There are lots of idioms with plants and trees in English. Match theses expressions to these definitions:
1 nip in the bud
2 beat around the bush
3 shake like a leaf
4 as fresh as a daisy
5 a thorn in your side
6 bark up the wrong tree
7 a shrinking violet
8 not see the wood for the trees
__ tremble with fear or nervousness
__ a timid or shy person
__ not to get to the point when speaking
__ stop something at an early stage, before it develops or becomes worse
__ energetic; alert
__ something that continually irritates or annoys you
__ do something the wrong way; look in the wrong place
__ be unable to get a general understanding of a situation because you are too worried
about the details
Complete these sentences with the idioms above:
1 I had a great night’s sleep last night. I feel ___________________________.
2 Shoplifters are a ___________________________ of many retailers.
3 If you don’t ____________ your children’s bad behaviour ___________ they will become
monsters.
4 Don’t ________________________. Just tell me directly. Did I pass or not?
5 I was so nervous before the presentation that I was ________________________.
6 The police are interviewing all the employees of the bank about the robbery, but I think
they are ____________________________. The employees had nothing to do with it.
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