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Learn English metaphors free: Test yourself!
Which is the correct metaphor?
- I’m glad I brought this umbrella. It’s raining cats and dogs/a breath of fresh air outside!
- Jasmine is a bit of an early bird/night owl. She get up every morning at 5am and goes for a jog. I couldn’t do that!
- Everything was going fine at work, until suddenly my manager announced a 5% pay cut for everyone. That really threw in the towel/put the cat among the pigeons.
- Paul accused his boss of stealing his lunch from the fridge, but then got a call from his wife saying he’d left his lunch at home! It was a real red-hand/own goal.
- I’ve been trying to learn the piano for years, but I never get any better. I think I’m going to throw in the towel/pig out.
- I hated my old lazy co-worker, but my new co-worker is a chicken/breath of fresh air. She’s smart, funny, and hardworking.
- Samantha was caught red-handed/once in a blue moon stealing from the office cash box. She was fired immediately.
Learn English metaphors free: Part 2
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- Can you make sure we turned the gas off before we leave? I know I already did, but better safe than sorry/all that glitters is not gold.
- Finally I have enough time and money for a vacation! This only happens once in a blue moon/when hell freezes over.
- Scott was going to go hang-gliding with me, but he chickened out/pigged out at the last minute.
- The company promised me a $150,000 return on a small $4500 investment. It seemed great, but all that glitters is not gold/you can’t judge a book by its cover. It turned out to be a scam.
- Denise seems really serious when you first meet her, but actually she’s really relaxed and funny! You can’t judge a book by its cover/all that glitters is not gold.
- Jamille is a closed book/an open book to me. You can never tell what he’s thinking.
- I lost my job, but you can’t judge a book by its cover/every cloud has a silver lining. I have the time to finish writing my book now.
- Everyone drank too much at the staff party last night. Trayvon was as sick as a dog/as slippery as an eel.
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