idioms

Question 1

Don’t add fuel to the fire

Answer 1

don’t make a bad situation even worse

Question 2

Don’t add insult to injury

Answer 2

don’t make a bad situation even worse

Question 3

Don’t kick a man when he’s down

Answer 3

don’t make a bad situation even worse

Question 4

Absence makes the heart grow fonder

Answer 4

being far away from a person you loves makes you love even stronger

Question 5

A penny save is a panny earned

Answer 5

it’s good to save money, rather than spending and wasting it

Question 6

A picture is worth a thousand words

Answer 6

pictures can give you more information that words alone

Question 7

Actions speak louder than words

Answer 7

what you actually do is more important than what you say you will do

Question 8

It’s all in your hand

Answer 8

imagined not real

Question 9

Around the clock

Answer 9

all the time

Question 10

asleep at the wheel

Answer 10

not paying attention, not doing his/her responsibilities

Question 11

Shout or yell at the top of your lungs

Answer 11

shout or yell as loud as you can

Question 12

back to square one

Answer 12

back to the beginning

Question 13

bark up the wrong tree

Answer 13

lookin for information in the wrong place; asking the wrong person

Question 14

be careful what you wish for

Answer 14

when you wish for smthg, it may not be as good as you thin - there may be negative consequences that you hadn’t thought of

Question 15

Beggars can’t be choosers

Answer 15

if you beg for a thinf or a faver, then you shouldn’t complain about what you get

Question 16

better late than never

Answer 16

it’s better to do smthg late than to not do it

Question 17

better safe than sorry

Answer 17

it’s better to be cautious than to take a risk that you might regret

Question 18

bite your tongue !

Answer 18

don’t say somth that might be rude or inappropriate - keep the words in your mouth and dont let them out

Question 19

break a leg

Answer 19

this is a funny way to say good luck - usually say it to someone before a perfomance/contest

Question 20

Cat got your tongue ?

Answer 20

we say this when someone should be talking or answering a question, but they don’t

Question 21

Catch-22

Answer 21

this is a situation in wich it’s impossible to get the result that you want

Question 22

change of heart

Answer 22

if you have it, this mean that you change the way that you think or feel about smthg

Question 23

cheap shot

Answer 23

a cheap shot is words that are mean or unfaire

Question 24

on Cloud nine

Answer 24

if someone is on cloud nine, he is rlly happy

Question 25

get cold feet

Answer 25

to get scared or to lose the courage to do something

Question 26

come clean

Answer 26

means to be honest or admit that you did somethg wrong

Question 27

curiosity killed the cat

Answer 27

this is a warning against being curious about things that you might no need to know