6. Write the meanings of the given idioms and make a sentence with
each:
a. Hearing straight from the horse’s mouth
b. Hand and glove
c. Turning a deaf ear
d. Counting one’s chicken before they are hatched
e. To be in someone’s bad books
f. To born with a silver spoon in mouth
Answers
a).If you hear something (straight) from the horse's mouth, you hear it from the person who has direct personal knowledge of it.
b).in extremely close relationship or agreement
c).Refuse to listen
d).usually used in negative statements to mean that someone should not depend on something hoped for until he or she knows for certain that it will happen
e).If you are in someone's bad books, they are annoyed with you
f).The English language expression silver spoon is synonymous with wealth, especially inherited wealth; someone born into a wealthy family
here are sentence:-
a).What you heard is true. I know since I heard it straight from the horse's mouth.
b).We are working hand in glove with local officials to solve the problem.
c).Please do not just turn a deaf ear to their cries for help.
d).Before committing to make the payment, wait till you receive the money from the bank. Don't count your chickens before they hatch.
e).You'll be more outspoken than usual today and it could land you in someone's bad books, so be very careful.
f).He has never worked hard for anything because he was born with a silver spoon in his mouth.