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1. as......as a mouse
2. as......as a mule
3. as...... as a fox
4. as...... as an owl
5. as......as a fish
6. as.......as a hedgehog
N.B. In 1 and 2 two adjectives are possible, but the meaning remains the same. In 4 different adjectives supply different meanings.
* I There are many colourful idioms in English describing people, their feelings and moods. Read the sentences below and match the idioms in bold with their meanings on the right.
| stupid | cross | timid | |
| mad | prickly | still | |
| quiet | blind | tender | |
| 7.as | as | a bear with a | sore head |
| 8.as | as | a lamb | |
| 9.as | as | a hare | |
| 10.as.... | .as | a lion | |
| 11.as.... | .as | March Hare. | |
| 12.as.... | .as | a chicken |
1. Everyone seemed to be in high spirits.
2. She seems to be keeping her chin up.
3. He had a face as long as a fiddle.
4. I could eat a horse!
5. You're looking a bit under the weather.
6. I suddenly felt as if my head was going round.
7. I was almost at death's door last week!
8. She was scared stiff/ scared out of her wits.
a. very scared
b. very sick or ill
c. dizzy
d. lively, enjoying things
e. happy despite bad things
f. looked very depressed'sad
g. very hungry
h. not verv well /ill
N.B. There is an element of exaggeration in these idioms; they make comments on the situation and lighten the tone of what you are saving. So use them onlv informallv.
,1 ('complete these sentences with the idioms from above.
1. Don't creep up behind me like that! You scared me...................
2. 1 don't need a doctor, I just feel a bit under................................
v l've had nothing since lunch; 1 could..........................................
1 When 1 met Jo again his face was smiling and he seemed to be in......................................................................................................
5. Whatever happens, I try not to lose heart and keep my..............
6. John turned back so abruptly that he felt as if.............................
7. The illness got Tim in so violent a grip that a month later he found himself at...............................................................................
8. On hearing the news Jih got so upset that her face became as long..................................................................................................
kK Mutch the explanations on the right with the idiomatic expressions on the left? They are all connected with different kinds of people.
1. a new broom a. someone who expresses opinions
about things he/she knows very little
2. a wet blanket b. someone who has no fixed roots
3. a stuffed shirt c. a pompous, self-opinionated person t. a couch potato d. a gossip who wants to know
everything that happens to other people x an armchair critic e. someone who stands by you only
when things are going well 6 и fair weather friend f. someone who likes to sit in comfort
and do nothing '■' now■ parker g. a new person in charge who makes
changes 8- a roiling stone h. someone who does not want to join in
and spoils the fun for everybody else
9. a slow-coach i. someone who is distant, unfriendly
10. an odd-ball j. someone who is slow in action or dull 1 1. a pain in the neck k. someone who is peculiar, strange
12. a cold fish 1. someone who is nuisance, difficult
L Work in pairs. Write a short dialogue using the expression you have chosen above to act out in front of the class.
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