1. Friend or … A. tear
2. Bow and … B. water
3. Flesh and … C. dale
4. Head over … D. arrow
5. Wear and … E. reason
6. Hill and … F. heels
7. Use and … G. blood
8. Body and … H. foe
9. Without rhyme or … I. abuse
10. Fire and … J. soul

2. Idioms of comparison. Match.

1. As black as … A. a bee
2. As blind as … B. glass
3. As bold as … C. lightning
4. As brittle as … D. a fox
5. As busy as … E. the Ace of Spades
6. As cunning as … F. a hunter
7. As drunk as … G. a bat
8. As hungry as … H. a razor
9. As quick as … I. a lord
10. As sharp as … J. brass

3. Colours in idioms. Link the idioms to their correct meaning.

1. to have something in black and white A. to owe more than you have
2. I blew your money B. I spent all your money wastefully
3. to be browned off with something C. to be drunk
4. to have green fingers D. an area of woodlands and fields around a city
5. out of the blue E. to show fear
6. to see pink elephants F. to have it on paper, in writing
7. to catch someone red-handed G. to twist the truth in such a way that someone’s feelings are spared
8. to be in the red H. to be bored, irritated
9. to tell a white lie I. to be good at gardening
10. to show the white feather J. to catch someone in the act of doing something wrong
11. to feel blue K. suddenly, unexp

Idioms and proverbs
SOLUTIONS

1. Pairs of nouns

1 + H
2 + D
3 + G
4 + F
5 + A
6 + C
7 + I
8 + J
9 + E
10 + B

2. Idioms of comparison

1 + E
2 + G
3 + J
4 + B
5 + A
6 + D
7 + I
8 + F
9 + C
10 + H

3. Colours

1 + F
2 + B
3 + H
4 + I
5 + K
6 + C
7 + J
8 + A
9 + G
10 + E
11 + L
12 + D