IDIOMS ON FAMILY

If something runs in the family, it means ...

• the father won an Olympic medal

• family members have the same interest, problem or disease

• everyone goes jogging every day

• there is a rat in the house

A black sheep in the family is ...

• a white sheep in disguise

• someone who likes farming

• someone who hates farming

• someone who has done something wrong

if you would do anything for your family, we say 'blood is ... '

• thicker than water

• thinner than water

• in your veins

• part of life

If you are very similar to someone in your family, we say you ...

• take over them

• take on them

• take after them

• take to them

if you follow in someone's footsteps, you are ...

• a jewel thief

• a private detective

• trying to achieve the same thing they did

• a salesman who really wants to sell something

If someone tells you that you are the spitting image of someone, you know ...

• you need to visit the dentist

• you have to stop spitting in public

• you look like that person

• you need to use a new mouthwash

If you have a falling out with someone, it means ...

• you disagree about something

• they pushed you out of their car

• you pushed them out of their seat

• you were both put out of the cinema because of laughing loudly

If you rule the roost, it means that you ...

• have a lot of chickens

• are a farmer with a list of rules

• love eating chicken

• are the boss

The breadwinner in a family is ...

• the one who earns money

• the one who bakes bread

• the one who does all the cooking

• the one who won a cooking competition

If you're born without a silver spoon in your mouth, it means ...

• you haven't got any teeth

• you don't use cutlery in your house

• your family are not rich

• your family are very rich