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X. What would you think of a person who says:

  1. Ladies first!

  2. I can't control myself when I should keep quiet.

  3. I'm not easy put off if I have made up my mind.

  4. I don't care for him. He is inferior to me, you know.

  5. Whatever she may say I won't lose my temper.

  6. Darling! I never grudge you anything, be it clothes, money, a car.

  7. I always feel sorry for people who are in trouble.

  8. I just love cucumbers with milk, Picasso's paintings and freckled faces.

  9. I have got used to ten hours work every day. I prefer to be in the company of other people and have a chat with them.

  10. Whatever you may ask me to do for you, I will do it. Whatever you may say, I will forgive you.

  • Use: He must be… She may be… He is likely to be…

The words given below may help you: Hard-working, original, sympathetic, quick-tempered, open-handed, arrogant, well-bred, sociable, obstinate, self-possessed, tolerant.

XI. Use your dictionary to clarify your understanding of the following idioms. Translate them. Make up a situation to prove your proper understanding of each idiom. *

  1. To throw the dust in one's eyes;

  2. Jack of all trades;

  3. To have at one's fingertips;

  4. To cost an arm and a leg;

  5. In the pink;

  6. To keep your fingers cross;

  7. To have a ready tongue;

  8. To be born with a silver spoon in the mouth;

  9. To be all skin and bones;

  10. To pull one's leg;

  1. To have a big mouth;

  2. To keep a stiff upper lip;

  3. To know which side one's bread is buttered;

  4. To put your best foot forward;

  5. To cut one's teeth;

  6. To keep a weather eye open;

  7. To have a cheek;

  8. To go out of one's way;

  9. To feel ill at ease with smbd;

  10. To fly off the handle.

XII. Parts of the body appear in some colloquial adjectives describing various human states and characteristics, e.g. 'heavy-hearted' means 'sad'. For each adjective on the left below find a word or phrase on the right, which has the same meaning.*

  1. stout-hearted

  2. tight-fisted

  3. open-headed

  4. hard-headed

  5. big-headed

  6. weak-kneed

  7. light-fingered

  8. tight-lipped

  9. two-faced

  10. starry-eyed

  11. thick-skinned

  1. generous

  2. brave, resolute

  3. dishonest, liable to steal

  4. conceited, self-important

  5. hypocritical

  6. silent, unwilling to speak

  7. mean, not generous

  8. insensitive to criticism

  9. businesslike, unemotional

  10. cowardly, nervous

  11. over-romantic

XIII. Say whether you know a person about whom you could say that he or she is.*

  1. as innocent as a babe unborn;

  2. as green as grass;

  3. as brown as a cherry;

  4. as busy as a bee;

  5. as neat as a new pin;

  6. as obstinate as a donkey;

  7. as wise as an owl;

  8. as red as a lobster;

  9. as pale as a death;

  10. as welcome as flowers in May;

  11. as slippery as an eel

  1. as melancholy as a cat;

  2. as free as (the) air;

  3. as quick as fire;

  4. as true as God's in heaven;

  5. as true as steel;

  6. as thin as a rake;

  7. as poor as a church mouse;

  8. as cunning as a fox;

  9. as bold as an egg;

  10. as fresh as a daisy;

  11. as merry as a cricket

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