Idioms Exercise

Answers

1. She is oily tongued but she does not have a kind heart.
2. ‘Can I borrow some milk?’ ‘Why not? We have enough and some to spare.’
3. Don’t depend on him. He is a man of straw
4. We were already going through a financial crisis so dad’s illness was a bolt from the blue
5. Her refusal to answer his phone calls was a red rag to the bull
6. After wasting two hours searching for the cat, we realized we were on a wild goose chase.
7. When the business failed, years of hard work went up in smoke
8. He is every inch a gentleman.
9. He thinks he is highly influential but he is actually a big fish in a small pond.
10. Giving advice to this worthless fellow is like casting pearls before a swine
11. He is a tough guy and will weather any storm