Idioms. Answers

1.

Match the idiom with its meaning and the picture.
to be as cool as a cucumber
to be calm and relaxed
to be very happy about something
to be on cloud nine
a storm in a teacup
much worry about something unimportant
to have your head in the clouds
to be absent-minded or daydreaming
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2.

Match the idiom with its meaning and the picture.
a piece of cake
to earn money for the family
very easy to do
to save for a rainy day
to keep the pot boiling
to save money for a time when
it might be needed unexpectedly
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3.

Match the idiom with its meaning and the picture.
to go with the times
not to do something
because you are scared
to change and become more modern
to see eye to eye
to chicken out
to agree about something
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4.

Fill the gaps.
a piece of cake
1) I finished my exam 30 minutes early. It was ……………………………………..!
head in the clouds all the time.
2) Katrin does not like the logic and has her ……………………………………..
keep the pot boiling
3) We must, however, ……………………………………..
and must not give up this struggle.
on cloud nine
4) Maria was ……………………………………..
to see her husband back from a long trip.
see eye to eye
5) We don’t ……………………………………..
on everything, but now I agree with you.
chicken out
6) Bungee jumping is fun! Don't ……………………………………..!
a storm in a teacup
7) It is ……………………………………..;
it is an argument about nothing.
save for a rainy day
8) I’m very thrifty. I always ……………………………………..
as cool as a cucumber
9) Although he's guilty of the crime ,he is ……………………………………..
go with the times
10) ……………………………………..,
John, nobody wears their hat like that anymore!