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D.Education
05ESprov Proverbs & idioms
Dimitris Sclias

Fill in the blanks with a word to form the right idiom.

1. I play or act the dummy. - pretend not to understand.
2. I'm broke or penniless. - have no money at all.
3. I'm at sea or I'm lost. - feel puzzled.
4. I resist a temptation. - not to give in.
5. I make a mess. - not to complete successfully.
6. Things have come to a head. - can't stand anymore.
7. Lost labour. - do something for nothing.
8. To pull the strings. - use connections to succeed
9. From hand to mouth. - spend everything you earn
10. Penny wise, pound foolish. - spend money foolishly.

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1. He always plays the when it's time to pay the check.
2. She is penny wise when she buys salt but pound when she buys expensive things.
3. She never puts any money aside, she lives from to mouth.
4. He got the position of a manager by pulling the .
5. I'm completely will you lend me some money ?
6. When the two brothers met again after 30 years they seemed to be
7. Things have come to a , I'm leaving you right now.
8. I can't resist a and not look at a beautiful girl !
9. The kids had made their room a . I've got to tidy it now.
10. He worked very hard but it was lost because they didn't pay him.

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