard ............... to crack, it is a difficult one.
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The idiom uses "nut" for a difficult problem or person.
11A ............... is a controversial topic that no one wants to talk about.
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The idiom "hot potato" means a controversial issue that people want to avoid.
12If you are one smart ..............., you are a very intelligent person.
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The idiom uses "cookie" to mean a very intelligent person.
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- If you are the apple of my eye, you are adored by me.
- If a woman has a bun in the oven, she is pregnant.
- Do not hang around with the bad eggs / apples They will land you in trouble.
- Ever since Paul lost his job, it is his wife who brings home the bacon
- The company buttered up the officials to get its license renewed.
- If something is not my cup of tea, I dislike / do not enjoy it.
- Just when he said he wanted to quit, his mother egged him on to continue.
- The kids are always full of beans just before an outing.
- The billionaire’s daughter had all the luxuries of life handed to her on a silver platter.
- If a problem is a hard nut to crack, it is a difficult one.
- A hot potato is a controversial topic that no one wants to talk about.
- If you are one smart cookie, you are a very intelligent person.