Question

I. Complete the following idioms and express the meaning in a sentence. 1. the boot is on the other ___________.
meaning:
2. to count your chickens before they are ____________.
meaning:
3. to tear your ____________ out. meaning:
4. to live from hand to ____________. meaning:

Answer 1

1. The boot is on the other foot.

Meaning: a situation has been reversed completely, so that the person who was in the better position before is now in the worse one.

2. To count your chicken before they hatch.

Meaning: someone should not depend on something hoped for until he or she knows for certain that it will happen.

3. To tear your hair out.

Meaning: Being very worried about something.

4. To live from hand to mouth.

Meaning: Lack of food or money to support living.