Task 4


Idioms are colloquial expressions used in different contexts. Nouns and other words like adverbs, adjectives or prepositions are adapted to form them. 

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  1. Task 4

    6 Cat Idioms
    1) killed
    2) hell's
    3) tongue
    4) fat
    5) bag
    6) dragged

    Brush off/aside/up/with
    1) brusing
    2) brush
    3) off
    4) brushed

    6 Dog Idioms
    1) worked like a dog
    2) a dog with two tails
    3) a dog with a bone
    4) dog-tired
    5) let sleeping dogs lie
    6) dog-eat-dog

    10 'All' Idioms
    1) eyes
    2) Greek
    3) head
    4) hell
    5) shop
    6) boat
    7) out

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  2. Practice 1
    1-Killed
    2-Hell´s
    3-Tongue
    4-Fat
    5-Bag
    6-Dragged

    Practice 2
    1-Brushing
    2-Brush
    3-Off
    4-Brushed

    Practice 3
    1-Worked like a dog
    2-A dog with two tails
    3-A dog with a bone
    4-Dog tired
    5-Let sleeping dogs lie
    6-Dog eat dog

    Practice 4
    1-Eyes
    2-Greek
    3-Head
    4-Hell
    5-Shop
    6-Boat
    7-Out

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  3. #1

    1) killed
    2) hell's
    3) tongue
    3) fat
    4) bag
    5) dragged

    #2

    1) brushing
    2) brush
    3) off
    4) brushed

    #3

    1) worked like a dog
    2) a dog with two tails
    3) a dog with a bone
    4) dog-tired
    5) let sleeping dogs lie
    6) dog-eat-dog

    #4

    1) eyes
    2) greek
    3) head
    4) hell
    5) shop
    6) boat
    7) out

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  4. Practice 1:
    1. Killed
    2. Hell`s
    3. Tongue
    4. Fat
    5. Bag
    6. Dragged

    Practice 2:
    1. Brushing
    2. Brush
    3. Off
    4. Brushed

    Practice 3:
    1. Worked like a dog
    2. A dog with two tails
    3. A dog with a bone
    4. Dog-tired
    5. Let sleeping dogs lie
    6. Dog-eat-dog

    Practice 4:
    1. Eyes
    2. Greek
    3. Head
    4. Hell
    5. Shop
    6. Boat
    7. Out

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  5. Link 1
    1. killed
    2. hell's
    3. tongue
    4. fat
    5. bag
    6. dragged
    1) I spent a few weeks ___ up on my French before the trip.
    brushing
    2) Being in a band when I was a teenager was my closest ___ with fame.
    brushed
    3) She won't speak to me, I think she's brushing me ___.
    off
    4) She ___ aside all suggestions.
    brushed
    Link 3
    1) I ___ gardening all day.
    worked like a dog
    2) What's James so happy about? He looks like ___.
    a dog with two tails
    3) She can't stop talking about learning English - she's like ___.
    a dog with a bone
    4) I'm ___ after running the marathon.
    dog-tired
    5) I don't like talking about argument we had, it's better to ___.
    let sleeping dogs lie
    6) Be strong, it's a ___ world.
    dog-eat-dog

    Link 4

    1) All ___ will be on the President when he makes this afternoon's speech.
    eyes
    2) I was terrible at physics at school. It was all ___ to me.
    Greek
    3) There's no one watching us. You are being paranoid, it's all in your ___.
    head
    4) All ___ broke loose at the protest after someone was hit with a rock.
    hell
    5) The papers on her desk were all over the ___.
    shop
    6) We're all in the same ___ when it comes to feeling ill. Everyone seems to have caught this flu.
    Correct!
    boat
    7) I'll have to work all __ to get my homework done by tomorrow.
    out

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  6. link1
    1 killed
    2 hell's
    3 tongue
    4 fat
    5 bag
    6 dragged

    Link2
    1 brushing
    2 brush
    3 off
    4 brushed

    Link3
    1 worked like a dog
    2 a dog with 2 tails
    3 a dog with a bone
    4 dog tired
    5 let sleeping dogs lie
    6 dog eat dog

