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| 1. A bird in the hand is worth... | |
| a. three in the bush. | b. three in the pot. |
| c. three in a tree. | d. three on the sofa. |
| 2. He talked and talked until he was... | |
| a. red faced. | b. green tongued. |
| c. blue in the face. | d. grey haired and boney. |
| 3. She was so pleased she was... | |
| a. auto-tickled. | b. tickled pink. |
| c. over tickled. | d. tickled away. |
| 4. I'm so surprised you could knock me over with... | |
| a. a hammer | b. a feather |
| c. one hand. | d. a rain drop. |
| 5. Your dog is so energetic he must be... | |
| a. fed on cats | b. filled with rubber |
| c. full of beans | d. battery charged. |
| 6. She was not pleased because they had... | |
| a. rubbed and scrubbed. | b. rubbed out her number. |
| c. rubbed her over. | d. rubbed her the wrong way. |
| 7. I don't believe you, pull the other one... | |
| a. it's got bells on. | b. out. |
| c. it's got furry ears. | d. in. |
| 8. My bedroom is too small... | |
| a. to drive through. | b. to swing through. |
| c. to swing a cat. | d. to fry a cat. |
| 9. There is more than one way... | |
| a. to catch a cat. | b. to skin a cat. |
| c. to cook a cat. | d. to stick up a cat. |
| 10. He's really not very intelligent but... | |
| a. as thick as two planks. | b. as bright as plankton. |
| c. as dense as Irish spaghetti. | d. as smart as you. |
| 11. She never makes much noise but is... | |
| a. as quiet as plant pot. | b. as quiet as a cat. |
| c. as quiet as a mouse. | d. as quiet as a graveyard. |
| 12. This jumper fits you like... | |
| a. a third skin. | b. a glove. |
| c. a pullover. | d. a coffin. |