Vocabulary: Idioms with GOOD & BAD

Quick Fix 86 – “good” & ”bad” idioms

ST UDENT W OR KSH EET

ACTIVITY: Complete the sentences with either GOOD or BAD and then
match the idioms with their meanings.

1. My sister’s been going through a ……………………

patch recently.
2. The children have been as ………………………… as
gold all day.
3. I’m in her ………………… books because I didn’t clear up the kitchen yesterday.
4. The team gave a …………………. account of themselves in the last match.
5. Business is going from …………………. to worse – we may decide to close down.
6. It’s too …………………… that you can’t come to his party.
7. I believe he said what he said in ……………………. faith.
8. I will not put up with any …………………….. language in the classroom.
9. I didn’t want to throw …………………. money after …………………. , so I decided not
to buy any more shares in this company.
10. One …………………… turn deserves another.

to deteriorate further …………………………………….

you should help somebody who has helped you …………………………………….
to experience or suffer an unpleasant, difficult period …………………………………….
it’s a pity …………………………………….
behaving in a way that other people approve of …………………………………….
swear words …………………………………….
to be out of favour with someone …………………………………….
to spend more money on something, when you have …………………………………….
wasted a lot on it already
to perform well …………………………………….

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