CAE Preparation

Idioms (1)

Choose the correct expressions to complete the idioms.

1. I don't think your brother is going to do it. He hasn't got the hats fish guts to do something like that!
   
2. That meeting tomorrow is going to be dog eat dog cat eat mouse tiger eat rabbit . We need to be really well prepared for it.
   
3. “So how are you getting along in your new job?” – – – “It hasn't been an easy adjustment. It's a rat run show race .
   
4. Don't worry about it. Nobody will change it. It's placed in gold cut in tree set in stone .
   
5. Their bottle is almost empty days are numbered honey is eaten ! All of them will be asked to submit their resignations and could also end up facing criminal charges.
   
6. Don't tell me what you want to do. Just do it! Actions speak louder A real thing is worth more Doing is more than words!
   
7. Ok, to put it in a nutshell box frame : if we don't do anything by tomorrow, we'll lose about two million. No S on million!
   
8. Sorry, I can't work here anymore. I don't want to sell my soul me and everything my life .
   
9. “If I were you, I would call him and tell him the truth.” – – – “Err... Well, I'm not sure. Easier said than done Better in theory than in practice Simple to say, hard to do , you know.”
   
10. Is it really so surprising that we find ourselves all in an empty box one ship the same shoes ?