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1. I am not surprised that she doesn't have any friends. She is as sour as ..............................
If a person is as sour as vinegar, they are very disagreeable.
2. She has so many friends because she is as sweet as ................................
If you are as sweet as honey, you are a very sweet person.
3. I don't have a sweet ......................... I rarely eat desserts.
To have a sweet tooth is to have a love for sugary foods.
4. I appreciate his integrity and honesty. He is a .............................. of the earth type person.
This is an expression used to refer to sincere and decent people.
5. His latest book is selling like .................................
If something sells like hotcakes, it sells quickly.
6. You should have just told me the truth. There was no need to ............................... it.
To sugarcoat is to present bad news in such a way that it sounds less unpleasant.
7. Take every piece of news you find online with a grain of ...............................
To take something with a pinch of salt is to view it with some skepticism.
8. It is time he proved that he is worth his ...............................
When you are worth your salt you are competent at what you do.
9. She was the .................................. of her mother's eye.
10. In the end his hard work bore .................................... and he became a successful musician.
To bear fruit is to get favorable results.
11. The car won't start again. I think I bought a ...............................
To buy a lemon is to buy something worthless.
12. Don't compare a race car with a tiny hatchback. That is like comparing apples to ................................
To compare apples to oranges is to compare things that are totally different.
Answers
1. I am not surprised that she doesn’t have any friends. She is as sour as vinegar.
2. She has so many friends because she is as sweet as honey.
3. I don’t have a sweet tooth. I rarely eat desserts.
4. I appreciate his integrity and character. He is a salt of the earth type person.
5. His latest book is selling like hotcakes.
6. You should have just told me the truth. There was no need to sugarcoat it.
7. Take every piece of news you find online with a grain of salt.
8. It is time he proved that he is worth his salt.
9. She was the apple of her mother’s eye.
10. In the end his hard work bore fruit and he became a successful musician.
11. The car won’t start again. I think I bought a lemon.
12. Don’t compare a race car with a tiny hatchback. That is like comparing apples to oranges.
