Идиомы английского языка
занимательные факты (английский язык, 8 класс) по теме

"Fingers and Thumbs".

PART A - Match the literal ideas (1-9) with the non-literal meanings (a-i):

1) If you twiddle your thumbs
2) If you never lift a finger
3) If you point the finger
4) If you get your fingers burnt
5) If you get your finger out
6) If you have green fingers
7) If you are all fingers and thumbs
8) If you keep your fingers crossed
9) If you put your finger on something

a) you accuse someone of something
b) you are good at gardening
c) you believe in luck
d) you see the problem
e) you are lazy
f) you lose money
g) you try harder
h) you are wasting time
i) you are not good with your hands

PART B - use FINGER(S) or THUMB(S) to complete the following sentences.

1) There's something strange about Irina, but I'm not sure what it is. I just can't put my ????? on it.

2) I was miles from the nearest garage when I ran out of petrol so I just stood at the side of the road and tried to ????? a lift.

3) Irina, if you want to pass this exam you really need to get your ????? out and start some serious study.

4) I invested some money in the stock market a couple of years ago but I got my ?????? badly burnt. I lost $10,000. Never again!

5) My appointment at the hospital was supposed to be at 16.00h but I had to sit in the waiting room, twiddling my ????? for over an hour.

6) My flatmate is driving me crazy. I have to do all the cleaning. She never lifts a ????? to help.

7) Irina, you can't wear jeans and a T-shirt to the wedding. Everyone else will be smartly dressed. You'll stick out like a sore ?????.

8) I had a great idea at work that we should paint the walls different, bright colours, get more plants and pictures, but it got the ?????? down. They're so conservative!

9) It's too easy to point the ????? at today's parents. There are many other influences on today's teenagers.