Body Idioms J - N
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1. The jaw-dropping scale of corruption has left many people wondering who to vote for.
A: surprising or very shocking
B: disappointing
C: depressing
2. The girls went weak at the knees when the actor smiled and said hello to them.
A: to have a sudden, very strong emotion about someone or something
B: to feel inferior to someone
C: to start jumping up and down in order to attract attention
3. Don't worry. My lips are sealed.
A: to forgive someone for something they have done
B: to promise not to reveal a secret
C: to stop speaking
4. I think my mobile is on its last legs.
A: to be old-fashioned
B: soon to be unable to work
C: to be complicated to use
5. I'm just pulling your leg. You should have seen your face.
A: to make someone afraid
B: to play a joke on someone by saying something that is not true
C: to ask someone to do something that might be embarrassing
6. He has a big mouth.
A: to have a huge appetite
B: to always be the first person to give an opinion
C: to tell others things that are meant to be secret
7. You took the words out of my mouth.
A: to misinterpret what someone is saying
B: to tell lies about someone
C: to say exactly what someone else was going to say
8. She's just all mouth.
A: to talk a lot about something but never do it
B: to speak so loudly that it annoys everyone else
C: to gossip about others
9. He's a real pain in the neck.
A: someone who gets ill very easily
B: someone who is over-ambitious
C: an annoying person
10. The two parties are neck and neck.
A: unable to reach an agreement
B: have an equal chance of winning
C: so similar that it is hard to tell the difference between them
11. Her behaviour often gets on my nerves.
A: to annoy someone a lot
B: to cause someone to worry
C: to frighten someone
12. What a nosey, old woman!"
A: someone who thinks they are superior
B: a person who is critical of others
C: someone who is too interested in other people's business
Comments
1- A
2- A
3- B
4- B
5- B
6- C
7- C
8- C
9- C
10- B
11- A
12- C
You got them all correct apart from Nº8. (The answer is A)
Which of the idioms do you think you will be able to use?
2. A
3. B
4. B
5. B
6. C
7. A
8. A
9. C
10. B
11. A
12. C
Cristina
I think that for me is going to be difficult to put in practice this kind of expressions but I´ll try it because will be a question to get used to.
I think I will be able to use: “You took the words out of my mouth”; “he/ she is a real pain in the neck”; “gets on my nerves” and “nosey person”.
Bye!
2.A
3.B
4.B
5.B
6.C
7.C
8.A
9.C
10.B
11.A
12.C
Silvia.
Well done! 100% right.
I wonder if you'll be able to use any of them now.
You are right. It's just a question of getting used to them.
These are my answers:
1.A
2.A
3.B
4.B
5.B
6.C
7.C
8.A
9.C
10.B
11.A
12.C
As you might have guessed, I had a fantastic holiday. I think it's important to focus on the good times to make work/studies that bit easier.
Try to make a point of using some of the idioms from this post. They might be useful for the writing task.
You got 100% right. Well done!