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Fred is so lazy he never
leaves the house. He's a complete _________.
a) couch cabbage b)
couch vegetable c) couch potato |
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I'm sure that one day
you'll be very rich but I'm not going to stick my _________ and
say exactly when it will happen.
a) head out b)
neck out c) tongue out |
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Nicky is very
intelligent and rather _________. She's happier reading a book
about philosophy than dancing at a disco.
a)
blue stocking b) grey stocking c)
blue sock |
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I've invited Simon on
holiday with us but he's not interested in going abroad. I told
him he was a _________.
a) spare tyre b)
wet blanket c) sour grape |
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Mrs. Jest told me my car had been stolen. I was just about to
phone the police when she told me it was a joke. She had just
been _________.
a) tearing me off a strip b)
ripping me off c) winding me up |
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The old man wanted me to
climb up onto the roof of his house to rescue his cat. I told
him what was _________.
a) easy come, easy go b)
easier said than done c) easier done
than said. |
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So many things have gone
wrong this week that when you cancelled our dinner date it was
the _________. a) first straw
b) only straw c) last straw |
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I thought I would be
nervous, but when I made the speech i was as _________.
a) as cool as a cucumber b)
as cool as a marrow
c) as cool as a lettuce |
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Supermarkets are very
good value, but you always _________ when you go to small shops.
a)
spend through the nose
b) pay through the nose c) pay through
the eyes |
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I didn't have enough
time to prepare the lecture so its rather _________.
a) namby-pamby b)
topsy-turvy c) slapdash |
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Answers |
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couch potato |
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easier said
than done |
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neck out |
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last straw |
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blue stocking |
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as cool as a
cucumber |
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wet blanket |
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pay through the
nose |
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winding me up |
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slapdash |
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