Question

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6. Complete the sentences below with a suitable word or words from the box, then explain the idioms.

a brush brass a bat a feather a church mouse clockwork life gold a fiddle two peas in a pod

1. Old Mr Higgins is as fit as ..... . He still jogs ten miles every morning.

2. She gets up at six every morning as regular as …….. .

3. My suitcase feels as light as .... . I must have forgotten to pack something.

4. I wouldn't take any notice of anything he says. He's as daft as.... .

5. My dad is as blind as ......... without his glasses.

6. I thought John was abroad, but he turned up at the meeting as large as ... .

7. The twins are as alike as…….. . Nobody can tell them apart.

8. She marched to the front of the queue as bold as .... and demanded to be served at once.

9. The children were as good as ... . I didn't hear a peep out of them all night.

10. Even though Mrs Kelly is as poor as......she still gives money to charity regularly.

Answer 1

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1. Old Mr Higgins is as fit as a fiddle. He still jogs ten miles every morning.

2. She gets up at six every morning as regular as clockwork.

3. My suitcase feels as light as a feather. I must have forgotten to pack something.

4. I wouldn't take any notice of anything he says. He's as daft as a brush.

5. My dad is as blind as a bat without his glasses.

6. I thought John was abroad, but he turned up at the meeting as large as life.

7. The twins are as alike as two peas. Nobody can tell them apart.

8. She marched to the front of the queue as bold as brass and demanded to be served at once.

9. The children were as good as gold. I didn't hear a peep out of them all night.

10. Even though Mrs Kelly is as poor as a church mouse she still gives money to charity regularly.

Answer 2

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7. The twins are as alike as two peas in a pod. Nobody can tell them apart.