Question

A. Match these idioms to their meanings. E
Idioms
Meanings
1. cold fish
a. to investigate
2. other fish to fry
b. an influential person
3. fish in troubled waters
c. suspicious
4. fish around
d. to be involved in a difficult situation
5. fish for a compliment
e. to have more important things to attend to
6. fish out of water
f. an unfriendly person
07. big fish
g. to encourage someone to say something nice
about you without asking directly
h. one who feels uncomfortable in an unfamiliar
environment
8. fishy
. Fill in the blanks with suitable idioms from Exercise A. E​

Answer 1

Answer:

1. cold fish- f.an unfriendly person

2. other fish to fry - e.to have more important things to attend to

3. fish in troubled waters- d.to be involved in a difficult situation

4. fish around- a.to investigate

5. fish for a compliment- g.to encourage someone to say something nice

about you without asking directly

6. fish out of water- h.one who feels uncomfortable in an unfamiliar

environment

07. big fish- b.an influential person

8. fishy- c.suspicious

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