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I / T ] to suddenly start to affect someone or something : exist : Our results in the past are history. What’s lamb’s alley, hoping /to shake off their pursuers. Many housesinformal have been without water since the storm he sci- Introduction hailstorm / noun [ C ] a storm in which a nof great shakes not very skilful or impressive : hit. ________________ someone into doing something important"heIl%stO;(r)m is the match tomorrow. PHRASES shake sb’s belief/confidence/faith to make � The 1951. �atHe gasped as the pain lot of balls of ice fall like rain hardcraze but Ihit wasEngland no greatinshakes boxing. gosmall down in history or take your place in history to be I tried someone doubt many something that they were certain was contains idiomatic expressions. him.________________ remembered by many people for done some-shakedown g hit a sore a soft English hair he@(r) / noun U ] the mass of having thin fibres that / "SeIk%daUn / noun [ C ] informal 1 a test of true : /Nothing could shake [Mary’s confidence as an athlete. 3 [ T ] [often passive] to have a bad effect vehicle, on someone : He’ll go down in history as one ourwith finestdark leaders. something thing d that : long black hair � aofgirl grows on your head new, for example a new system, or or yourafinger (at of sb)sth to is point your finger at someone 1 shake An have idiomatic expression combination ofponytail. words something : The people this legislation will hit hardest are history 1a to behair well known for doing � He wore his in a � shoulder-length hair h words of ________________ : The accident happened during a shakedown race machine and move it up because and down quickly as a way ofitshowing the poor. � be hard/badly hit Local businesses have been something you have often done in the past : hand 681 with a particular meaning. 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If you PHRAS history in thethem making an event now expression. something : ‘Nice to Larry said, shaking someone in order to meet avoidyou,’ trouble or to avoid annoying to losesecond their jobs do something : hit a problem/bad Wesomeone hit a problem something hand or thirdpatch hand, else back t DICAL will be remembered in the future because it my is very of people hand. them when we tried toit. print tells you about handed important shaker / "SeIk@(r) / noun [ C ]the 1 adocument. container� The that talks has aappear lid to Notice how entries below forsaying let your hair down shake your head 1two to(that say no turning your from the hair ofin the dog bit by you) humorous anhead alcoholic have hitin a it, snag. your onputting sth to manage to obtain some holes Activity 2 hands officer history isthe repeating itself used for that the same withget/lay used for something such as AL an side to that side : ahappening My his head and I knew nottoo to drink youshook feel better when drank 7 sugar [ T ] :ifI couldn’t an your idea lay or my the truth you,offor you suddenly thing onhits a copy the book. sb] to shake like leafboss the idiom is printed inyou bold, and then thing ismakes again 2 ahands container used mixing salt or organ and Togo find aniton idiom orfood phrase inor theexist dictionary, try following 2 to show you do not understand something ask again. much alcohol the night before realize = STRIKE : It suddenly hit her that she would hand in hand to happen together : Economic or new history will show/record/judge etc used for talking COCKTAIL 3 a small container alcoholic drinks to make a body defined. by turning your head from sideused to side She just smiled success and jobagain. creation go hand hand. never see him keep your hair British spoken for someone let som these steps: about the on way that someone or :telling something will be used in some games for shaking theinDICE ➔ MOVER AND and head as they sat andindiscussed football. hand in glovetoifpress you work hand in glove someone, 8 [ T ] spoken something such as with a switch on a not shook to get her angry or upset you ba remembered or considered the future : History will SHAKER o lose shake in hair your boots/shoes to relax be afraid of something work very is closely with them machine, vehicle, or keyword computer in order to make it do let your informal to and enjoy yourself: show thatdown the government’s reforms were misplaced. 1 you Decide which the idiomatic %hand Shaker /hand "SeIk@(r) / adj designed in in a the simple practical cause The film was so was shakingenvironment inthat my boots. sb’s in marriage permission marry something : She hit the old-fashioned brakes too late and the cartoskidded. because you arescary into a Icomfortable need will make history do something many: We people who is : Shaker furniture style made popular by the Shakers if an Usually thisevery wordfew is aminutes. noun or a verb, a�expression. particular shake awhere leg spoken used for let telling someone to hurry : Just hit thewoman Save button a place young folk can their hair and enjoy remember or learn about because itdown is very important : died = a lot the Shakers / "SeIk@(r)z / noun [plural] a US Christian hand over fist if you or spend Shake a leg! 