CAE Preparation

Idioms (1)

Choose the correct expressions to complete the idioms.

1. That meeting tomorrow is going to be cat eat mouse tiger eat rabbit dog eat dog . We need to be really well prepared for it.
   
2. Sorry, I can't work here anymore. I don't want to sell my life my soul me and everything .
   
3. Ok, to put it in a nutshell box frame : if we don't do anything by tomorrow, we'll lose about two million. No S on million!
   
4. “So how are you getting along in your new job?” – – – “It hasn't been an easy adjustment. It's a rat race show run .
   
5. Is it really so surprising that we find ourselves all in one ship the same shoes an empty box ?
   
6. Don't worry about it. Nobody will change it. It's set in stone cut in tree placed in gold .
   
7. Their days are numbered honey is eaten bottle is almost empty ! All of them will be asked to submit their resignations and could also end up facing criminal charges.
   
8. Don't tell me what you want to do. Just do it! Actions speak louder A real thing is worth more Doing is more than words!
   
9. I don't think your brother is going to do it. He hasn't got the fish hats guts to do something like that!
   
10. “If I were you, I would call him and tell him the truth.” – – – “Err... Well, I'm not sure. Better in theory than in practice Easier said than done Simple to say, hard to do , you know.”