Lesson 2. Nature and the Environment » 16A-B

Стор.68 16. A. Match the animal idioms (1—5) with their meanings (A—E). C – 1) to kill two birds with one stone – to do two tasks with one action B – 2) to fight like cat and dog – to argue all the time D – 3) straight from the horse's mouth – directly from the person involved E – 4) to work like a dog – to work very hard A – 5) a memory like an elephant – the ability to remember many things B. Complete the sentences using the animal idioms from part A. 1) If you are going to Bristol on business, you can as well visit your aunt Julia — this way you will kilj two birds with one stone. 2) My daddy never forgets anything — he's got a memory like an elephant 3) Sam and his younger brother fight like cat and dog which upsets their mother a lot 4) Since William started his own business he has no free time: he has to work like a dog 5) It's really true that Diana and Billy got married, I heard it straight from the horse’s mouth.