MostCommonIdiomsExercise

AMatchtheidiomswiththeirmeanings(16withA F712withGL)andtranslatethem.
Idiom

Meaning

Translation

1alongtheway

....atohavehadenoughof

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2tobeabout

....btonotbeyourconcern

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3tobefedupwithsb*/sth**/VERB+ING ....casyougo

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4tobenoneofsb*'sbusiness

....dtoconcern

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5tobeuptosb*

....etobeausefulaction

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6tobeworth+itORVERB+ING

....ftobesomebodyschoice

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7everynowandthen

....gGoodjobthat...

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8tofeellike+itORVERB+ING

....htowantto

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9togetonwithsb*

....itoremain

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10togetridofsb*/sth**

....joccasionally

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11Justaswell

....ktohavegoodrelationswith ............................

12Thereis/are...left

....ltodisposeof

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*sb=somebody**sth=something

BFillthegapswiththeidiomsinthecorrectform.
1 Urrgh!Thewashingup.I'lldoittomorrow.Idon't......................................doingitnow.
2 A:Shallwegotothecinemaortothepub?
B:Idon'tmind.It......................................you.
3 It'sraining.......................................Ibroughtmyumbrella.
4 Ouroldsofaishorrible.Wehaveto......................................itsoon.
5 Politics!Politics!I'......................................withpolitics.
6 A:Haveyoumadeaplan?
B:No,we'llarrangethings.....................................................
7 A:Howoftendoyoubuythepaper?
B:...........................................................................
8 A:IsawyouwithDavidinthepub.Areyougoingouttogether?
B:It............................................................................
9 A:Doyou......................................yourboss?
B:No,Idon't.He'sarrogant,rudeandstupid.
10 Yourcarisveryoldandit'salwaysbeingrepaired.Maybeit......................................buyinganewone.
11 TheresagoodfilmononSunday.It......................................aRomansoldier.
12 ......................................threeapples.......................................inthebasket.

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Answers
A
1C

2D

3A

4B

5F

6E

7J

8H

9K

10L

11G

12I

B
1.Urrgh!Thewashingup.I'lldoittomorrow.Idon'tfeellikedoing itnow.
2.Shallwegotothecinemaortothepub?Idon'tmind.It'suptoyouyou.
3.It'sraining.JustaswellIbroughtmyumbrella.
4.Ouroldsofaishorrible.Wehavetogetridofitsoon.
5.Politics!Politics!I'mfedupwithpolitics.
6."Haveyoumadeaplan?"No,we'llarrangethingsalongtheway.
7."Howoftendoyoubuythepaper?" Everynowandthen.
8."IsawyouwithDavidinthepub.Areyougoingouttogether."It'snoneofyourbusiness.
9.Doyougetonwellwithyourboss?
10.Yourcarisveryoldandit'salwaysbeingrepaired.Maybeit'sworthbuyinganewone.
11.Thefilm?It'saboutaRomansoldier.
12.Therearethreeapplesapplesleftinthebasket..

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