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01TO SLEEP LIKE A LOG

I went to bed early and slept like a log.

to sleep very well

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02TO FIND ONE'S FEET

Did it take you long to find your feet when you started your new job?

to become familiar with and confident in a new situation

Example:

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03TO KILL TIME

I went shopping to kill some time before my job interview.

to do something while you are waiting for something else

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04TO SMOKE LIKE A CHIMNEY

Somebody who smokes like a chimney in a restaurant ought to be thrown out.

to smoke a great deal of tobacco or other smokable substances.

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05TO BE OVER THE MOON

When he sent me flowers and a note, I was over the moon.

extremely pleased and happy

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06TO WORK FOR PEANUTS

I am going to ask for a pay rise.I am tired of working for peanuts!

to work for a very small payment

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07TO COOK THE BOOKS

His accountant had been cooking the books for years.

To change facts or figures dishonestly or illegally

Example:

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08TO PUSH THE ENVELOPE

To approach or extend the limits of what is posssible

Example:TV shows are really pushing the envelope by showing so much violence.

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09TO WEAR MANY HATS

He wears two hats; he's both CEO and chairman of the board.

to have many jobs or roles

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10TO MISS THE BOAT

There were tickets available last week, but he missed the boat by waiting till today to try to buy some.

to lose an opportunity

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CHECK YOURSELF 1.My cousin is a model and travels all over the world.Before she became famous she used to___________________.

2. In his present job there are so many different responsibilities involved that he has to________________ .

3. We are not going to ____________ or lie about the health of our business.

4. I _______________ reading a novel.

5.Pay attention John, or you'll___________________ and not learn algebra.

6.Chinese companies have always _________________ with regard to export to US market.

7.My uncle _______________ when he was living.He had lung cancer.

8.When he sent me flowers and a note, I ________________.

9. Nothing can wake me up. I usually_________________.

10. It took a while, but I've finally _____________ in my job.

Complete the sentences with the idioms.

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CHECK YOURSELF Look at the pictures and say the the idom.

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CHECK YOURSELF 1. sleep like a ___________

2. wear several ___________

3. miss the__________

4. kill____________

5. be over the___________

6. smoke like a ____________

7. work for____________

8. cook the_________

9. push the _______________

10. find one's ____________

Match idioms 1-10 with the words a-j

d. log

a. time

e. boat

b. chimney

c. hats

f. moon

g. feet

h. books

i. peanuts

j. envelope

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