Group ACA: Session 27

IDIOMS

As blind as a bat

Until I started a tutorial with teacher Gica I was as blind as a bat at math.

Curiosity killed the cat

Don't try to find out the truth about him, because curiosity killed the cat.

Straight from the horse's mouth=informatie din sursa de incredere

We have 1 month of vacation because I have just heard it straight from the horse's mouth.

As sly as a fox

Ariana doesn't listen to her grandma because she is as sly as a fox.

A copycat

My classmate is always copying everything her friend does. She is a copycat.

Fight like cat and dog

When I was younger I used to fight with my cousin like cat and dog.

To kill two birds with one stone

If I could kill two birds with one stone I would save time.

Smell a rat

I could smell a rat after I had heard what my friends had said about me.

As gentle as a lamb

Even if my math teacher is strict, she is sometimes as gentle as a lamb.

To let the cat out of the bag

I thought she was my friend but she let the cat out of the bag after I had told her my secret.

HOMEWORK

Study the image above, make spidergrames on your notebook with alternative ways of saying common phrases .

to cause harm = to harm (ed) = a rani ( propriu+ fig )

sly = deceptive = cunning = siret / viclean

slingshot = prastie

Listening ex :

https://www.esl-lounge.com/student/listening/2L6-best-friends.php

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