Some Figurative Expressions (English exercise n°70549 - Please quote this number when contacting us)Other English exercises on the same topicSome Figurative ExpressionsChoose the right answer. AdvancedEnglish exercise "Some Figurative Expressions" created by sreedhar (22-12-2009) with The test builderClick here to see the current stats of this English test1. Today few politicians are a bookworm a wet blanket above board an Amazon blood is thicker than water bread and butter in black and white their Achilles heel tied to their mother's apron strings to cleanse the Aegean stables i.e. few are honest. Most of them unfortunately can be accused of some wrongdoing or other. 2. For many mathematics happens to be a bookworm a wet blanket above board an Amazon blood is thicker than water bread and butter in black and white their Achilles heel tied to their mother's apron strings to cleanse the Aegean stables . They are all very weak in it and so have a very hard time doing well in it. 3. Some men unfortunately tend to get bossed by their mothers. They are all a bookworm a wet blanket above board an Amazon blood is thicker than water bread and butter in black and white their Achilles heel tied to their mother's apron strings to cleanse the Aegean stables. 4. Several well-meaning individuals hardly dare to go into politics to set things right for they know a bookworm a wet blanket above board an Amazon blood is thicker than water bread and butter in black and white their Achilles heel tied to their mother's apron strings to cleanse the Aegean stables is no easy task. 5. Look at that well built woman-so like a man. What a bookworm a wet blanket above board an Amazon blood is thicker than water bread and butter in black and white their Achilles heel tied to their mother's apron strings to cleanse the Aegean stables she is! 6. Never accepting any verbal orders is a sensible attitude to adopt. Always ask for them a bookworm a wet blanket above board an Amazon blood is thicker than water bread and butter in black and white their Achilles heel tied to their mother's apron strings to cleanse the Aegean stables to be on the safe side. 7. Never invite a bookworm a wet blanket above board an Amazon blood is thicker than water bread and butter in black and white their Achilles heel tied to their mother's apron strings to cleanse the Aegean stables to a party. He is one who never enjoys some simple fun and will kill the joy of others too with his gloomy attitude. 8. I will support one who is of my own blood rather than one who is not so related to me. After all a bookworm a wet blanket above board an Amazon blood is thicker than water bread and butter in black and white their Achilles heel tied to their mother's apron strings to cleanse the Aegean stables. 9. Milton, of Paradise Lost fame, was quite a bookworm a wet blanket above board an Amazon blood is thicker than water bread and butter in black and white their Achilles heel tied to their mother's apron strings to cleanse the Aegean stables. He pored over books quite hungrily! 10. Playing cricket is Sachin Tendulkar's (the cricketing icon) a bookworm a wet blanket above board an Amazon blood is thicker than water bread and butter in black and white their Achilles heel tied to their mother's apron strings to cleanse the Aegean stables. End of the free exercise to learn English: Some Figurative Expressions (09.01.2010 10:30)A free English exercise to learn English.Other English exercises on the same topic | All our lessons and exercises
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