Choose an idiom from the options that match each of the following statements:

(miss the boat,  a piece of cake,  whole nine yards,  last straw,  steal someone’s thunder,  it takes two to tango,  hear something straight from the horse’s mouth,  keep things at bay,  let the cat out of the bag,  picture paints a thousand words)

1. She wishes to own every single thing in this store. The __________________________________.
2. The students who interrupted the match by throwing down all that rubbish are going to be suspended. I just got to ____________________________________________________________.
3. He is always trying to ____________________________________. He can never prove his worth with his own work.
4. Don’t worry about tomorrow’s presentation. I’ll prepare in just a few minutes. It is ____________________________________ for me.
5. We must have more pictures in the children’s books. A picture makes reading more interesting and fun for kids as a ___________________________________________________________.
6. I’m sorry but now you’ll have to wait for the next year’s talent hunt auditions. You have _____________________________for this year.
7. If we want to solve this mystery, we must _________________________________________________. All of you must share whatever you know.
8. I’ve tried everything to make up with him for my bad behavior but he just doesn’t revert. How to communicate my apologies? After all, ___________________________________________.
9. Kids are having a real bad time with their teeth. So I’ve decided to keep all candies and chocolates ________________.
10. Finally this is the ________________! Give your best and prove that you are the most eligible candidate for this job.

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Answers:

1. whole nine yards
2. hear it straight from the horse’s mouth
3. steal someone’s thunder
4. a piece of cake
5. picture paints a thousand words
6. missed the boat
7. let the cat out of the box
8. it takes two to tango
9. at bay
10. last straw