KARTA PRACY UCZNIA – Look like a drowned rat (Idioms 6)
Ex. 1 Work in pairs. Match the idioms with their explanations.
look like a drowned rat to be very wet, especially because you have been
in heavy rain
in a pig's eye (American, informal)
you think there is no chance that something is true or that something will
happen
make sheep's eyes at someone (old-fashioned)
to look at someone in a way that shows that you love them or are attracted to
them
breed like rabbits
(informal)to produce too many babies very quickly
pull a rabbit out of the hat
to surprise everyone by suddenly doing something that shows a lot of skill,
often in order to solve a problem
be like a cat on a hot tin
roof to be nervous and unable to keep still
a fat cat
(informal)an impolite way of
referring to someone who is
very rich and powerful
It's raining cats and dogs!
(old-fashioned)
something that you say when it is raining very heavily
kill the goose that lays the golden egg
to destroy something that makes a lot of money
Ex. 2 Fill in the correct idioms from the list below.
kill the goose that lays the golden egg in a pig's eye make sheep's eyes at someone a fat cat
breed like rabbits be like a cat on a hot tin roof
pull a rabbit out of the hat look like a drowned rat It's raining cats and dogs!
1. I can’t stand John! He _____________________ at me all the time .(
looks at me in a way that shows that he love me
)2. – What’s the weather like in London today?
- Oh, don’t even ask!______________________ !(it’s raining very heavily)
3. Me? In love with Peter?? _______________ I am!
(there is no chance that this will happen) 4. - Smiths are expecting another baby!
- Wow! They ________________________.
(produce so many babies very quickly)
5. If you wind up this company, you will surely
___________________________. (destroy something that makes a lot of money)
6. This is our director. Be nice, he is a ___________. (rich and powerful)
7. We didn’t know what to do. And then, suddenly, Patric _________________! He managed to repair the car and few hours later we were home. (surprised everyone by
suddenly doing something that showed a lot of skill)
8. What’s wrong with you! You’re ________________ today!
(nervous and unable to keep still)
9. I told you to take an umbrella with you. Now you _________________!
(are very wet)
Aleksandra Kazimierczyk Nauczyciel języka angielskiego British School
Warszawa
