Practical assignments
Ex.1 Match phraseologisms with the definitions:
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Ex.2 Choose the right translation.
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Ex.3 Insert these phraseologisms into the sentences below:
to go off the boil |
to eat a humble pie |
good-for-nothing |
to move heaven and earth |
to happen when pigs fly |
to swing the lead |
with flying colors |
at the drop of a hat |
on the dot |
Discontent had rarely______________.
He will pay his debt _____________________.
At nine o’clock _____________ they have breakfast.
Her father was a rich, charming, but __________ man.
She passed the entrance exams ___________________.
The police came __________________ two minutes after our call.
He ________________ to see his daughter entering the university.
We hope they ___________.
We want to stop anyone _______________.
Keys:
been of the boil
when pigs fly
on the dot
good-for-nothing
with flying colors
at the drop of a hat
moved heaven and earth
will eat a humble pie
swinging the lead.