Ex. 10: Idioms with Names of Birds

Choose the most appropriate answer.

1. Aunt Lucy is up with the       every day and has a lot done by noon. (Correct)(Incorrect)

Aunt Lucy is up with the lark every day and has a lot done by noon. (Correct)

2. Victor really cooked his       when the director found him fast asleep in his office. (Correct)(Incorrect)

Victor really cooked his goose when the director found him fast asleep in his office. (Correct)

3. He has plenty of excellent food and a lot of expensive clothes. He lives like a      . (Correct)(Incorrect)

He has plenty of excellent food and a lot of expensive clothes. He lives like a fighting cock. (Correct)

4. We enjoyed       view of the city from the top of the hill. (Correct)(Incorrect)

We enjoyed a bird's-eye view of the city from the top of the hill. (Correct)

5. Alice was       until she was almost 14. And now she is such a beauty! (Correct)(Incorrect)

Alice was an ugly duckling until she was almost 14. And now she is such a beauty! (Correct)

6. The amusement park is about three miles from here as the       flies. (Correct)(Incorrect)

The amusement park is about three miles from here as the crow flies. (Correct)

7. Those guys are troublemakers. You've got to watch them like a      . (Correct)(Incorrect)

Those guys are troublemakers. You've got to watch them like a hawk. (Correct)

8. The owner of that house is as crazy as a      . His neighbors avoid him if they can. (Correct)(Incorrect)

The owner of that house is as crazy as a loon. His neighbors avoid him if they can. (Correct)

9. This painting was the artist's       song. He died soon after he finished it. (Correct)(Incorrect)

This painting was the artist's swan song. He died soon after he finished it. (Correct)

10. His friends tried to talk to him about his attitude, but it was no good. It was like water off a       back to him. (Correct)(Incorrect)

His friends tried to talk to him about his attitude, but it was no good. It was like water off a duck's back to him. (Correct)

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