Each example has an idiom from household items and tools. Read the example carefully to find the meaning of the idiom. Then choose the right idiom for the gap in the sentence. But be careful: two idioms are extra. Use only numbers.11. The dread of being the cause of misery to posterity has prevailed over men to conceal the skeleton in ________.12. Let’s forget our disagreement and ______.13. You shouldnt ____ all your problems ______. You should face them one by one and try to solve them.14. John is such _______. He always stays home and never does anything fun with his friends.15. I wasn’t sure if I did well on the test. So I was _____ when the teacher was giving them back.16. Ive given her some silver cutlery for her _____.17. There was _______ this evening when my brother sat down at the table with a black eye, but didn’t say anything about what had happened.18. I was _______ until she called to say she had arrived in Istanbul.19. We ________ when the Pope visited Toronto.20. If you try to organize an event that will appeal to both young and old, you canend up caught between ________.1. a wet blanket 7. cough up2. bottom drawer 8. the closet3. an elephant in the dining room 9. two stools4. soap opera10. sweep all your problems under the carpet5. bury the hatchet 11. on pins and needles6. the red carpet 12. kettle of fish

11. The dread of being thecause of misery to posterity has prevailed over men to conceal the skeletonin the closet (скелет в шкафу)
12. Let’s forget our disagreement and bury the hatchet (заключить мир, зарыть топор войны)
13. You shouldnt sweep all your problems under the carpet (оставлять проблемы без решения) You should facethem one by one and try to solve them.
14. John is such a wet blanket ( зануда) He always stays home and neverdoes anything fun with his friends.
15. I wasn’t sure if I did well on the test. So I was ____ (НЕ ЗНАЮ!!!) whenthe teacher was giving them back.
16. Ive given her some silver cutlery for her bottom drawer (приданоеневесты)
17. There was an elephant in the dining room (большая проблема) this evening whenmy brother sat down at the table with a black eye, but didn’t say anythingabout what had happened.
18. I was on pins and needles (сидеть как на иголках) until she calledto say she had arrived in Istanbul.
19. We rolled out the red carpet (устроить торжественный прием) when the Popevisited Toronto.
20. If you try to organize an event that will appeal to both young and old, youcan end up caught between two stools (потерпеть неудачу, попасть впросак)