IDIOMS AND METAPHORS

Sam is a rough diamond means _____________.

• to be lost in a daydream while you are awake in the day or night

• a person who is generally of good character but lacks manners, education, or style.

• be dead on your feet

It's a _______________ to me. means it's something I cannot understand.

• bad

• worse

• mystery

glass ceiling means

• ceiling made of glass

• red brick wall

• invisible barrier

brush under the carpet means

• to record

• ignore

• denounce

I'm not with you is exactly as

• We can't see the wood

• You've lost me there

• What a pain

Charlie is an expert. Replace the underlined word.

• knows what's what

• wants to curl up and die

• thick as a ball of stone

A person who could talk the hind legs off the donkey

• is an expert in speaking

• could talk to different people in different times

• could talk for hours

has got nothing between the ear means

• as thick as two short planks

• is nobody's fool

• knows his staff

A dark horse is a person who

• loves horse riding

• owns a stable

• fights like a knight

• hides their skills

A complete shambles means

• chaotic

• disorganized

• both of the other two are correct