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Vocabulary
IDIOMS WITH ANIMALS

PIG

  • pigs might fly = expression used to say that you do not believe that something will happen
  • to buy a pig in a poke = to buy something that is not as good as you thought = comprar gato por liebre
  • to make a pig of oneself = to eat a lot = comer en gran cantidad, darse un atracón
  • to make a pig's ear of something  = to make something very badly = hacer algo mal, como la mona
  • a guinea pig = somebody used in a scientific test = un conejillo de las Indias
  • to pig out = to eat a lot all at once 
  • to sweat like a pig = to sweat a lot
  • to make a silk purse out of a sow's ear = to make something good out of something that is bad quality

 

Exercise
Choose the right answer.

1. The technician  of the repairs. The TV shows no image and the VCR doesn't work!

2. Stop eating! You will really !

3. I don't want to try that drink of yours, I'm not .

4. Phil had been working out at the gym so much that he was .

5. You should be careful when you buy that car. What if you ?

6. Eat something before Dudley arrives, he always   on all the food.

7. 'You know what? I was given a salary raise.'  'Yes, sure, and .'

Score:
   
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