Reading Comprehension #14014

Practice Exercise 10 A, B

Word Structure

  1. What is an idiom? Write a complete definition and give one example.

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  2. Match each idiom with its meaning. Write the correct letter beside the number.
Idiom Meaning
1.  — “get the cold shoulder” a.  no person exists alone
2.  —  “too many irons in the fire” b.  to experience defeat
3.  —  “No person is an island.” c.  to begin work on the details
4.  —  “to meet one’s Waterloo” d.  to work on too many jobs at one time
5.  —  “to get down to brass tacks” e.  two people are needed to argue
  f.  to be unwelcome

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