Expressions connected with flowers – Matching exercise
Read the article ‘Words, Words’ about expressions connected with flowers on pages 18-19 of English NowNo. 133. Then look at the questions in Section A and match them with the correct answer in Section B
| 1. In English, a shy person who doesn’t get a partner at a dance is called what kind of flower? | |
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| a. Nip it in the bud |
| 2. If you wake up full of energy, ready to start the day, you are fresh as a | |
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| b. Come up smelling of roses |
| 3. What is the English expression you use if you want to stop something early, before it becomes worse? | |
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| c. daisy |
| 4. If you aren’t at all shy, people may say you are not what? | |
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| d. Gone to seed |
| 5. Someone who has got out of a difficult situation without a blemish on his or her character has _________________________. | |
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| e. Wallflower |
| 6. Someone who doesn’t take care of himself any more has ________________. | |
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| f. A shrinking violet |
| 7. What is a late bloomer? | |
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| g. Smell the roses |
| 8. If somebody is telling you to be aware of what is really going on, they may tell you to wake up and ___________________. | |
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| h. Someone who discovers a talent later in life |