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Work on your Idioms: Exercises, Deception Exercise 1
Complete the sentences.
Choose the best answers.
1.
I never know if he's serious or if he's pulling my.
a.
leg, b.
teeth, c. hat, 2.
It's obvious that she's lying through her.
a.
hat, b.
teeth, c. back.
3.
This information is too important, you can't sweep it under the
a.
tracks, b.
carpet, c. back, 4.
Please keep this story under your.
a.
leg, b.
carpet, c. hat.
5.
They made careful plans and carefully covered their,
a.
tracks, b.
back.
C. carpet, 6.
I was surprised to find he'd gone behind my, a.
hat, b.
back, c. leg, Answer key.
1.
I never know if he's serious or if he's pulling my leg.
2.
It's obvious that she's lying through her teeth.
3.
This information is too important, you can't sweep it under the carpet.
4.
Please keep this story under your hat.
5.
They made careful plans and carefully covered their tracks.
6.
I was surprised to find he'd gone behind my back.
Exercise 2.
Match idioms 1-6 with situations A-F. 1.
She wasn't enjoying herself so she said she was too tired to stay.
2.
He hated parties but he went anyway.
3.
We found out after she left that she'd been taking money from the till.
4.
The company offered him a 'free' holiday weekend and then tried to sell him the apartment.
5.
We knew she was guilty when she started to cry.
6.
They stole some cash and she told the manager.
A. She was on the fiddle.
B. She gave the game away.
C. She blew the whistle on them.
D. He went through the motions.
E. She told a white lie.
F. They had a hidden agenda.
Answer key.
1.
She wasn't enjoying herself so she said she was too tired to stay.
E. She told a white lie.
2.
He hated parties but he went anyway.
D. He went through the motions.
3.
We found out after she left that she'd been taking money from the till.
A. She was on the fiddle. 4.
The company offered him a 'free' holiday weekend and then tried to sell him the apartment.
F. They had a hidden agenda.
5.
We knew she was guilty when she started to cry.
B. She gave the game away.
6.
They stole some cash and she told the manager.
C. She blew the whistle on them.
Exercise 3.
Match sentence halves 1-6 with A-F to make complete sentences.
1.
When you mentioned seeing her at the surprise party.
2.
I'm not really enthusiastic about the trip.
3.
They thought they'd get away with it but someone.
4.
He never seems to get caught for his dishonesty - he's
5.
I can see they're not telling the truth - they're.
6.
When they mentioned a pay rise they were.
A. good at covering his tracks.
B. you really gave the game away!
C. leading me up the garden path.
D. lying through their teeth.
E. blew the whistle on them.
F. I'm just going through the motions.
Answer key.
1.
When you mentioned seeing her at the surprise party.
B. you really gave the game away!
2.
I'm not really enthusiastic about the trip.
F. I'm just going through the motions.
3.
They thought they'd get away with it but someone.
E. blew the whistle on them.
4.
He never seems to get caught for his dishonesty - he's A. good at covering his tracks.
5.
I can see they're not telling the truth - they're.
D. lying through their teeth.
6.
When they mentioned a pay rise they were.
C. leading me up the garden path.
Exercise 4.
Correct the idioms in these sentences.
1.
Many of the politicians were found to be pulling the fiddle.
2.
She looks twenty years younger than she really is.
Only the skin on her hands blows the game away.
3.
Look, if I tell you something will you promise to cover it under your hat?
4.
The week he died, the Foreign Minister was planning to blow the fiddle on corrupt top-level
officials.
5.
The killer may return to the scene of the crime to brush away his tracks.
6.
Ministers and heads of industry are going under the motions of negotiating with the
unions.
Answer key.
1.
Many of the politicians were found to be pulling on the fiddle.
2.
She looks twenty years younger than she really is.
Only the skin on her hands gives the game away.
3.
Look, if I tell you something will you promise to keep it under your hat?
4.
The week he died, the Foreign Minister was planning to blow the whistle on corrupt top-level
officials.
5.
The killer may return to the scene of the crime to brush away cover his tracks.
6.
Ministers and heads of industry are going through the motions of negotiating with the
unions.
Exercise 5.
Complete the sentences with the words in the box.
keep it under your hat, pulling your leg, economical with the truth, on the fiddle,
a white lie led us up the garden path, a hidden agenda,
go behind my back 1.
His business was closed down after it was discovered that he hadn't been declaring all
his earnings - he'd Been,
2.
I wonder what the real purpose of this meeting is?
I suspect there's, 3.
When she asked me what I thought of her new hairstyle, I decided not to hurt her feelings
and told.
4.
Don't take him seriously - he's only.
5.
It was very dishonest of you to, and gossip about me to others.
6.
Please don't tell anyone about my new job just yet,
7.
The newspapers have, on this matter.
8.
He said there was no point being honest when you could make so much more money being.
Answer key.
1.
His business was closed down after it was discovered that he hadn't been declaring all
his earnings - he’d been economical with the truth.
2.
I wonder what the real purpose of this meeting is?
I suspect there’s a hidden agenda.
3.
When she asked me what I thought of her new hairstyle, I decided not to hurt her feelings
and told a white lie.
4.
Don't take him seriously - he's only pulling your leg.
5.
It was very dishonest of you to go behind my back and gossip about me to others.
6.
Please don't tell anyone about my new job just yet keep it under your hat.
7.
The newspapers have led us up the garden path on this matter.
8.
He said there was no point being honest when you could make so much more money being on
the fiddle.
Exercise 6 Complete the table.
Put the idioms in the correct groups.
blow the whistle on someone, a white lie, a hidden agenda, give the game away,
pull someone's leg, go through the motions, be economical with the truth,
sweep something under the carpet.
Lying.
Pretending.
hiding the truth.
telling the truth.
Answer key.
Lying. 1.
a white lie.
2.
pull someone's leg.
Pretending: 1.
a hidden agenda.
2.
go through the motions.
hiding the truth: 1.
be economical with the truth.
2.
sweep something under the carpet.
telling the truth: 1.
blow the whistle on someone.
2.
give the game away.
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