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To test your new-found knowledge here are some sentences to practice with. Fill in the blank with idioms!

A) I can’t afford this purse! It _______. I won’t be able to pay my rent!
B) His birthday was supposed to be a surprise! I can’t believe you _____. Now he knows!
C) Ha! John has been promising to paint the house for five years…. Maybe when _______.
D) Yeah, it’ll _______. I need to sign some papers at Jenny’s school anyway so i’ll pick her up for you too.
E) I don’t really like going out to bars anymore. I only go _______.
F) I’m sorry I can’t come into work today. I’m ________. I have a sore throat and runny nose.
G) They tried ________ when installing the pipes for the house and now we have leaks only one month after purchasing it!
H) We missed our flight to Paris because the connecting flight was late and to ______ they made us pay for a new ticket as if it was our fault!
I) I can’t wait to see you perform on stage tonight! ______!
J) Jane is just never on time to work, it’s really annoying. O wow, ______ here she comes…
K) So we’re going to London, then Munich, then we will fly out of Athens, right? Great. I’m so glad to be traveling with someone I _______ with.
L) Wow, she found her dream man and has now landed an amazing job. She really does have ______.
M) OK, she might not be the most attractive but _________. I’m sure she is a sweetheart.
N) I have been trying to figure this out for ages. Thanks so much, you’re right. You _______.
O) I can’t believe that was our test. I think it was easier than some of our homework! It was a ______.​

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Answer:

A- costs an arm and a leg

B- let the cat out of the bag

C- pigs fly

D-kill two birds with one stone

E- once in a blue moon

F- under the weather

G- cutting corners

H- add insult to injury

I- Break a leg

J- speak of the devil

K- see eye to eye

L- the best of both worlds

M- you can't judge a book by it's cover

N- hit the nail on the head

O- piece of cake

Step-by-step explanation:

Idioms are basically popular sayings that have a meaning that is deeper than what is being said. For example, "speak of the devil" is not really talking about the devil but more like you see somebody you were previously talking about! That sort of thing! Well I hope this helped! :)

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