1She was not at all impressed when I told her that she looked old in that outfit. Me and my ............... mouth!
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The idiom "big mouth" means someone has said too much or said something they should not have said.
2I really want to help you, but my ............... are tied.
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The idiom "my hands are tied" means something prevents you from doing what you want to do.
3My ............... goes out to the families of the children who died in the accident.
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The idiom "my heart goes out to someone" means you feel great sympathy for them.
4She might come across as snobbish, but I’m sure she has her ............... in the right place.
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The idiom "have your heart in the right place" means someone has good intentions.
5Your ............... isn’t in it. Otherwise, you wouldn’t make so many silly mistakes.
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The idiom "your heart isn’t in it" means you are not really interested or committed.
6He started preparing for the exams months in advance, and that gave him a ............... start.
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The idiom "a head start" means an early advantage over other people.
7Almost all of us have a ............... in the closet.
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The idiom "a skeleton in the closet" means a hidden and embarrassing secret.
8Most of our politicians are ...............-skinned; criticism just doesn't bother them.
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The idiom "thick-skinned" means not easily upset by criticism; "thin-skinned" means the opposite.
9He escaped from the burning building by the ............... of his teeth.
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The idiom "by the skin of your teeth" means you only just succeed or escape.
10He did really well on the TOEFL test after he got his ............... into learning English.
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The idiom "get your teeth into something" means to become completely involved in it.
11You may not have liked what I said, but that doesn’t mean you have to jump down my ...............
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The idiom "jump down someone’s throat" means to react angrily to what they say or do.
12Which idiom means someone is very good at gardening?
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The idiom "a green thumb" means a natural ability to grow plants well.
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- She was not at all impressed when I told her that she looked old in that outfit. Me and my big mouth!
- I really want to help you, but my hands are tied.
- My heart goes out to the families of the children who died in the accident.
- She might come across as snobbish, but I’m sure she has her heart in the right place.
- Your heart isn’t in it. Otherwise, you wouldn’t make so many silly mistakes.
- He started preparing for the exams months in advance, and that gave him a head start.
- Almost all of us have a skeleton in the closet.
- Most of our politicians are thick-skinned; criticism just doesn’t bother them.
- He escaped from the burning building by the skin of his teeth.
- He did really well on the TOEFL test after he got his teeth into learning English.
- You may not have liked what I said, but that doesn’t mean you have to jump down my throat.
- Which idiom means someone is very good at gardening? — a green thumb