Exercise
Complete the following idioms with one of the following words: milk,
egg, bread, carrot, salt, biscuit, cherry, potato, peas, jam
1. After their team lost the match 5-0, the fans were left
with..........on their face.
2. You really take the ...............for
making a fool of yourself with women.
3. He was lucky – they let him have
another bite at the ...............
4. He’s been unemployed for over two
years, so it’s his wife who’s the ........... winner
now.
5. The pay is good and what you have to do
couldn’t be simpler - it’s money for .........
6. The mirror is broken and we can't fix it. There's no need to cry over spilled .................
7. He’s a liar- You should take whatever
he says with a pinch of ................
8. The question of
pensions is a hot ............. for both the unions and the government.
9. It’s really difficult to tell one from
the other – they’re as like as two ...............
10. To get the best out of your workforce
it’s probably better to use the .......... rather than the stick.
KEY
1-egg; 2-biscuit; 3-cherry,
4-bread; 5-jam; 6-milk; 7-salt, 8-potato, 9-peas; 10-carrot
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