Fill in: words, gift, picture, loss, talk, bell, tongue, beans to form idioms. Check in the Word List.
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1 not mince one's
2the of the gab
3 paint a pretty
4spill the
5 make small
6 clear as a
7 at a for word
8 hold one's​

1. He tried to avoid answering my question. 2. Could you please stop making so much noise? 3. I enjoy listening to music. 4. I considered applying for the job but in the end I decided against it. 5. Have you finished drying your hair yet? 6. If you walk into the road without looking, you risk being knocked down. 7. Jim is 65 but he isn’t going to retire yet. He wants to carry on working. 8. I don’t mind you using the phone as long as you pay for all your calls. 9. Hello! Fancy seeing/meeting you here! What a surprise! 10. I’ve put off writing the letter so many times. I really must do it today. 11. What a stupid thing to do! Can you imagine anybody being so stupid? 12. Sarah gave up trying to find a job in this country and decided to go abroad.

1. He tried to avoid answering..my question.
2. Could you please stop .making..so much noise?
3. I enjoy listening ...to music.
4. I considered looking...for the job but in the end I decided against it.
5. Have you finished ..doing .your hair yet?
6. If you walk into the road without looking, you risk .being..knocked down.
7. Jim is 65 but he isn’t going to retire yet. He wants to carry on ...working
8. I don’t mind you talking...the phone as long as you pay for all your calls.
9. Hello! Fancy seeing...you here! What a surprise!
10. I’ve put off .writing..the letter so many times. I really must do it today.
11. What a stupid thing to do! Can you imagine anybody .being..so stupid?
12. Sarah gave up .finding a job in this country and decided to go abroad.