Fill in the blanks.
1. Soon the gloves were ........................... and they started screaming at each other.
When the gloves are off, people start fighting in a more hostile way.
2. They work hand in ...............................
When people work hand in glove, they work in close cooperation.
3. She was dressed to the ............................... and made her friends jealous of her looks.
When you are dressed to the nines, you wear very smart clothes.
4. He can spend money like water. His parents have ...................................... pockets.
To have deep pockets is to be very rich.
5. To keep something under your ................................. is to keep it secret.
6. That jacket is too large. You should find one that fits like a ..................................
If something fits like a glove, it fits perfectly.
7. I have a few tricks up my ................................... should he take action against me.
A trick up your sleeve is a secret plan or idea.
8. I am sure he will fail the test, but if he passes, I will eat my ..............................
This is an expression used to suggest that something is not going to happen.
9. When I started out I knew nothing about acting and I was just ……………………….. by the seat of my pants.
To fly by the seat of your pants is to rely on your instinct because you have no experience.
10. I must leave now. I have bigger .............................. to fry.
To have bigger fish to fry is to have more important things to do.
11. My uncle used to drink like a ................................ so we were not surprised when he developed liver trouble.
To drink like a fish is to have a problem with alcohol.
12. When she started talking about her ex-boyfriends, he looked like a ........................................ out of water.
To be a fish out of water is to struggle in an unfamiliar or uncomfortable environment.
Answers
1. Soon the gloves were off and they started screaming at each other.
2. They work hand in glove.
3. She was dressed to the nines and made her friends jealous of her looks.
4. He can spend money like water. His parents have deep pockets.
5. To keep something under your hat is to keep it secret.
6. That jacket is too large. You should find one that fits like a glove.
7. I have a few tricks up my sleeve should he take action against me.
8. I am sure he will fail the test, but if he passes, I will eat my hat.
9. When I started out I knew nothing about acting and I was just flying by the seat of my pants.
10. I must leave now. I have bigger fish to fry.
11. My uncle used to drink like a fish so we were not surprised when he developed liver problems. 12. When she started talking about her ex-boyfriends, he looked like a fish out of water.
