Answer key
Now complete the sentence with one of the expressions from box 1
1 You can’t fool her easily. There are no flies on her.
2 They were neck and neck but Steve eventually won.
3 I wonder what really happened. I would love to have been a fly on the wall.
4 Don’t focus on that project. It’s small beer compared to what I would like
you to do.
5 You can’t complain about your punishment. You haven’t got a leg to stand
on.
6 What a coincidence! Julie and I come from the same neck of the woods.
7 Sandra felt uncomfortably different in her new office. She was like a fish out
of water.
8 Setting up our new business has been crazy. Our feet have hardly touched
the ground.