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The following idioms from the text will The following idioms will also be

be discussed. discussed. However, they are not readily


available in the textbook.
1. Cut from the same cloth
2. Spin a yarn 1. A blessing in disguise
3. Put oneself in someone else’s shoes 2. Beat around the bush
4. Handle with kid gloves 3. Break a leg
5. Pull up one’s socks 4. Get out of hand
6. Donkey’s years 5. Call it a day
7. Cat nap 6. Jumping on the bandwagon
8. Cat got one’s tongue 7. Bite your tongue
9. Copycat 8. Catch somebody red-handed
10. Make a beeline 9. A piece of cake
11. Front runner 10. Caught between a rock and a hard
12. On the bench place
13. Blow-by-blow 11. Do a world of good
14. Call the shots 12. Have your work cut out
15. Down and out 13. Cross your mind
16. At all costs 14. Miss the boat
17. To bank on 15. Not lose sleep over something
18. Bet your bottom dollar 16. Out of earshot
19. Break even 17. Cost an arm and a leg
20. Bring home the bacon 18. As quiet as a mouse
21. Black sheep 19. The rest is history
22. Out of the blue 20. Scratch the surface
23. To feel blue 21. As thick as thieves
24. A highly coloured report 22. Read between the lines
25. To see someone in their true 23. Break the ice
colours 24. Under the weather
26. Leave no stone unturned 25. The last straw
27. Turn over a new leaf
28. Out of the frying pan into the fire
29. Be between the devil and the deep
blue sea

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