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3: He drives like a maniac First match up these expressions: 1. He drives a. like a fish out of water. 2.1 felt b. like a ton of bricks. 3. She spends money c. like a native. 4.1 slept d. like a maniac. 5. She came down on me e. like a log. 6. Everything went f. like there's no tomorrow. 7. He speaks it g. like the plague. 8. Avoid it h. like clockwork. Now add these expressions below: 9. That's the best night's sleep I've had for ages 10. My sister's always short of cash 11. You should hear Simon's Spanish 12. The wedding was perfect 13. Never get into a car with Gerry 14.1 left work early last Friday without asking. When she found out, my boss 15.1 went to a nightclub last night for the first time in ten years. I didn't know what to do with myself. 16. Don't go near that new Indian restaurant in Duke Street

4: Revision Say the following in a different way using an idiom suggested by the words in brackets: 1. She speaks English very well, (native) 2. He is a bad driver, (maniac) 3. Everything went according to plan, (clockwork) 4.1 often forget things, (sieve) 5.1 felt out of place at the meeting, (fish) 6. You look really ill. (death) 7. Criticism doesn't bother me. (duck's hack) 8. She eats a lot. (horse) Now add the missing verbs: 9 like a chimney 10 down on me like a ton of bricks 11 to it like a duck to water 12 it like the plague 13 like a fish 14 like death warmed up 15 me like dirt 16 like a log Are you a light sleeper or do you usually sleep like a log? 213


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