Idioms with nature (Test1)

When a situation or conflict is developing and could become intense or difficult, we say that a storm is ....

• born

• brewing

• over us

When an opinion or idea is not popular or widely accepted, we say it is a ..... in the wilderness

• cry

• voice

• whisper

When a person is wrong about how to do something, they are ..... up the wrong tree

• barking

• looking

• climbing

If something starts at the basic level, with ordinary people, it is called "..... roots"

• grass

• tree

• bush

If a small problem is exaggerated and made much bigger or more important than it actually is, we are "making a mountain out of a ....."

• valley

• molehill

• anthill

if something or someone is not connected to public utilities such as electricity or water, they are "off-...."

• network

• line

• grid

" to take the wind our of someone's ....." means to diminish someone’s enthusiasm or advantage.

• sails

• lungs

• skies

if you support or invest in something or someone that is likely to fail or lose, you're "backing the wrong ...."

• chicken

• horse

• dog

to be "under the same ...." means sharing a common experience or condition

• roof

• sun

• sky

When it's impossible to achieve something significant without facing some difficulties or making sacrifices, we can say "You can’t make ...... without breaking eggs"

• an omelette

• a cake

• meringue