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IDIOMS ACTIVITY

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ANIMAL IDIOMS/EXPRESSIONS

Complete the sentences with an animal from the box,, you will have to use some animals
more than once.

● Cat ● Chicken ● Cow ● Ants


● Lion ● Bull ● Bird/Robin ● Hawk
● Beaver ● Rat ● Elephant ● Snail
● Bug ● Fly ● Horse ● Fish

1. He did half the amount of work as the rest but took the _____________’s share of
the credit.
2. If we give the old TV to grandad, I’ll keep him happy and free up space in the house,
we’d be killing two _______________ with one stone.
3. He took a job teaching English in Thailand to escape the ____________ race of the
banking sector.
4. I could talk about comic book movies until the _____________ come home, I love
them!
5. When it came to foreign policy, Trump was like a ____________ in a china shop, he
did so much damage!
6. That boy has _______________ in his pants, he can never sit still in class.
7. Sandra is always such an eager_____________ she’s so enthusiastic about
everything we do!
8. I’m going to go home and take a __________ nap before we go out tonight.
9. I was going to ask the boss for Friday off work but I got scared and ___________
out.
10. Ever since he got that promotion Brian has looked like the _______________ that
got the cream.
11. Politicians are arguing over pointless things while no one is doing anything about the
____________ in the room, climate change!
12. It’s time to take the ______________ by the horns and tell him how you really feel,
otherwise it’s not fair.
13. There’s a stomach ___________ going around and so many of the workers have
caught it, they’re dropping like _________!
14. The negotiations are going at a _________ pace, it’ll take them ages to reach an
agreement.
15. The teacher watched the two naughty boys like a ________ while they were in the
playground to make sure they didn’t get up to anything bad.
16. Hold your _________! We don’t have to eat all the popcorn before the film even
starts.
17. Don’t worry, this joke is like shooting ___________ in a barrel, who’ll pick it up in no
time.
Match the expressions to the definitions:
A. Slow / calm down G. Obvious problem or L. Extremely slowly
B. Take the largest part situation no one M. Decide not to do
or most of something wants to talk about something because
C. Careless in the way H. An illness you are too
they move or behave I. To watch someone frightened
D. Extremely happy or all the time N. Get away from
satisfied J. For a very long time difficult and
E. Very easy K. To succeed in competitive routine /
F. Dying or falling down archiving two things lifestyle
in large numbers in a single action O. Being too excited or
worried about
something
P. A person who is
willing to work very
hard
Q. To do something
difficult in a brave
and determined way
R. A short sleep

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