Idioms with animals (CAE)

My husband is ......................... with the merger at work. He will be unable to join me at the fundraiser but I will attend without him.

• opening a can of worms

• as busy as a bee

• getting his ducks in a row

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

To get into that discussion would mean....................

• to open a can of worms

• to hold our horses

• to let sleeping dogs lie

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

The roads were full of traffic and we were travelling .......... for two hours.

• at a snail's pace

• in a wild-goose chase

• while letting sleeping dogs lie

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

Looking around the room, Harry wondered if Potts had deliberately sent him ............

• to hold the horses

• to eat dog

• on a wild goose chase.

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

You're young and healthy and you have no commitments - ..............

• the world is your oyster

• you can't teach an old dog new tricks

• you are busy as a bee

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

They should have had ................................ beforehand, so they were ready to start the job when required.

• the horses held

• their ducks in a row

• a wild-goose chase

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

Please, ...................... . Three people are already in the queue before you.

• hold your horses

• be at a snail's pace

• don't teach an old dog new tricks

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

The teacher found it exactly like .............................. when she tried to teach ethics to the naughty boys of his class.

• teaching an old dog new tricks

• the world was her oyster

• letting the sleeping dogs lie

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

As Eliza was in good spirits that morning, Andy decided not to bring up the argument they had last night. It was best to ...................

• open the can of worms

• be busy as a bee

• let sleeping dogs lie

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B