Match idiomatic expression from box 1 with their
meanings in box 2
fly on the wall
fish out of water
neck and neck
no flies on someone
not a leg to stand on feet hardly touch the ground
same neck of the woods
small beer
Now complete the sentence with one of the expressions
from box 1
1 You can’t fool her easily. There are _______________.
2 They were _______________ but Steve eventually won.
3 I wonder what really happened. I would love to have
been a __________________________.
4 Don’t focus on that project. It’s _____________
compared to what I would like you to do.
Box 1
5 You can’t complain about your punishment. You haven’t
got __________________________.
equal chance of winning
the same area
quick to understand
of little importance
outside one’s comfort zone
no possible excuse
invisible observer without interfering
Box 2
really busy
6 What a coincidence! Julie and I come from the
_____________________________.
7 Sandra felt uncomfortably different in her new office.
She was like a ____________________________.
8 Setting up our new business has been crazy. Our
____________________________________________.