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Missing Idioms: Animals #3
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Welcome to the Missing Idioms language game! An idiom is a speech form or an expression of a given language that is peculiar to itself grammatically or, cannot be understood from the individual meanings of its elements, as in "keep tabs on".
Below you will find 10 sentences, with the missing idiom replaced, in brackets (...). To solve the game, you will need to complete each sentence with an idiom, but there is a twist to it. Each round you will be given a Main Clue and, all missing idioms must relate to it.
The Main Clue for this round is "Animals", therefore all missing idioms must relate to animals. Good luck and enjoy!
1. He is (choosing the wrong course of action giving the circumstances). He accused me of causing the computer problem but I was away at the time.
2. The store owner told the mother to keep her child outside. He stated that her little boy was like a (person with no tact, clumsy when he should be careful).
3. You should be careful in following your idol so closely. No doubt he was a great man, but you don't want to end up a (person that closely imitates or mimics another) either.
4. Don't bother trying to explain Shakespeare to Bob. It would be like (showing or offering something very helpful or valuable to someone who does not understand or appreciate it).
5. I think (she couldn't speak because of shyness). She did not say anything at all the whole time I was there.
6. I had a (short sleep taken during the day) during the afternoon so I would feel refreshed in the evening.
7. They have decided to change lawyers, but I told them that they shouldn't (make new plans or choose a new leader in the middle of an important activity).
8. He is (giving a false alarm). There is no real danger or worry about the electrical system causing a fire.
9. I (feel that something is wrong). There is something wrong with his relationship to the bankers.
10. This has been an unusual day for this time of year. It has been (raining very hard) all day.
Below you will find 10 sentences, with the missing idiom replaced, in brackets (...). To solve the game, you will need to complete each sentence with an idiom, but there is a twist to it. Each round you will be given a Main Clue and, all missing idioms must relate to it.
The Main Clue for this round is "Animals", therefore all missing idioms must relate to animals. Good luck and enjoy!
1. He is (choosing the wrong course of action giving the circumstances). He accused me of causing the computer problem but I was away at the time.
2. The store owner told the mother to keep her child outside. He stated that her little boy was like a (person with no tact, clumsy when he should be careful).
3. You should be careful in following your idol so closely. No doubt he was a great man, but you don't want to end up a (person that closely imitates or mimics another) either.
4. Don't bother trying to explain Shakespeare to Bob. It would be like (showing or offering something very helpful or valuable to someone who does not understand or appreciate it).
5. I think (she couldn't speak because of shyness). She did not say anything at all the whole time I was there.
6. I had a (short sleep taken during the day) during the afternoon so I would feel refreshed in the evening.
7. They have decided to change lawyers, but I told them that they shouldn't (make new plans or choose a new leader in the middle of an important activity).
8. He is (giving a false alarm). There is no real danger or worry about the electrical system causing a fire.
9. I (feel that something is wrong). There is something wrong with his relationship to the bankers.
10. This has been an unusual day for this time of year. It has been (raining very hard) all day.
Answer
Here are the missing idioms.1. barking up the wrong tree
2. bull in a china shop
3. copycat
4. casting pearls before swine
5. the cat got her tongue
6. cat nap
7. change horses in midstream
8. crying wolf
9. smell a rat
10. raining cats and dogs
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