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Bees Files / Idioms 1

Column A
1. Water under the bridge
2. To call it a day
3. Caught red handed
4. Wet behind the ears
5. Out of the blue
6. Get the green light
7. Give someone the cold shoulder
8. Read someone like a book
9. Have ones nose in a book
10. To call the tune
11. To face the music
12. Jazz something up

Column B
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To reject ignore
To understand someone very well.
Suddenly and unexpected
Make decisions; decide what is to be done.
To read books all the time.
Found in the very act of a crime or something
bad.

g. To decide that we have done enough (work)

for a day.

h. Something past and forgotten.

i. Accept the unpleasant consequences for ones
actions.

j. Naive, inexperienced.
k. To make something more interesting/ lively
l. Receive permission to do something.

Fill the blanks with the idioms above and then write 3 sentences on your own!

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The only person who can ______________________________ is my mom.

My sister Lala likes ______________her blazer _______ with cute brooches
I sometimes let my first born ___________________ even if its about her education.
Tom is such a nerd, most of the time he just ________________________________
Young girls who are __________________________ sometimes are not ready to be broken hearted.
My late father always told me to be ready _________________in everything that I do.
Phew! What a tiring day, I guess its time ____________________ and get some rest
All the problems were having now will one day be _____________________________
I Wonder why he ______________________ to drive. Hes just 14!
Ive no idea why Grace _________________________ since last week.

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A burglar _________________________________ when he tried to steal a motorbike.

Shes scared to death when she saw a white shadow appeared ________________
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Matching:
1. h
2. g

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3. f
4. j
5. c
6. l
7. a
8. b
9. e
10. d
11. i
12. k

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Read me like a book

To jazz ---- up
To call the tune
Has his nose in a book
Wet behind the ears
To face the music
To call it a day

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8. Water under the bridge

9. Gets the green light
10.Has given me the cold shoulder
11.Was caught red handed
12.Out of the blue