    Link4
    1 eyes
    2 greek
    3 head
    4 hell
    5 shop
    6 boat
    7 out

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  7. Link 1:
    1)killed
    2)hell's
    3)tongue
    4)fat
    5)bag
    6)dragged

    Link 2:
    1)brushing
    2)brush
    3)off
    4)brushed

    Link 3:
    1)worked like a dog
    2)a dog with two tails
    3)a dog with a bone
    4)dog-tired
    5)let sleeping dogs lie
    6)dog-eat-dog

    Link 4:
    1)eyes
    2)Greek
    3)head
    4)hell
    5)shop
    6)boat
    7)out

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  8. Practice 1
    1-Killed
    2-Hell´s
    3-Tongue
    4-Fat
    5-Bag
    6-Dragged

    Practice 2
    1-Brushing
    2-Brush
    3-Off
    4-Brushed

    Practice 3
    1-Worked like a dog
    2-A dog with two tails
    3-A dog with a bone
    4-Dog tired
    5-Let sleeping dogs lie
    6-Dog eat dog

    Practice 4
    1-Eyes
    2-Greek
    3-Head
    4-Hell
    5-Shop
    6-Boat
    7-Out

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  9. Link 1
    1- killed
    2- hell's
    3- tongue
    4- fat
    5- bag
    6- dragged

    Link 2.
    1- brushing
    2- brush
    3- off
    4- brushed

    Link 3
    1- worked like a dog
    2- a dog with two tails
    3- a dog with bone
    4- dog-tired
    5- let sleeping dogs lie
    6- dog-eat-dog

    Link 4
    1- eyes
    2- greek
    3- head
    4- hell
    5- shop
    6- boat
    7- out

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  10. LINK 1
    1-killed
    2-hell's
    3-tongue
    4-fat
    5-bagg
    6-dragged
    Link 2
    1-brushing
    2-brushed
    3-off
    4-brush
    Link3
    1-Worked like a dog
    2-a dog woth two tails
    3-a dog with a bone
    4-dog tired
    5-let sleeping dogs lie
    6-dog eat dog
    Link 4
    1-eyes
    2-Greek
    3-head
    4-hell
    5-shop
    6-boat
    7-out

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  11. Link 1:
    1)killed
    2)hell's
    3)tongue
    4)fat
    5)bag
    6)dragged

    Link 2.
    1- brushing
    2- brush
    3- off
    4- brushed

    Link 3
    1- worked like a dog
    2- a dog with two tails
    3- a dog with bone
    4- dog-tired
    5- let sleeping dogs lie
    6- dog-eat-dog

    Link 4
    1- eyes
    2- greek
    3- head
    4- hell
    5- shop
    6- boat
    7- out

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  13. 6 Cat Idioms
    1) Killed
    2) Hell’s
    3) Tongue
    4) Fat
    5) Bag
    6) Dragged

    Brush off/aside/up/with
    1) Brushing
    2) Brush
    3) Off
    4) Brused

    6 Dogs Idioms
    1) Worked like a dog
    2) A dog with two tails
    3) A dog with a bone
    4) Dog-tired
    5) Let sleeping dogs lie
    6) Dog-eat-dog

    10 ‘All’ Idioms
    1) Eyes
    2) Greek
    3) Head
    4) Hell
    5) Shop
    6) Boat
    7) Out

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  14. Link 1
    1-->Killed
    2-->Hell´s
    3-->Tongue
    4-->Fat
    5-->Bag
    6-->Dragged

    Link 2
    1-->Brushing
    2-->Brush
    3-->Off
    4-->Brushed

    Link 3
    1-->Worked like a dog
    2-->A dog with two tails
    3-->A dog with a bone
    4-->Dog tired
    5-->Let sleeping dogs lie
    6-->Dog eat dog

    Link 4
    1-->Eyes
    2-->Greek
    3-->Head
    4-->Hell
    5-->Shop
    6-->Boat
    7-->Out

