Task 1. Choose the right variant to complete the sentences (idioms).
1) She rarely spoke, but her brother could talk the hind … off a donkey.
a. hands
b. legs
c. ears
2) I wanted to tell him exactly what I thought of him, but I had to … my tongue.
a. bite
b. beat
c. pinch
3) I am a very shy person and I always have a …in my throat when I have to make a speech.
a. mouse
b. bee
c. frog
4) It goes without … that smoking is harmful to your health.
a. asking
b. saying
c. crying
5) John’s having … with Danny over the phone bills he's been racking up.
a. talks
b. words
c. discussion
6) The man always puts words into his wife's … which makes her angry.
a. mouth
b. mind
c. pocket
7) Your smile speaks … about your career. You like it.
a. size
b. capacity
c. volumes
8) I heard about my friend's wedding straight from the … mouth.
a. horse’s
b. donkey’s
c. cow’s
9) The two girls with a … of the gab were chatting up the security guards.
a. gift
b. present
c. talent
10) First he said he would help me, but then he went … on his word.
a. down
b. back
c. right
11) I think he's still coming to … with the death of his wife.
a. conditions
b. ways
c. terms
Task 2. Match the idioms from column A to their translation from list B.
A
1. speak volumes
2. have words with someone
3. go back on one’s word
4. talk the hind legs off a donkey
5. have the gift of the gab
6. put words in one’s mouth
7. bite your tongue
8. straight from the horse’s mouth
9. have a frog in one’s throat
10. go without saying
11. come into terms with
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
i.
j.
k.
B
охрипнути, складно говорити
говорити красномовніше усіляких слів
стриматися, щоб не сказати зайвого
за словом в карман не полізе
само собою зрозуміло
домовитися з ким-небудь, погодитися
на що-небудь
видавати свою думку за думку іншої
людини
говорити дуже багато без зупину
сердито говорити, сваритися (з кимось)
взяти своє слово назад; порушити
обіцянку
з перших вуст; зі слів того, хто був
безпосереднім учасником події
Task 3. Match the explanation to the idiom
with the picture that depicts certain idiom
4.
1.
5.
2.
6.
d) to stop yourself from saying something
3.
a) to talk without stopping for a long time
b) to say that someone means one thing
when the person really meant
something else
c) convey a great deal without using words
that you would really like to say
e) getting information from the direct
source
f) lose one's voice or find it hard to speak
because of hoarseness