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Missing Idioms: Animals #2
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Welcome to the Missing Idioms language game! An idiom is a speech form or an expression of a given language that is peculiar to itself grammatically or, cannot be understood from the individual meanings of its elements, as in "keep tabs on".
Below you will find 10 sentences, with the missing idiom replaced, in brackets (...). To solve the game, you will need to complete each sentence with an idiom, but there is a twist to it. Each round you will be given a Main Clue and, all missing idioms must relate to it.
The Main Clue for this round is "Animals", therefore all missing idioms must relate to animals. Good luck and enjoy!
1. He is the (most important person, main character) in his company.
2. I hadn't seen my cousin in a year, so when we finally met we talked (for a very long time).
3. You should (not worry about those problems from before). It is too late now to do anything about them.
4. There is no need to be concerned about your new landlady. Her (words are worse than her actions).
5. My grandfather moved to the country to get away from the (busyness and confusion) in the city.
6. Be careful of that man. He is a (pretending to be good but, he is really bad).
7. My aunt decided (to take action and not worry about the results) and begin preparations for the family reunion.
8. I think that buying a ticket before we make any plans is (doing things in the wrong order).
9. She is always (behaving with arrogance) and telling people what to do.
10. I wish that she would (begin to be humble and agreeable) and begin to care about how other people feel about things.
Below you will find 10 sentences, with the missing idiom replaced, in brackets (...). To solve the game, you will need to complete each sentence with an idiom, but there is a twist to it. Each round you will be given a Main Clue and, all missing idioms must relate to it.
The Main Clue for this round is "Animals", therefore all missing idioms must relate to animals. Good luck and enjoy!
1. He is the (most important person, main character) in his company.
2. I hadn't seen my cousin in a year, so when we finally met we talked (for a very long time).
3. You should (not worry about those problems from before). It is too late now to do anything about them.
4. There is no need to be concerned about your new landlady. Her (words are worse than her actions).
5. My grandfather moved to the country to get away from the (busyness and confusion) in the city.
6. Be careful of that man. He is a (pretending to be good but, he is really bad).
7. My aunt decided (to take action and not worry about the results) and begin preparations for the family reunion.
8. I think that buying a ticket before we make any plans is (doing things in the wrong order).
9. She is always (behaving with arrogance) and telling people what to do.
10. I wish that she would (begin to be humble and agreeable) and begin to care about how other people feel about things.
Answer
Here are the missing idioms.1. top dog
2. until the cows came home
3. let sleeping dogs lie
4. bark is worse than her bite
5. rat race
6. wolf in sheep's clothing
7. to take the bull by the horns
8. putting the cart before the horse
9. getting on her high horse
10. get off her high horse
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Apparently, I'm first(weird, I'm not used to being first).Here were my (extremely wrong answers...Well, I didn't answer all of them, but I tried).
1.Best in show(what on Earth was I....)
2.blank(can't believe I got this wrong)
3.Let sleeping dogs lie(I got it right)
4. Her bark is worse than her bite(hooray)
5.blank(smack)
6.sly dog(I thought it could also work)
7.blank(then I looked at the and went )
8.blank
9.blank(Ican't believe I missed this one )
10. blank(same as above)
1.Best in show(what on Earth was I....)
2.blank(can't believe I got this wrong)
3.Let sleeping dogs lie(I got it right)
4. Her bark is worse than her bite(hooray)
5.blank(smack)
6.sly dog(I thought it could also work)
7.blank(then I looked at the and went )
8.blank
9.blank(Ican't believe I missed this one )
10. blank(same as above)
Don't worry, i am happy to see you tried to solve it and, actualy got some of them! Good job and thank you for your comment!
good one smarty, it took me a while, but I..still didn't get it all
Thank you for stopping by cd!
Smarty, wonderful Idioms. thanks for exercising my brain. Looking forward to some more.
Thank you for dropping by zonarita, your comments are always fun and great to read! Also, your wish is my command. More are on thier way.
Well this time I got 1, 4, and 9 right. Getting better. I love these, can't wait to try and solve more.
I'm glad you love them. More are on the way.
YES! I got #2 right also, clever smarty, keep these coming
I will. I am very glad you got them and that you like them, thank you for your comment.
I only missed two of these, but I love goofy sayings and such.
Great work, I loved figuring them out!! Take care, and cannot wait to see some more!!
Great work, I loved figuring them out!! Take care, and cannot wait to see some more!!
Thank you for the kudos buttons, and for stopping by. I appreciate it.
I am very glad you like them and i really can't believe the response i got on them, as i was a bit skeptical at first. Thank you everyone for your nice comments!
I am very glad you like them and i really can't believe the response i got on them, as i was a bit skeptical at first. Thank you everyone for your nice comments!
This one was fun for me. I missed 3. Took me a minute to get the hang of it, but once I did, they made more sense.
Thanks lkp68!
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