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Idioms in Everyday English · Separate Answers
මුලින් වැඩපත්රය කර, පසුව පිළිතුරු සසඳන්න.
Open questions may have more than one correct answer. Models show one suitable response.
A. Choose the correct meaning
1. (a) easy.
A piece of cake means something very easy.
2. (b) unwell.
Under the weather means feeling slightly ill.
3. (b) feel less shy.
Break the ice means make people more relaxed with one another.
B. Complete the sentences
4. spill the beans
Spill the beans means reveal a secret.
5. once in a blue moon
This means very rarely.
6. costs an arm and a leg
This means costs a great deal of money.
C. Rewrite using the idiom in brackets
7. I was on cloud nine after winning the prize.
This idiom means extremely happy.
8. We missed the boat because we applied too late.
Miss the boat means lose an opportunity.
9. I must hit the books tonight.
Hit the books means study seriously.
10. Losing that job was a blessing in disguise because it led to a better one.
Something that seems bad at first has a good result.