1Janet and Peter are getting married. I heard it straight from the ............... mouth.
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The idiom is "straight from the" horse's "mouth," meaning from a reliable original source.
2I wanted the party to be a secret, but my sister let the ............... out of the bag.
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"Cat" completes the idiom "let the cat out of the bag," meaning to reveal a secret.
3The moment she started ............... me up, I knew that she wanted a favor.
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"Buttering" completes the idiom "buttering someone up," meaning praising someone to get a favor.
4The two brothers are always pulling each other's ............... .
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"Leg" completes the idiom "pulling someone's leg," meaning teasing or joking with someone.
5Don't trust him. He is a ............... in sheep's clothing.
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"Wolf" completes the idiom "a wolf in sheep's clothing," meaning a dangerous person who seems harmless.
6He won the race ............... down.
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"Hands" completes the idiom "hands down," meaning easily or without difficulty.
7By taking action against him for your failure, you are just ............... up the wrong tree.
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"Barking" completes the idiom "barking up the wrong tree," meaning following the wrong idea or blaming the wrong person.
8Don't try to make fun of him. He ............... off the handle pretty easily.
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"Flies" completes the idiom "flies off the handle," meaning suddenly becomes very angry.
9That laptop cost me ............... .
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"An arm and a leg" means a very large amount of money.
10I hate having to tell him what I really think of him, but I have to ............... the bullet now.
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"Bite" completes the idiom "bite the bullet," meaning accept and do something unpleasant or difficult.
11The indulgent mother turns a ............... to her son's faults.
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"Blind eye" completes the idiom "turn a blind eye," meaning pretend not to notice something wrong.
12The enemy was armed to the ..............., yet our soldiers managed to beat them.
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"Teeth" completes the idiom "armed to the teeth," meaning carrying many weapons or being very well equipped.
Done.
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Answers
- Janet and Peter are getting married. I heard it straight from the horse’s mouth.
- I wanted the party to be a secret, but my sister let the cat out of the bag.
- The moment she started buttering me up, I knew that she wanted a favor.
- The two brothers are always pulling each other’s leg .
- Don’t trust him. He is a wolf in sheep’s clothing.
- He won the race hands down.
- By taking action against him for your failure, you are just barking up the wrong tree.
- Don’t try to make fun of him. He flies off the handle pretty easily.
- That laptop cost me an arm and a leg .
- I hate having to tell him what I really think of him, but I have to bite the bullet now.
- The indulgent mother turns a blind eye to her son’s faults.
- The enemy was armed to the teeth, yet our soldiers managed to beat them.

