DO NOT LOOK UP THESE IDIOMS BEFORE DOING THIS QUIZ. THERE IS NO POINT DOING THAT! THE FUN IS IN NOT KNOWING,TRYING TO GUESS CORRECTLY, AND MAYBE GETTING THE ANSWERS WRONG! LISTEN TO THE AUDIO FILE AND SUBMIT YOUR ANSWERS IN A COMMENT BELOW. I WILL POST THE CORRECT ANSWERS LATER.
A. To have bigger fish to fry
B. To have egg on your face
C. To have eyes bigger than your stomach
D. To have eyes in the back of your head
E. To have method in your madness
F. To have one hand tied behind your back
G. To have seen better days
H. To have your nose in the air
I. To have your head in the clouds
J. To have something up one’s sleeve
Lima, thank you for your answers which I have "hidden" so that other students aren't influenced! Thank you also for this interesting observation:
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