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  15. 6 cat idioms
    1. Killed
    2. Hell´s
    3. Tongue
    4. Fat
    5. Bag
    6. Dragged
    _________
    Brush off/aside/up/with
    1. Brushing
    2. Brush
    3. Off
    4. Brushed
    __________
    6 dog idioms
    1. Worked like a dog
    2. A dog with two tails
    3. A dog with a bone
    4. Dog-tired
    5. Let sleeping dogs lie
    6. Dog-eat-dog
    _________
    10 'All' Idioms
    1. Eyes
    2. Greek
    3. Head
    4. Hell
    5. Shop
    6. Boat
    7. Out

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  16. Exercise #1:
    1) Mind your own business, curiosity killed the cat.
    2) I haven't got a cat in hell´s chance of winning the match.
    3) Why aren't you saying anything, has the cat got your tongue?
    4) The world is run by fat cats in corporations.
    5) Don't tell anyone, don't let the cat out of the bag.
    6) You look like something the cat dragged in.

    Exercise #2:

    1) I spent a few weeks brushing up on my French before the trip.
    2) Being in a band when I was a teenager was my closest brush with fame.
    3) She won't speak to me, I think she's brushing me off.
    4) She brushed aside all suggestions.

    Exercise #3:

    1) I worked like a dog gardening all day.
    2) What's James so happy about? He looks like a dog with two tails.
    3) She can't stop talking about learning English - she's like a dog with a bone.
    4) I'm dog-tired after running the marathon.
    5) I don't like talking about argument we had, it's better to let sleeping dogs lie.
    6) Be strong, it's a dog-eat-dog world.

    Exercise #4:

    1) All eyes will be on the President when he makes this afternoon's speech.
    2) I was terrible at physics at school. It was all greek to me.
    3) There's no one watching us. You are being paranoid, it's all in your head.
    4) All hell broke loose at the protest after someone was hit with a rock.
    5) The papers on her desk were all over the shop.
    6) We're all in the same boat when it comes to feeling ill. Everyone seems to have caught this flu.
    7) I'll have to work all out to get my homework done by tomorrow.

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  17. 6 cat idioms
    1)killed
    2)hell`s
    3)tongue
    4)fat
    5)bag
    6)dragged
    __________________________________________________________
    Brush off/aside/up/with
    1)brushing
    2)brush
    3)off
    4)brushed
    __________________________________________________________
    6 Idioms dog
    1)worked like a dog
    2)a dog with two tails
    3)a dog with a bone
    4)dog-tired
    5)let sleeping dogs lie
    6)dog-eat-dog
    __________________________________________________________
    10 all idioms
    1)in
    2) nothing
    3)head
    4)hell
    5)shop
    6)boat
    7)out

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  18. Link 1
    1-Killed
    2-Hell´s
    3-Tongue
    4-Fat
    5-Bag
    6-Dragged

    Link 2
    1-Brushing
    2-Brush
    3-Off
    4-Brushed

    Link 3
    1-Worked like a dog
    2-A dog with two tails
    3-A dog with a bone
    4-Dog tired
    5-Let sleeping dogs lie
    6-Dog eat dog

    Link 4
    1-Eyes
    2-Greek
    3-Head
    4-Hell
    5-Shop
    6-Boat
    7-Out

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  19. 6 Cat Idioms
    1) Killed
    2) Hell's
    3) Tongue
    4) Fat
    5) Bag
    6) Dragged

    Brush off/aside/up/with
    1) Brushing
    2) Brush
    3) Off
    4) Brushed

    6 Dog Idioms
    1) Worked like a dog
    2) A dog with two tails
    3) A dog with a bone
    4) Dog - tired
    5) Let sleeping dogs lie
    6) Dog-eat-dog

    10 'All' Idioms
    1) Eyes
    2) Greek
    3) Head
    4) Hell
    5) Shop
    6) Boat
    7) Out

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  20. Link 1:
    1) killed
    2) hell's
    3) tongue
    4) fat
    5) bag
    6) dragged

    Link 2:
    1) brushing
    2) brush
    3) off
    4) brushed

    Link 3:
    1) worked like a dog
    2) a dog with two tails
    3) a dog with a bone
    4) dog-tired
    5) let sleeping dogs lie
    6) dog-eat-dog

