3. Match one part of the idiom with its other part:
10 Marks
a) To burn
i) over spilt milk
b) To give
ii) humble pie
ii) the Thames on fire
c) to cry
d) To eat
iv) the devil his due
e) To break
v) the candle on both ends
f) To have
vi) the ice
g) To cut
vii) a mountain of a molehill
h) To set
viii) when the iron is hot
i) To make
ix) a sorry figure
j) To strike
x) an axe to grind
Answers
Answer:
A. to burn candle
1. cry over spilt milk
B. to give up
2. the humble pie store
3. set the Thames on fire
C. to cry wolf
D. to eat humble pie
4. give the devil his due
E. to break ice
5. the candle at both ends
F. to have an axe to grind
6. break the ice
G. to cut corners
7. making a mountain out of a molehill
H. to set off
8. strike while when the iron is hot
1. to make a clean sweep
9. cut a sorry figure
j. to strike up a conversation
10. to have an axe to grind
Answer:
a) To burn ---------------------------------the candle on both ends
b) To give ---------------------------------------------the devil his due
c) To cry ---------------------------------------------------over spilt milk
d) To eat -------------------------------------------------------humble pie
e) To break----------------------------------------------------------the ice
f) To have ------------------------------------------------an axe to grind
g) To cut -----------------------------------------------------a sorry figure
h) To set ---------------------------------------------the Thames on fire
i) To make -----------------------------------a mountain of a molehill
j) To strike -----------------------------------------when the iron is hot
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