Haapsalu College of Tallinn University
2011
MUSIC IDIOMS He always harps on the same string saying that he is as fit as a fiddle, but I think that he just likes to blow his own trumpet, and one day when he falls ill, he will have to face the music. Match the following idioms with their meanings. 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) 10)
to go for a song to sing to the police to blow one’s own trumpet a swan-song to play first fiddle to face the music to drum something into someone to sing another tune to harp on the same string to be as fit as a fiddle
a) to be the boss b) to be in excellent health c) to be sold for a very small sum d) to change one’s behaviour, talk e) to inform on one’s criminal associates f) to make the same point over and over again g) to praise oneself publicly h) the last achievement of a writer, painter, etc i) to answer for the consequences of one’s actions j) to impress something forcefully on someone
Now try to write a sentence in which you make use of at least three of the above-mentioned idioms. _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________
The key: 1. c 2. e 3. g 4. h 5. a 6. i 7. j 8. d 9. f 10. b
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