    Link 4:
    1) eyes
    2) Greek
    3) head
    4) hell
    5) shop
    6) boat
    7) out

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  21. Link 1:
    1)killed
    2)hell's
    3)tongue
    4)fat
    5)bag
    6)dragged

    Link 2:
    1)brushing
    2)brush
    3)off
    4)brushed

    Link 3:
    1)worked like a dog
    2)a dog with two tails
    3)a dog with a bone
    4)dog-tired
    5)let sleeping dogs lie
    6)dog-eat-dog

    Link 4:
    1)eyes
    2)Greek
    3)head
    4)hell
    5)shop
    6)boat
    7)out

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  22. Link 1:
    1. Killed
    2. Hell`s
    3. Tongue
    4. Fat
    5. Bag
    6. Dragged

    Link 2:
    1. Brushing
    2. Brush
    3. Off
    4. Brushed

    Link 3:
    1. Worked like a dog
    2. A dog with two tails
    3. A dog with a bone
    4. Dog-tired
    5. Let sleeping dogs lie
    6. Dog-eat-dog

    Link 4:
    1. Eyes
    2. Greek
    3. Head
    4. Hell
    5. Shop
    6. Boat
    7. Out

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  23. LINK 1.

    1. KILLED
    2. HELL'S
    3. TONGUE
    4. FAT
    5. BAG
    6. DRAGGED

    LINK 2.

    1. BRUSHING
    2. BRUSH
    3. OFF
    4. BRUSHED


    LINK 3.

    1. WORKED LIKE A DOG
    2. A DOG WITH TWO TAILS
    3. A DOS WITH A BONE
    4. DOG-TIRED
    5. LET SLEEPING DOGS LIE
    6. DOS-EAT-DOG

    LINK 4.
    1. EYES
    2. GREEK
    3. HEAD
    4. HELL
    5. SHOP
    6. BOAT
    7. OUT

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  24. 6 Cat Idioms

    1. killed
    2. hell's
    3. tongue
    4. fat
    5. bag
    6. dragged

    Brush off/aside/up/with

    1. brushing
    2. brush
    3. off
    4. brushed

    6 Dog Idioms

    1. Worked like a dog
    2. a dog with two tails
    3. a dog with a bone
    4. dog-tired
    5. let sleeping dogs lie
    6. dog-eat-dog

    10 'All' Idioms

    1. eyes
    2. greek
    3. head
    4. hell
    5. shop
    6. boat
    7. out

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  25. link1:
    1. killed
    2. hell's
    3. tongue
    4. fat
    5. bag
    6. dragged

    link2:
    1. brusing
    2. brush
    3. off
    4. brushed

    link3:
    1. Worked like a dog
    2. a dog with two tails
    3. a dog with a bone
    4. dog-tired
    5. let sleeping dogs lie
    6. dog-eat-dog

    link4:
    1. Eyes
    2. Greek
    3. Head
    4. Hell
    5. Shop
    6. Boat
    7. Out

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  26. Link#1
    1)killed
    2)hell's
    3)tongue
    3)fat
    4)bag
    5)dragged

    Link #2
    1)brushing
    2)brush
    3)off
    4)brushed

    Link #3
    1)worked like a dog
    2)a dog with two tails
    3)a dog with a bone
    4)dog-tired
    5)let sleeping dogs lie
    6)dog-eat-dog

    Link #4
    1)eyes
    2)Greek
    3)head
    4)hell
    5)shop
    6)boat
    7)out

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  27. Link 1

    1) Killed
    2) Hell's
    3) Tongue
    3) Fat
    4) Bag
    5) Dragged

    Link 2

    1) Brushing
    2) Brush
    3) Off
    4) Brushed

    Link 3

    1) Worked like a dog
    2) A dog with two tails
    3) A dog with a bone
    4) Dog-tired
    5) Let sleeping dogs lie
    6) Dog-eat-dog

    Link 4

    1) Eyes
    2) Greek
    3) Head
    4) Hell
    5) Shop
    6) Boat
    7) Out

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