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What metaphorical images are these phraseological units based
on? Explain the meaning of phraseological units.
1. I’ve got a bee in my bonnet about the confusion between
education and training.
2. He had been on his way to the vegetable man’s van, both to
purchase some cucumbers for his mother and – kill two birds
with one stone – to seek out Mr Halloran.
3. My blood boiled, but I tried to answer as simply and directly
as possible.
4. Could it be that these people were really unhealthy but just
didn’t know about it? Or did the disease really strike out of
the blue?
5. If baldness is creeping up on you, take heart – 40 per cent of
men under 35 are in the same boat.
6. Diplomats are expecting so much instability in a power
struggle after his death that they argue it’s unwise to rock
the boat now.
7. People often assume if you sweep something under the car-
pet the problem will go away, but that is not the case.
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exeRCIse 79.
Complete the following phrases so that they make English prov-
erbs and phraseological units. Explain their meaning.
1. Break no bones.
2. Spilt milk.
3. A bee in one’s bonnet.
4. A new broom.
5. A silver lining.
6. The early bird.
7. To eat one’s cake and have it.
8. A stitch in time.
9. A bird in the hand.
10. The last straw.
11. Birds of feather.
exeRCIse 80.
Match the following definitions with corresponding phraseologi-
cal units. There are more phraseological units than definitions.
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1. Direct ones attack, criticism or efforts to the wrong quarter.
2. Bear the main stress or burden (of a task, contest, etc.).
3. Talk around the point instead of coming direct to the sub-
ject.
4. Importunately thrust one’s presence upon somebody.
5. Fail to gain any information, or achieve any result.
6. Be docile; give no trouble, do whatever somebody wishes.
7. Pay all the expenses incurred. Do something completely.
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Materials for this exercise are borrowed from Wood F.T. English Verbal Idioms.
Phraseological .Units
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8. Remain mentally calm, and keep control of oneself in a dif-
ficult situation.
9. Know from experience the best way or method of doing
something.
10. Draw an inference from given facts.
11. Be in agreement, hold similar views.
12. Ignore something, pretend not to see.
13. Disclaim further responsibility or concern.
The list: jump the queue, bark up the wrong tree, foot the bill,
let off steam, see eye to eye, air one’s views, lend a hand, haul
down one’s flag, beat about the bush, take to one’s heels, eat
out of somebody’s hand, mark time, hit the nail on the head,
keep one’s head, change hands, turn a blind eye to something,
put two and two together, bear the brunt, know the ropes, have
a good mind to do something, break one’s word, draw a blank,
go the whole hog, dog somebody’s footsteps, wash one’s hands
of something.
exeRCIse 81.
From the collocations given below choose phraseological units
corresponding to the synonymic ones in the sentences.
To cry stinking fish; that’s a horse of another colour; to strike
while the iron is hot; it is a matter of course; with flying colours;
it never rains, but it pours; tooth and nail; first of all.
1. For one thing, intelligence is about versatility, about being
able to perform innumerable different and unfamiliar tasks
that take smarts.
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2. Military victories may be one thing, victories within the fam-
ily circle can occasionally be quite another pair of shoes.
3. My mom had an arsenal of old sayings, but the one that I
probably keep closest at hand is “You’ve got to make hay
while the sun shines”.
4. So as misfortunes never come singly, it is always wise to get
your car insured because you are promised the after sale
service.
5. We have to obey our parents will no matter how dissatisfied
we are. It goes without saying.
exeRCIse 82.
Give two meanings to the given phrases: a) taken as a free word
collocation; b) taken as a phraseological unit.
Be on firm ground, best man, blow one’s own trumpet, break
the ice, burn one’s fingers, first night, keep one’s head above
water, show somebody the door, throw down the glove, forbid-
den fruit, to put all one’s eggs in one basket, to cry over spilt
milk, the last straw.
exeRCIse 83.
Pick out phraseological units from the following sentences. Clas-
sify them into: a) phraseological unities; b) phraseological fu-
sions; c) phraseological combinations.
1. This painting is wonderful – Ellie has always been good at
art.
2. A bosom friend’s kindness restored her faith in human na-
ture.
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3. Andy wanted to tell her the gospel truth but he checked him-
self – it wasn’t the right moment.
4. If I pay for my studies, I will not have any money for food. I
am between the devil and the deep sea.
5. Daisy didn’t know whether to get married or not. But she
finally took a plunge.
6. He is not a man of my dreams. It’s a pity. I’ve been barking up
all the wrong trees.
7. This is not the first time she has lost hope. She is always mak-
ing a mountain out of a molehill.
8. He asked out of the blue if I could lend him quite a fortune.
9. I think they never invite guests. Their house is always spick
and span.
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