LANGUAGE TIPS ANSWERS: Idioms, similes, and metaphors, oh my [July 16, 2018]

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1. It’s a  recipe for disaster - e That’s not going to work

2. You can’t pull the wool over my eyes - a You can’t fool me

3. I got butterflies in my stomach - g I was feeling a bit nervous

4. I’m turning over a new leaf - b I am trying to do things differently

5. I’m a lamb to the slaughter - f I can’t look after myself

6. My bark is worse than my bite - c I may sound more nasty than I really am

7. I’m such a couch potato - d I don’t exercise enough

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