Idioms Exercises – Part 94

.Fill in the blank of the following story with appropriate words or phrases

Pyrrhic victory A wet blanket To beard the lion in his den Crocodile tears To carry the day

.She was indisposed so she decided to skip the party, not wanting to be ……………………… on such a happy occasion . ………………………. The gusto of the amateur should She didn’t care that her father-in-law just died, but she cries those ……………………… anyways, pretending to feel the pain A risk very often doesn’t turn out well, but if you don’t face it and ………………………, you will never achieve the success you truly desire .She won the court case, but it was a ……………………… because she had to pay so much in legal fees

:Answers

a wet blanket carry the day crocodile tears beard the lion in his den Pyrrhic victory