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NGLISH LANGUAGE L, UNIVERSIDAD Idiomatic Expressions... 4 O Equivalent (?) O Idioms of comparison (1) 8 Idioms of comparison (2) 8 Idioms connected with parts of the body O Proverbs (1) 6 Proverbs (2) O Paired idioms Lo que quiere decir leche to retire ES to come to tbe poínt suelta al to sleep soundly tener xuala pelar la pava dar calabazas pedir peras al : . olmo E € to be vindictive to court lo jilt to ask for the earth ¡ Sortarse la coleta | ir al grano dormir a pierna estar en las nubes Cn lo bave one's bead in tbe clouds no me he caído de an guindo ES Iwasnt born yesterday meter la pata to put one's foot init como pez en el in one's element leex la cartilla to read tbe riot act estar en el ajo meterse en camisa de once varas £ como el día y la noche tener enchufe Y) to be poke one's nose wbere | like Ñ to bave friends in tbe tbick of things | it doesn't belong chalk and cheese in bigb places hacer de sn capa | detal palo, tal estar en la flor de |no dar un palo al tun sayo astilla la vida to do as one pleases ¿2 like fatber, Hike-son ¿3 to be in one's prime to be lazy hacer buenas migas ¿3 a SS AS to get on well perro ladradoxr poco mordedor EN bis bark is worse than bis bite xmucho cuido y pocas mueces much' * ado about notbing 13 14 15 16 Y7 18 19 Honestly, Pam, ever since P've given up smoking I feel asfitas 2 afighter b afiddle « afrog d anathlete Our dog looks very ferocious, but don't worry, Liz, Fido's as gentle as crrrrnnarincacancos — especially with children. a apony hb snowflakes c alamb d wasbing-up liquid “T hope the children didn'i play you up, Doreen?” “No, not at all, Mrs Gardener. They ve been as good as ... a religion b god e God d bras “The suitcase isn't too heavy, is it?” “No, iP's as Might a mn... > a dust hb lightning e afeather d añsh 1wish the new secretary would cheer up! She's been as miserable as cesanontoranarianas for the past week! a amonk b death e abanker d sin “By the way, have you heard the one about the Welshman, the brishman and the pig?” . “Yes, we have. That joke's as old as... ¿ a Solomon b thehills € adinosaur d Jupiter OF course he loves you! IPs as DÍA aS ceonccnccanocn.. . 2 apancake b theknob on your door € thenose on your face d abel Kathy was as pleased 88 .................. when she heard she had passed the . exam. a punch b apoppy € asunflower d pound notes T hope the computer course starts this term. We're all as keen as... to get going. a coffee b mustard € agigolo d cornflakes 10 11 Idioms of comparison 2 Choose the word or phrase which best compleles each sentence. He was a natural singer with a voice thal was as clear as cooccnnncanionnns - a awaterfall b alake cc abel d amirror After a good night's sleep he woke up feeling as fresh 28 .oococncccnninncao and eager to start work again. a fruit b adaisy € akitten d amaiden He might look kind and sympathetic, but desp down he's as hard as > a nails b amountain e agangster d aniceberg What on earth have yon got in this suitcase? lOs as heavy 98 ..oorncnccrrnicas? a anelephant b lead e concrete d acorpse Pauline can't have emigrated to New Zealand because l saw her last night at Simon's party, 28 coccccconecioniano as life. a true hb real e good d large a amule b aspoiltchild < astrawbery d atradeunion “Yowre drunk!” “No, Pra not. Dm as sober as comncocenicccnnenst a apriest b Sunday e ajudge d aMuslim Am Inervous? Of course not, Look at my hand —it's as steady 98 oommnenconnanscans . a abridge b arock e steelbars d astepladder As students, David, Kevin and William were as thick 28 ooccoooconic.. . a thieves b boy scouts c ateam d thistles , Whenever 1 feel embarrassed l always go asred as o... . a arose b lipstick e araspberry d abeetroot Buying shares in this company is as Safe AS ....ocoiconmmcames > There's no way you can lose your money. a abank b houses e goldbars d avault Choose the part of the body Fillín the missing words from the sentences below. Choose from the following, using plural forms where necessary. arm bone cheek foot heart . nerve back brain chest hair leg stomach blood breast finger hand mouth tooth 1 Being retired, he suddenly found himself with lots of time on hi8 .o.inrmmroron. but with little to do to occupy it. You need to have a stroMg .nmsnmsasronsos to work in a slaughterhouse. 3 Hegotup very late this morning and then had the .....omnmco». to complain about his breakfast being cold! 4 Shehada sweet o... and couldn't resist buying chocolates and cream cakes. $ None ofthe students liked Mr Baker. In fact, everyone was glad to see the errcrnrercarrnacns of him when he left to teach in Italy. 