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Idioms & Proverbs

Write the missing words.

Example:
Actions speak louder than words.
1. A cat has n lives.
2. A wise man changes his m, a fool never.
3. Absence makes the h grow fonder.
4. Absolute power c absolutely.
5. Be dressed up like a dog's d
6. Better untaught than ill t
7. Blow someone/something out of the w
8. Blow the w on somebody.
9. Feel like a fish out of w
10. Fly by the s of your pants.
11. Have a bee in your b
12. He who laughs last, laughs l
13. He who speaks much of others burns his t
14. Hit the n on the head.
15. Hunger finds no f with the cookery.
16. Let the cat out of the b
17. Love is a flower which turns into f at marriage.
18. Love lasts as long as m endures.
19. Love me l, love me long.
20. M never come singly.
21. Someone's chickens have come home to r
22. Take something with a p of salt.
23. The face is no index to the h
24. The liar is sooner caught than the c
25. When the cat is away, the mice will p
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E.S.Ping 2010

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A18
GrammarNet.com
Gramtica da Lngua Inglesa

Idioms & Proverbs

Write the missing words.

Example:
Actions speak louder than words.
1. A cat has nine lives.
2. A wise man changes his mind, a fool never.
3. Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
4. Absolute power corrupts absolutely.
5. Be dressed up like a dog's dinner.
6. Better untaught than ill taught.
7. Blow someone/something out of the water.
8. Blow the whistle on somebody.
9. Feel like a fish out of water.
10. Fly by the seat of your pants.
11. Have a bee in your bonnet.
12. He who laughs last, laughs longest.
13. He who speaks much of others burns his tongue.
14. Hit the nail on the head.
15. Hunger finds no fault with the cookery.
16. Let the cat out of the bag.
17. Love is a flower which turns into fruit at marriage.
18. Love lasts as long as money endures.
19. Love me little, love me long.
20. Misfortunes never come singly.
21. Someone's chickens have come home to roost.
22. Take something with a pinch of salt.
23. The face is no index to the heart.
24. The liar is sooner caught than the cripple.
25. When the cat is away, the mice will play.

E.S.Ping 2010

2 of 2

aexe18.pdf