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Exercise42. Translate the phrases. Find the equivalent. 1. Blow the gaff: a. Let out a secret. b. Tell a joke. c. Make an explosion. 2. Feather in one’s cap: a. Be proud b. Achievement one can take pride in. c. Feel light without any tension. 3. Beat about the bush:a .To make the land cultivable. b. To insist on one’s opinion. c. To delay talking about the most important part of the subject. 4. Burn the midnight oil:a. Sit up or work late, especially to study. b. Look for something very precious at night. c. Come back home very late at night. 5. Bite the bullet:a. Bite something that is very hard. b. Make a great effort to do something. c. Bravely face up to something unpleasant. 6. Pass the buck (a knife handle): a. Give some else the opportunity b. Try to be clever. c. Shift responsibility to someone else. 7. Kick the bucket: a. To die. b. Not to care. c. Be very angry.

Answer 1

Exercise42. Translate the phrases. Find the equivalent.

Blow the gaff:

a. Let out a secret.

b. Tell a joke.

c. Make an explosion.

Feather in one’s cap:

a. Be proud

b. Achievement one can take pride in.

c. Feel light without any tension.

Beat about the bush:

a. To make the land cultivable.

b. To insist on one’s opinion.

c. To delay talking about the most important part of the subject.

Burn the midnight oil:

a. Sit up or work late, especially to study.

b. Look for something very precious at night.

c. Come back home very late at night.

Bite the bullet:

a. Bite something that is very hard.

b. Make a great effort to do something.

c. Bravely face up to something unpleasant.

Pass the buck (a knife handle):

a. Give some else the opportunity

b. Try to be clever.

c. Shift responsibility to someone else.

Kick the bucket:

a. To die.

b. Not to care.

c. Be very angry.

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Answer 2

1. Blow the gaff: a. Let out a secret.
2. Feather in one's cap: b. Achievement one can take pride in.
3. Beat about the bush: c. To delay talking about the most important part of the subject.
4. Burn the midnight oil: a. Sit up or work late, especially to study.
5. Bite the bullet: c. Bravely face up to something unpleasant.
6. Pass the buck (a knife handle): c. Shift responsibility to someone else.
7. Kick the bucket: a. To die.