Body Idioms

It ___________________________ to get my car fixed.

• cost me an arm and a leg

• went right over my head

• gave someone the cold shoulder

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

“Go ahead and lead the meeting today. I’ll help you out if you __________________________.”

• twist someone's arm

• play it by ear

• get in over your head

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

I don’t know where we should go tonight. Let’s ____________-.

• play it by ear

• have two left feet

• by the skin of your teeth

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

I’m getting ___________ about my move to South America.

• be up to your neck in

• cold feet

• cost an arm and a leg

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

“I didn’t want to go out, but he ________________.”

• twisted my arm

• played it by ear

• has two left feet

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

“He’s a terrible footballer – he’s got ______________!”

• cold feet

• be in over your head

• two left feet

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

“He escaped from the burning building __________________________.”

• be in over your head

• by the skin of his teeth

• cost an arm and a leg

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

“The lesson ______________________ – I didn’t understand a word of it.”

• gave someone the cold shoulder

• twisted someone's arm

• went over my head

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

“He’s _________________ in debt.”

• played it by ear

• cost an arm and a leg

• up to his neck

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

“Steve would not talk to James after their argument. He has ___________________________.”

• cold feet

• been in over his head

• given him the cold shoulder

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B