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Proverbs and Expressions
Fill the gaps to make well-known English proverbs and expressions. Get a clue at bottom of page, or
learn here
.
1. Don't
about the bush.
2. You can't get
out of a stone.
3. A rolling stone gathers no
.
4. He who pays the piper
the tune.
5. Birds of a feather flock
.
6. He always keeps his cards close to his
.
7. Let's get down to brass
.
8. People who live in
houses shouldn't throw stones.
9. You made your bed - now you must
in it!
10. Blood is thicker than
.
11. All that glitters is not
.
12. A stitch in time saves
.
13. It never rains but it
.
14. One man's meat is another man's
.
15. A miss is as good as a
.
16. Every cloud has a silver
.
17. Make hay while the sun
.
18. Strike while the iron's
.
19. It's an ill wind that
nobody any good.
20. Live and let
. (not die - that's just the title of a James Bond film!)
21. Mind your
and Q's.
22. To get permission to build a new house in the country you must cut through all the
tape.
23. He did the dirty on me. He sold me down the
!
24. To gain a victory we'll have to
out all the stops!
25. I can't meet you tonight, so I'll take a rain
if you don't mind.
26. You stole my fiancee but I'll get
with you sooner or later!
27. John stole some money - now he'll have to face the
.
28. Yes, she's dead! She kicked the
last week - now she's
up daisies!
29. He
the beans to the police when they questioned him, means he told them everything.
30. Wait a minute! Don't rush!
your horses!
31. It was really easy! It was a
of cake.
32. John's
oiled - he's been drinking since this morning!
33. She never puts a foot wrong. She's totally honest. You could say she's squeaky
!
34. She’s always stressed - she should let her hair
more often!
35. Ok, don’t get up-
just because she laughed at your new hairstyle! Take it easy!
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