Reading comprehension
Read the article ‘Words, Words’ on pages 18-19 of
English Now
No 102. You'll find the expressions below, on the right. Match them with the phrases on the left that have the same meaning.
| 1. I find that crazy and very hard to believe. | |
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| a. It's the elephant in the room. |
| 2. I can't stop moving around. | |
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| b. He is pigheaded. |
| 3. He doesn't change his mind easily, and he doesn't follow people's advice. | |
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| c. I quit smoking cold turkey. |
| 4. Please slow down! | |
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| d. I'll be a monkey's uncle. |
| 5. I stopped smoking suddenly and with no help rom anyone or anything. | |
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| e. Hold your horses! |
| 6. This isn't a problem (even though I know, and everyone else knows, that it is a problem). | |
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| f. I've got ants in my pants. |