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If He has Guess keyword in these idioms. Then check your hit the nail on someone the head to something is exactly not turn a hair to not seem at all surprised or shocked ed, or Complete have d written a history of Rome. � I am reading a history of their hands 3 used for asking people to tell you if they right orincompletely true : With regard to the gentleman’s tear/pull yourlook hairin out to feelThen verycheck worried you need help, theinformal dictionary. theor answers the dictionary. He’s al want something comments, I think he has hit the nail right on the head. very photography. annoyed about something because you do not from meaning %hand of each idiom. have a hand in sth totohelp to make something happen : A story is an account of real or imaginary events in hit the road informal leave, or to start a journey know what to do about it with was gi 1 past or the future, and is usually intended to be He scored a goal, and had a hand in two other goals. the hit the roof/ceiling spoken to become very angry : When SPLIT bag is inform ➔prey    wisdom    chance    mind    bearings Input Data Services Ltd 11-22-2006 07:57:34 have sb/sth on your hands to have ahit person or a entertaining instead of educational: She writes stories I told him how much it cost, he just about the roof. hairband / "he@(r)%b&nd / noun [ C ] a band that holds your to his s problem that you must to deal : It looks as though aboutspot   fairiesfrom and your witches. They toldcorner   me the story hit the sack/hay informal go with to bed pocket   press   inch   mileof hair back away face� matter  agree keyword: ________________ we’re going to have a lawsuit on our hands. 1 to go to a %hand how they met. hit the town/street etc mainly journalism hairbrush / "he@(r)%brVS / noun [ C ] a brush for arranging ces on have hands to have available group 2 to town,time area on etc,your usually so that you more can gotime shopping hair and making tidy [ C ] COMPUTING a record of what over/ "history %list itnoun than you need me? � R be available to buy for the first time : a new craze product a not give an ________________ aggle information the previous of a computer have put haircare / "he@(r)%ke@(r) / nounusers the activity of keeping have your hands fullshops to be extremely busy with a difsuch a that will soon hit the third. the yourinto hair incomputer good condition by washing it and putting ficult job :what The hit police had their hands full with other hand o not know you spoken to feel extremely shocked go out of your ________________ about b substances on it/ %hIstri"QnIk : advice on/ haircare � an very exciting new feelproblems. histrionic adj showing strong say offi or surprised : When it comes to the exam, they won’t know of the range of haircare in hand 1 if something is in hand, you are already ings, in a wayproducts that is embarrassing and not reasonable punish what hit them. c to fall ________________ to something keyword: ________________ 1 dealing it :2,Work the teen haircut / "he@(r)%kVt / noun [ C ]  , HOME SPOT1 is in hand on identifying inforhistrionics / %hIstri"QnIks / noun [plural] behaviour in ➔ BOTTLEwith about mation needs. 2 if %hit you"back have1something in hand, youwho are an act of cutting someone’s hair : He was badly dressed 1 PHRASAL VERBS [ I ] to criticize someone which someone shows very strong feelings in a way %hand the heart of the ________________ ’s life d and managing it well it happens the sb wayback] that to it needed a haircut. that is embarrassing and not reasonable RETALIATE 2 [ I / Tin ] [hit has criticized youso=that holdin them should : At half time, they had the match well in hand. 2 the style that your hair has been cut in : a short stylish bowed e to find your ________________ 3 British if a player or team has a game in hand, they haircut He han have played one game less than an opponent : Swanage to the nd of hairdo / "he@(r)%du; / noun [ C ] informal a hairstyle, are 5 points behind the leaders but they have two games in respon they especially for a woman hand. have n hairdresser / "he@(r)%dres@(r) / noun [ C ]  someone in sb’s hands if something is in someone’s hands, they 3 [I / T] poem whose job is to cut people’s hair. The Input place they work Data Services Ltd are 11-20-2006 11:02:33 responsible for it : The company is now in the hands sth ov This page is photocopiable, but all copies must be complete pages. Copyright © Macmillan Publishers Limited, 2010. in is called a hairdresser’s. — hairdressing noun [ U ] of the official receiver. � in good/safe hands I knew that govern hairdryer or hairdrier / "he@(r)%draI@(r) / noun [ C ] a the dog was in safe hands with my parents. dealin meone piece of electrical equipment used for making your hair keep your hand in to do something that you used to do = RELI ourt’s dry after you have washed it regularly, so that you do not lose the ability to do it over to om. well : I want to keep my hand in by doing a bit of coaching. -haired / he@(r)d / suffix used with some adjectives to sb Let

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Activity 3 Read the sentences and underline the idiomatic expression in each. Then guess the keyword in the idiom and look up this word to find the meaning of the idiom.

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a She has always been the apple of her father’s eye.

apple ___________

b At the last meeting I got cold feet and I haven’t been since.

___________

c It’s been difficult but now there is light at the end of the tunnel.

___________

d It seems pretty risky, but I think we’ll take the plunge.

___________

e He’s not in her good books.

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f It’s obvious what you have to do: here it is in black and white.

___________

This page is photocopiable, but all copies must be complete pages. Copyright © Macmillan Publishers Limited, 2010.