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mariaelaine
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Idioms
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Hi, can anyone fill in the blank with an animal idiom please? When asked about his past, Jordan has a tendency to __________ up. Thanks a lot in advance. |
4 Jun 2015
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melissab
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act to act up means to misbehave, or behave badly. |
4 Jun 2015
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MarionG
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@melissab since the task is to complete it with an animal idom, I guess Bruce (yanogator) is right, and "to clam up" seems to be solution. To clam up means to close, to not talk about it (easily).
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4 Jun 2015
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cunliffe
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Well done! I don �t think I would have got that. |
4 Jun 2015
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Peter Hardy
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Yep, as usual, Bruce �s right. The word �up � restricts us in our choices. Otherwise you could have sad: "When asked about his past, Jordan has a tendency to grin like a Cheshire cat" or "... to monkey around" amongst many others.
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4 Jun 2015
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