Teen Talent unit 8 l 7 idioms

If you ..., you organize yourself effectively so that you can deal successfully with things.

• get your act together

• come clean

We want to ... of secrecy that surrounds government decisions.

• drop in the ocean

• lift the veil

The police were ...by trying to prove that person guilty. He was no where near the crime scene.

• barking up the wrong tree

• birds of a feather

Try to ... until you've heard all the facts.

• bark up the wrong tree

• keep an open mind

I had to work extra hours just to ...

• flock together

• make ends meet

Take up any opportunity to increase your knowledge and broaden your horizons. ...for any interesting study courses.

• Keep your eyes open

• Come clean

He'll get on well with Anthony - they're....

• come clean

• birds of a feather

Our government's sending a thousand tons of food, but that's just a... compared to what's needed.

• drop in the ocean

• lift the veil

The President should .... with the people and admit that there's been corruption in the government.

• bark up the wrong tree

• come clean