Idioms 8 Fill in the correct idiom.

feel/be/look

worn out:

feel/be/look exhausted

1. He ……completely ............ after

working for twelve hours without a break.

2. If there is a fire in the building, it is important to stay calm and not to................................ .

3. I know some lines from the "Iliad", but I wouldn't like to have to................ it all...................

4. When Kelly agreed to marry him, he was so happy he wanted to.................................. .

5. You'll never be rich because you.................

6. I was going to go out last night, but then I........

.............................. and stayed at home.

7. Don't...................... just because you failed your driving test - I'm sure you'll pass eventually.

8. When Billy didn't stop talking, the teacher........

............... and threw him out of the classroom.

learn sth by heart:

memorise

lose one’s head:

panic; lose self-control

lose heart:

become discouraged

lose one's temper:

become angry

change one's mind:

decide to do sth different

tell the world:

tell everybody

spend money like water:

spend money quickly or in large amounts

put down:

write down

1. They've put ....... the meeting until tomorrow.

2. Put.......... gloves and a scarf before going out.

3. The receptionist put me .... to the manager's secretary.

4. Put.......... everyone's name on a piece of paper and I'll see them later.

5. When he gave up smoking, he put.... nearly ten kilos.

6. Some friends put me ......... when I visited York so I didn't have to pay for a hotel.

7. At the staff meeting Ann put ....... the idea of

using recycled paper and everybody agreed it was a good idea.

8. The firemen put........... the fire in less than 10

minutes.

put forward:

propose

put off:

postpone

put on:

1) dress oneself in

2) increase in weight

put out:

extinguish (fire, cigarette etc)

put through:

connect by phone

put sb up :

provide a place to stay

1. She felt very sorry …... the injured boy.

2. The student was satisfied........... his exam

results.

3. The young hooligans were sentenced...........

four months in prison.

4. Fiona takes after her mother; they look very similar.............. each other.

5. My friends shouted............ me from across

the road.

6. I always cry when someone shouts.........me.

7. My brother telephoned to say he was sorry ........ my accident.

8. He said he was sorry..................breaking

the windows.

9. The doctor informed her that, fortunately, she wasn't suffering...............a serious illness.

10. She became suspicious.............. the strange

man who was following her.