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Proverbs,idioms

Date: Aug 26 2007

Topic: Idioms and Slang

Author: kyramoon

Lesson

Put the missing words into the following proverbs,then choose 2 or 3 of them and try to explain what they mean in a few sentences in English. No problem if you just choose the correct answers and don't explain any of the proverbs...it's just an additional task to do.

Ok. I'll check your answers and tell you how many points you've reached. Have fun.

 

1. Don't look a/an ............. horse in the mouth.

a.,present  b.,old  c.,sick  d.,gift

 

 

2. Hell is paved with good ........

a.,wishes  b.,intentions  c.,thoughts  d.,moods

 

 

3., Hunger is the best .......

a.,chef  b.,starter  c.sauce  d.,pill

 

 

4., You can't .........your cake and have it.

a.,bake  b.,make  c.,eat  d.,burn

 

 

5., No ........without sweat.

a.,meat  b.,treat  c.,tears  d., sweet

 

 

6., Birds of a ......flock together.

a.,group  b.,nest  c.,feather  d.,cottage

 

 

7.,Out of sight, out of ........

a.,breath  b.,mind  c.,money  d.,view

 

 

8., Let sleeping dogs .........

a.,lie  b.,sleep  c.,dream  d.,stay

 

 

9., Where there is will there is......

a.,power  b.,hope  c.,money  d.,luck

 

 

10.Every cloud has a silver......

a.,lining  b.,shade  c.,outline  d.,penny

 

 

 

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Inusah_a

Ghana

Yes,

I am in bracket

02:46 PM Sep 19 2007 |

kyramoon

kyramoon

Hungary

lie

08:23 PM Sep 18 2007 |

hoda61

hoda61

Morocco

 

let's sleeping dogs ….

12:18 AM Sep 16 2007 |

dlemos

Angola

 BARKING DOGS…....BITE

04:59 PM Sep 15 2007 |

hoda61

hoda61

Morocco

 hope ,hoppe or hopppe

the most  important that u get the meaningCool

even u can make a mistakes Undecided

 

 

04:15 PM Sep 15 2007 |

kyramoon

kyramoon

Hungary

I think ' hope' is the correct answer but I'll check it out again…..

06:42 PM Sep 06 2007 |

xiatian1900

China

yes!

there is a will there is the way

 

01:27 PM Sep 06 2007 |

hoda61

hoda61

Morocco

thx but i have an others ideas about these proverbs like numr
9
where there is a will there is a way
hoppe u to give the answer of all these proverbs soon

01:19 PM Sep 06 2007 |

xiatian1900

China

a,d,d,a,d,c,b,d,b,b

05:05 PM Aug 27 2007 |

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