Idioms 1

Bella has set her                           on becoming a ballet- dancer.

• head

• feet

• brain

• heart

I’m starving! I could eat like a                                   

• cow

• horse

• house  

• pig

Don’t quote me. what I am going to say is                             the record.

• on 

• above

• off

• without

I’ve been doing my best to reduce the backlog, but I must admit that I’ve hardly put in the problem so far.

• a foot

• a dent  

• a brave face

• damper

We may win, we may lose - it’s just the luck of the                                                                                                .

• draw

• odd

• fate

• chance

They are having serious problems. Their relationship is on the                                                                                                .

• rocks

• cliffs

• stones

• grass

Unemployment threat has been                          for a while now.

• daunting on the lookout    

• intimidating on the air

• overwhelming on the wing

• looming on the horizon

I don’t like turning down work, but I’ll have                           to, I’m afraid I’ve got far too much at the moment.

• on my plate

• in effect

• on my mind

• up my sleeve

William is an authority                            the medieval tapestry.

• on

• with

• about

• in

My grandfather can’t remember anything about his life because he has lost his        .

• head

• brain  

• memory

• mind