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Practice Exercise 11 A, B
Idioms
- What is an idiom? Write a complete definition and give one example.
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- Rewrite these sentences. Replace idioms with clear language.
- The announcement about the plant closure came out of the blue.
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- This is the first year our business has operated in the black.
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- No one was surprised when the coach got the boot.
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- The chemical smell caused people to black out.
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- David has become too big for his boots since he was asked to
fill in for the manager for a week.
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