Fill in the blanks.
1. To take someone under your wing is to ……………..
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Wrong!
2. To eat the humble pie is to ...................................
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Wrong!
3. To get out of the bed on the wrong side is to ………………………
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Wrong!
4. To make the feathers fly is to ……………………….
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Wrong!
5. What does itsy-bitsy mean?
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Wrong!
6. To dilly-dally is to …………………….
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Wrong!
7. I still miss the ……………………. of university life.
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Wrong!
Hurly-burly means busy activity.
8. To live in straitened circumstances is to live in ……………………..
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Wrong!
9. What does the expression wishy-washy mean?
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Wrong!
10. You have to cooperate ………………………
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Wrong!
Willy-nilly means whether you like it or not.
11. To be at loggerheads is to ………………………
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Wrong!
12. Bete noire means an object of ……………………….
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Wrong!
Answers
1. To take someone under your wing is to take care of them.
2. To eat the humble pie is to make a humble apology
3. To get out of the bed on the wrong side is to be in a particularly irritable mood.
4. To make the feathers fly is to cause turmoil.
5. Tiny
6. To dilly-dally is to waste time.
7. I still miss the hurly-burly of university life.
8. To live in straitened circumstances is to live in poverty.
9. Feeble
10. You have to cooperate willy-nilly.
11. To be at loggerheads is to disagree strongly.
12. Bete noire means an object of aversion.
