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CARD 22

4.Match idioms with their definition.

1.Miss the boat It's too late


2.On the ball Doing a good job
3.Pull yourself together Calm down
4.Speak of the devil The person we were just talking about showed up!
5.The best of both worlds An ideal situation
6.To get bent out of shape To get upset
7.Under the weather Sick
8.Wrap your head around something Understand something complicated
9.Your guess is as good as mine I have no idea
10.A penny for your thoughts Tell me what you're thinking

CARD 23
4.Match idioms with their definition.

1.A perfect storm the worst possible situation


2.Actions speak louder than words Believe what people do and not what they say
3.Barking up the wrong tree To be mistaken, to be looking for
solutions in the wrong place
4.Bite off more than you can chew Take on a project that you cannot finish
5.By the skin of your teeth Just barely
6.Costs an arm and a leg Very expensive
7.Do unto others as you would Treat people fairly. Also known as -
have them do unto you "The Golden Rule"
8.Don't cry over spilt milk There's no reason to complain about something
that can't be fixed

9.Easy does it Slow down


10.Get something out of your system Do the thing you've been wanting
to do so you can move on

CARD 24
4.Match idioms with their definition.

1.Give someone the benefit of Trust what someone says


2.Hang in there Don't give up
3.It's not rocket science It's not complicated
4.Make a long story short Tell something briefly
5.No pain, no gain You have to work for what you want
6.Pull someone's leg To joke with someone
7.So far so good Things are going well so far
8.That's the last straw My patience has run out
9.Time flies when you're having fun You don't notice how long
something lasts when it's fun
10.To make matters worse Make a problem worse

CARD 25
4.Match idioms with their definition.

1.We'll cross that bridge when we come to it Let's not talk about that problem right now
2.You can say that again That's true, I agree
3.A bird in the hand is worth What you have is worth more than
two in the bush what you might have later
4.A penny saved is a penny earned Money you save today you can spend later
5.A picture is worth 1000 words Better to show than tell
6.Add insult to injury To make a bad situation worse
7.Birds of a feather flock together People who are alike are often friends
8.Break the ice Make people feel more comfortable
9.Comparing apples to oranges Comparing two things that cannot be compared
10.Do something at the drop of a hat Do something without having planned beforehand

CARD 26
4.Match idioms with their definition.

1.Don't count your chickens Don't count on something good


2.Get out of hand Get out of control
3.Cutting corners Doing something poorly in order to save time or money
4.Call it a day Stop working on something
5.Bite the bullet To get something over with because it is inevitable
6.Beat around the bush Avoid saying what you mean,
usually because it is uncomfortable
7.A blessing in disguise a good thing that seemed bad at first
8.To get bent out of shape To get upset
9.The best of both worlds An ideal situation
10.Speak of the devil The person we were just talking about showed up!

CARD 27
4.Match idioms with their definition.

1.Pull yourself together Calm down


2.On the ball Doing a good job
3.Miss the boat It's too late
4.Let someone off the hook To not hold someone responsible for something
5.Hit the sack Go to sleep
6.Go back to the drawing board Start over
7.Get your act together Work better or leave
8.Costs an arm and a leg Very expensive
9.By the skin of your teeth Just barely
10.Bite off more than you can chew Take on a project that you cannot finish

CARD 28
4.Match idioms with their definition.

1.Barking up the wrong tree To be mistaken, to be looking for


solutions in the wrong place
2.Actions speak louder than words Believe what people do and not what they say
3.A perfect storm the worst possible situation
4.A penny for your thoughts Tell me what you're thinking
5.Your guess is as good as mine I have no idea
6.Wrap your head around something Understand something complicated
7.Under the weather Sick
8.To get bent out of shape To get upset
9.Miss the boat It's too late
10.Let someone off the hook To not hold someone responsible for something

CARD 29
4.Match idioms with their definition.

1.Add insult to injury To make a bad situation worse


2.Hit the sack Go to sleep
3.Go back to the drawing board Start over
4.Get your act together Work better or leave
5.Get out of hand Get out of control
6.Cutting corners Doing something poorly in order to save time or money
7.Pull someone's leg To joke with someone
8.So far so good Things are going well so far
9.That's the last straw My patience has run out
10.Time flies when you're having fun You don't notice how long
something lasts when it's fun
CARD 30
4.Match idioms with their definition.

1.Comparing apples to oranges Comparing two things that cannot be compared


2.Don't cry over spilt milk There's no reason to complain about something
that can't be fixed
3.Barking up the wrong tree To be mistaken, to be looking for
solutions in the wrong place
4.A penny saved is a penny earned Money you save today you can spend later
5.Wrap your head around something Understand something complicated
6.Time flies when you're having fun You don't notice how long
something lasts when it's fun
7.Pull yourself together Calm down
8.Make a long story short Tell something briefly
9.Go back to the drawing board Start over
10.Easy does it Slow down

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