Англійські ідіоми зі словом hand. Вправи. English idioms exercises

Пропоную вам попрактикуватися у використанні англійських ідіом зі словами hand, elbow, arm, finger та ін. Виконавши такі вправи на розуміння англійських фразеологізмів, ви значно поліпшите свою компетенцію в даній сфері. При виникненні труднощів проконсультуйтеся з цим списком «ручних» ідіом. Ви також можете виконати і інші вправи на використання англійських ідіом з частинами тіла, а також зі словом heart.

Вправа 1. Вставити відповідну за змістом ідіому.

an old hand

a sore thumb

a free hand

an itching palm

the finger of suspicion

a tennis elbow

the upper hand

the iron fist

first hand

the fist mailed

After working in the garden I had _______________.

Mike gives Ab ____________ and she ought not to let the chance slip by.

Greg got _____________ of the situation.

He was ________________ with all sort of firearms.

Tom has ____________ and does almost everything for money.

Your remark at Fred’s wedding ceremony stuck out like ______________.

____________ policy of the US was not resultful

____________ couldn’t stop the extermination of the whole human race.

_____________ points at Molly

Fred got the news at ______________.

Вправа 2. Вставте потрібне слово, щоб утворити англійську ідіому.

wrist

Hand (2)

hands

Palm

Finger (2)

fingertips

thumbs

nails

Give me a __________ with this lock, I can’t open the door.

It was highly immoral of you to his grease___________.

The boss slapped James on the____________ for his making a mistake.

We asked him for mercy but he was as hard as ________.

Lola’s eating out of her boss’ _________.

Stop склавши your _________ and help me to unpack things.

It was thoughtless of Molly to play into her enemy’s __________.

Nancy still has Ben wrapped around her little ________.

I wonder if Luis has his___________ in it.

Fred has this program at his fingertips.

Вправа 3. Вставити відповідну за змістом ідіому.

turned thumbs down

overplayed my hand

kept my fingers crossed

didn’t lift a finger

fought tooth and nail

greased the supervisor’а s palm

got the upper hand

forced my hand

had a hand

slipped through the police fingers

I ____________ in trying to convince him of my sincerity.

It was Jane who _____________ to take up skiing.

We _____________ over them in the contest.

The teacher thought that Rick ___________ in my report.

The committee _______________ on my proposal.

The rescuers ____________ to save the flood victims.

Tom __________________ to help us.

You’d get this job if you _____________________.

The criminal _______________________.

I _______________ that you would come.

Відповіді:

Вправа 1.

1. a tennis elbow, 2. a free hand, 3. the upper hand, 4. an old hand, 5. an itching palm, 6. a sore thumb, 7. the iron fist, 8. the mailed fist, 9. the finger of suspicion, 10. first hand.

Вправа 2.

1. hand, 2. palm, 3. wrist, 4. nails, 5. hand, 6. thumbs, 7. hands, 8. finger, 9. finger, 10 fingertips

Вправа 3.

1. overplayed my hand 2. forced my hand, 3. got the upper hand, 4. had a hand, 5. turned thumbs down, 6. fought tooth and nail, 7. didn’t lift a finger, 8. greased the supervisor’а s palm, 9. slipped through the police fingers, 10. kept my fingers crossed.

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