Reading Comprehension – Matching exercise
Read the article ‘Words, Words’ about idiomatic expressions with the word ‘tree’ on pages 18-19 of English Now No. 125. Then match the phrases in the left-hand column with the correct meanings in the right-hand column.
| 1. Charm the birds out of the trees | |
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| a. To be successful |
| 2. To be out of your tree | |
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| b. Why you can’t afford to buy things |
| 3. Can’t see the wood for the trees | |
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| c. Just like a family member |
| 4. At the top of the tree | |
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| d. Can’t see past the trivial things |
| 5. Barking up the wrong tree | |
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| e. To be drunk |
| 6. Money doesn’t grow on trees | |
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| f. To be very persuasive |
| 7. The apple never falls far from the tree | |
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| g. To be mistaken |