6 Ithink Pl go and stretch My eosmoonccroninnoss . Pve been sitting down all morning and Pm feeling a bit stiff. : 7 Pve got an essay to write on the history of computing. Unfortunately, I dont know anything about it, so do you mind if I pick your... 2 8 Heused to love mountain-climbing, but when a friend of his was kiiled in the Himalayas he lost his .........o.ooomo. and never went climbing again. 9 Theviewers were Up iO ..mmcirmomommo when the television station announced it was going to change the time of the evening news broadcast from 9 o'clock to 9.30, 10 There's something wrong somewhere. 1 can't put My ..comccsaononrns on what it is exactly, but something just doesn't feel right. 11 Thecruel way some owners treat their pets makes my ... .. boil. 12 “Hurry up, Dorothy! The taxi's waiting! “All right, keep yOUY ...ionorcccnrorcoso on! Pm coming.” 13 Getting a problem off yoWY .ionoocosmm is the first stage to being able to solve it 14 She decided to make a clean ....oonommo.»». of everything and confess that she was the one who had stolen the money. 15 Yowd better be careful what you say to Samantha. You know how sensitive she is to criticism -—shetakes everythingto coccion » 16 [think there's going to be trouble at the meeting tonight; l can feel it in my 17 David and the new boss seem to have got off on the WI0N8 ...cmecmaorno. «Poor David! There go his chances for promotion. 18 Stop putting words into Iy ...........euo.! ] never said opera was boring, Ijust said I preferred musicala, that's all. O Complete the proverbs 1 Complete the following proverbs by choosing an ending from those marked ¿-p. Then try to explain what each proverb means. Honesty... Betterlate... Still waters... Actions... More haste... A fool and his money... Als well... Arolling stone... A stitch in time... 10 Don't count your chickens ... 11 Strike... 12 Letsleeping dogs... 33 Look before you... Yana 14 Once bitten... 15 Makehay... 16 Rome... a ...lessspeed. b ...gathersnomoss. e ...bwiceshy. d ... te e - ... while the sun shines. f ...isthe best policy. g -..wasnot built in a day. h ...thannever. ji ...leap. j . . are soon parted. E ...rundeep. 1 ...thatends well. m ... while theiron is hot. nm ...beforethey are hatched. O ...savesnine. P ...speak londer than words. Write your answers here: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 (10/11/1213 /14 |15 |16 Paired idioms Complete the paired idiors in the sentences below. Choose from the following: about front ? sound tear blood large span thin bull nail square thumbs cons shoulders sweet tired fast soul take void 1 Shewas an outstanding student whose work was head and ....ccarom above the others in her class, Ñ 2 Thelecture was just the way the students liked it — short and .... 4 Dor't ask James to do anything practical; he's all fingers and . 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 Although it has its faults, by and .... Britain is a pretty good country to live in, Pauline was so funny on Saturday. She really was the life and ... the party. England were beaten fair and . Test at Lords. He's not feeling well at the moment, but he should be Up ARÁ ...cccicinaanocon again in a few days. ... by the West Indies in the Third The contract was declared null amd ..oncaconecconaoios as one ofthe partners had forgotten to sign it. You didn't believe what he said, did you? It was just another one of his cock ES IA stories! Oh, thank heavens you're both safe and ......ommoccmom 11 was so worried about you. They promised to stand by each other through thick and ....oomomoco . The carpet in the hall gets a lot of wear and cocino. , 50 it's best not to buy anything too expensive. You can't throw him out, surely? Not your brother; not your own flesh and A certain amount of give ad .ooocinccaccnnnores is essential in any relationship. His flat was so spick and ..mocmcncicns that it looked more like a well-kept museum than a home. Tm afraid yowll have to wear a tie, sir, It's a hard aMd cacconiónonnnncoro rule ofthe club. They're always fighting tooth and m.ommiciorcoonon . Pm surprised they don't get divorced. -18 Icouldwt understand why everyone was laughing until I realised that 1 he my jumper on bacir $0 ...oc.o omnes . 19 The managing director outlined the pros and ...ccosoranonoosos of the proposed merger. of hearing abo 20 Idor'tlnow about you, David, but I'm sick 20d .coononaroresconoo his fantastic children. . 
