Idioms and Proverbs on Personal Issues. Учебное пособие

UNIT 1 HAPPINESS

Guess Russian equivalents of the idioms by the pictures given

Other useful idioms and their explanation

To be full of the joys of spring – to be glowing and cheerful, full of optimism and energy

To do smth (just) for kicks – to do smth because it is exciting, often dangerous

To get a (real) kick out of smth – to enjoy doing smth very much

Smth blows one’s mind – smth makes a person very excited

Smth is a dream come true – smth desired, but not likely to be realized, has actually happened

Smth is music to one’s ears – smth that makes a person feel better, happy

Smth makes one’s day – smth makes a person feel very happy

Proverbs

He is happy that thinks himself so – счастлив тот, кто себя счастливым считает.

He is happy who finds peace in his home – зачем и клад, коли в семье лад.

Every man has his delight – у всякого барона своя фантазия.

Every man is the architect of his own fortune – всяк своему счастью кузнец.

The fewer the better cheer – меньше народу – больше кислороду.

EXERCISES

1.1 Combine the words from the box below to make sixidioms. Use each word once only.

1.2 Which idioms do the given pictures make you think of?

1.3 Complete each idiom in the following sentences.

1. Have you heard the news about Tom and Jill? They have won $1,000,000 on the lottery. They are ………….. moon.

2. Sally’s at the greengrocer’s now buying exotic fruit.

3. Ted is ………… king because he’s finally got his driving license.

4. Yesterday John proposed to Helen, and, though she said she’d think it over, I’m sure she was in ………….

5. Don’t try to talk Claire into studying German abroad with you. Every man ………….. fortune.

6. The news about Helen’s miraculous recovery was ………… ears of her family.

7. Tim tried many times to get into that culinary TV show, and, when he did, he was …………….

8. Nancy lost her first child and miscarried a second one. That’s why she was ………….. nine after giving birth to her third baby.

9. William is so weird; he never eats his lunch without licking his index fingers first. Really, ………….. delight.

1.4 Replace the underlined part of each sentence with an idiom.

1. Our teacher loves asking very difficult questions to fail his least favorite pupils.