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Clothing Idioms– Answers 1. Look at these common idioms which have a clothing theme. Read the idioms (on the left) and match to the meanings (on the right.) Remember that the use of one's is usually replaced with a different pronoun – Ant's in my/your/his/her/their pants. Under one's hat

Spend less money than before

Tighten one's belt

To be the leader, to be in charge

Keep one's shirt on

To be obsessed about something, talk about it a lot

Put yourself in one's shoes

To keep a secret, not mention it

Wears the trousers

To have too much self-confidence

A bee in one's bonnet

Not to overreact, to be calm

Caught with one's pants down

To see something from another person’s point of view, to have empathy

Too big for one's boots

To be discovered doing something

2. Look at these short paragraphs and fill the gap with the correct idiom. Remember to change the pronoun if necessary (too big for your/his/her/my/their boots). 1. Maria had suspected her husband of having an affair for some time. It was only when her business trip got cancelled that she finally . The caught him with his pants down adulterous pair had no idea Maria was there and she walked right in on them. 2. The four of us had been sightseeing at the Grand Canyon when John couldn't find his iPhone. It's not unlike him to think he's lost something but for it to turn up just moments later, so the rest of us weren't concerned. He was flapping around looking for it while we just laughed and said ' keep your shirt on '. 3. Before the accident, we'd never been rich but we'd done alright. With Dad off work, it wasn't long tighten our belts before we had to and cut back on our expenses. 4. You can tell who around.

wears the trousers

in that relationship – Amy is always bossing Jason

5. Everyone was shocked when Carly lost the tennis tournament, but I wasn't so surprised. She'd won every game up until then and I could see that she was getting too big for her boots Actually, I'm glad she lost the game – it'll take her down a peg or two. , okay? It's not 6. About the Tanaka deal, you need to keep this one under your hat particularly a secret, I just don't want everyone to know about it yet, do you see what I mean? Can we just keep it to ourselves for a while? 7. My mother and I never saw eye to eye when I was younger. When I reached adulthood, I found it easier to put myself in her shoes and really understand where she was coming from. 8. That Mrs. Peters is incessant! She has a real drives me nuts!

bee in her bonnet about mowing the lawn. She...