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Advanced
level EFL: discovering English
Wear the right clothes
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Here
are some idiomatic English expressions using different articles of
clothing. Can you guess which item of clothing must be added to
complete each well-known expression?
 ► I
wouldn’t like to be in your _________
meaning...
I’m glad I’m not in your
situation
► You’d
better pull
your __________ up and try harder!
meaning... You
will have to improve your
performance and do better next time.
► What
have you got up
your __________ ?
meaning... What
secrets are you keeping
hidden from us?
► In
John’s
family, it’s the women who wear the ____________.
meaning... In
John’s family, the
women dominate the men.
► As
soon as he retires,
I’m going to step into his _______ .
meaning... When
he retires, I will take
over the job he’s doing at present.
► He
always gets hot under the
__________ when people discuss politics.
meaning... He
gets very agitated and
excited if you start talking about politics.
► Keep
your _________ on, will
you!
meaning... Don’t
start getting
angry, please!
► You’ll
have to
tighten your _______.
meaning... You’ll
have to spend
less money, or be more efficient
Here are
the missing words, in alphabetical order:
belt, collar,
hat, shirt, shoes, sleeve,
socks, trousers.
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