Question

Match the Idioms with their
intended (Figurative) meaning
IDIOM MEANING
Not talking
Shake a leg. 4
Fooling around
Drives me up a wall.
Annoying me
Spill the beans
Said something embarrassing
Penny pincher
I Hurry up
Horsing around
Give away a secret
Put your foot in your mouth.
Not willing to spend money
Cat got your tongue?​

Answer 1

Answer:

1. shake a leg.used to tell someone to hurry or act more quickly: Come on, Nick, shake a leg or we'll never be ready in time.
2. Fooling around.to spend time idly, aimlessly, or frivolously
3. Drives me up a wall.To irritate and/or annoy very much.
4. Annoying me.A very common phrasal verb in British English meaning 'to annoy someone' is to wind someone up: It really winds me up when he says we don't help him.
5. To reveal secret information accidentally or maliciously, often ruining a surprise or other plan.
6. Said something embarrassing.Gracefully explain why the incident occurred.
7. Penny pincher.a person who is unwilling to spend money: He takes offense at the notion he's a penny-pincher,
8. To move faster. In this usage, the phrase is often used as an imperative. Hurry up, kids, lunch is getting cold!
9. Horsing around.When you horse around with your friends, you play in a rough and silly way, wrestling and goofing around. When people horse around, they're silly and boisterous, fooling around in a physical way
10. Give away a secret.to tell information or facts that you should keep secret. If captured, they might give away vital military secrets. Synonyms and related words. - To tell or reveal a secret or secrets.
11. Put your foot in your mouth.Say something foolish, embarrassing, or tactless.
12. Not willing to spend money.being miser.
13. used to ask someone why he or she is not saying anything"You've been unusually quiet tonight," she said.