Reptiles, Fish and Insects Idioms Exercise at Auto-English

 Circle the correct answer.

1 A: Rosie wasn't really sad about David's divorce from Clare.
B: Yeah. She ______________________.
A cried crocodile tears
B had a bee in her bonnet
C she's a snake in the grass

 

3 A: I don't trust that new guy in the office.
B: Me neither. I think he _________________.
A cries crocodile tears
B has a flea in his ear
C  is a snake in the grass

 

5 A: What's up with Pete? He seems upset.
B: Yes. He's definitely _____________________.
A got a flea in his ear
B a snake in the grass
C as slippery as an eel

 

7 A: When I asked Nigel about last night he avoided my questions.
B: Yes. He's _____________________.
A as slippery as an eel
B got a flea in his ear
C a snake in the grass
2 A: The boss is in a very strange mood this morning.
B: I know. She's ______________________.
A being as slippery as an eel
B got a bee in her bonnet
C being a snake in the grass

 

4 A: Shaun never gives me a straight answer.
B: I know. He ______________________.
A is a snake in the grass
B has a flea in his ear
C is as slippery as an eel

 

6 A: Nobody seemed very sad at the funeral.
B: I know. I saw more than a few _____________.
A bees in people's bonnets
B fleas in people's  ears
C crocodile tears

 

8 A: What do think of Catherine?
B: Uuf! I don't trust her at all. In my opinion, she's _____________________.
A got a bee in her bonnet
B as slippery as an eel
C a snake in the grass

 

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