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Exercises

79; 1 Here are some more idioms that can be grouped as expressing either positive or negative
feelings. Try to group them using a dictionary if necessary.
to be over the moon to feellbe a bit down
to feellbe as pleased as Punch to feellbe browned off
Using the idioms from 79.1 and from A opposite, say how you would probably feel if ...

1 you were told you had just won a vast sum of money. I'd be over the moon!
2 your boss said you had to do again a piece of work you'd already done three times.
3 you were told you'd got a very high mark in an exam.
4 you had a bad toothache and your neighbour was making a lot of noise late at night.
5 nothing seemed to have gone right for you that day.
6 someone you were secretly in love with told you they were in love with you.

79-3 Complete the idioms in these sentences.
1 Don't creep up behind me like that! You frightened the ...
2 I don't need a doctor, I just feel a bit under ...
3 As long as he has his car to work on, he's as happy ...
4 Last year, when I won that medal, I really was on...
5 I wasn't expecting such a loud bang; I nearly jumped ...
6 I've had nothing since lunch; I could.. .
7 I feel a bit down this week; last week I felt on top ...

Spot idioms to do with feelings, moods and states in these horoscopes. Underline them, then
check the meaning if necessary in a dictionary.

Scorpio (23 10-22.1 1) Leo (21.7-21.8)
ou may get ltchy feet today, but be patient, this ou'll be up in orms over something someone
a not a good time to travel. Events at work will close to you says rather thoughtlessly today, but
keep you on the edge of your seat for most of the don't let ~t spoil things. You may be in two minds
day. Altogether an anxious time for Scorpians. over on invitation, but think positively.

Now use the idioms to rewrite these sentences.
1 I can't decide about that job in Paris.
2 I've been in suspense all day. What's happened? Tell me!
3 Her son became restless to travel and went off to Uruguay.
4 Everyone protested loudly when they cancelled the outing.

Which idioms opposite include the words head, wits, swell, black and caked? Write a
sentence using each one.

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