Tuesday, January 20, 2015

BODY WORDS - EYES (Advanced) (EXERCISE A43E170)














1.      Fill in the gaps using one of the expressions containing “eye” with the same meaning as the word or phrase in brackets. Make sure you change the grammer where necessary.

private eye                  one in the eye          shut-eye        raised eyebrows   
an eye for an eye       you are a sight for sore eyes        keep an eye on
more to them than meets the eye              with one’s eye open
casts one’s eye over

(A)   Can you _______________________the children for a few minutes? (look after)
(B)   I’ve been up all night. I really need a few hours ____________________. (sleep)
(C)   He was suspicious of his partners motives, so he hired _________________to keep a check on him. (detective)
(D)  He went into this agreement _________________. (with full knowledge)
(E)   He wants _______________________ (revenge) for what the criminals did to him.
(F)    The president had hoped to win the vote, so losing it was _____________________. (a big disappointment)
(G)  There were many _______________________ when the Prime Minister announced he was going to cut taxes. (surprised reactions)
(H)  I’ve _____________________ the plan and everything looks fine. (carefully examined)
(I)     Well, Well! That’s a ____________________. I was beginning to think no one was coming to the party. (It’s wonderful to see you)
(J)     Be careful! She seems quite innocent, but there’s ____________________. (A lot hidden about her)

                                                                                                                               
ANSWERS

BODY WORDS - EYES

1.      Fill in the gaps using one of the expressions containing “eye” with the same meaning as the word or phrase in brackets. Make sure you change the grammer where necessary.

private eye                  one in the eye          shut-eye        raised eyebrows   
an eye for an eye       you are a sight for sore eyes        keep an eye on
more to them than meets the eye              with one’s eye open
casts one’s eye over

(A)   Can you keep an eye on the children for a few minutes? (look after)
(B)   I’ve been up all night. I really need a few hours shut-eye. (sleep)
(C)   He was suspicious of his partner’s motives, so he hired a private eye to keep a check on him. (detective)
(D)  He went into this agreement with his eyes open. (with full knowledge)
(E)   He wants an eye for an eye for what the criminals did to him. (revenge)
(F)    The president had hoped to win the vote, so losing it was one in the eye. (a big disappointment)
(G)  There were many raised eyebrows when the Prime Minister announced he was going to cut taxes. (surprised reactions)
(H)  I’ve cast my eye over the plan and everything looks fine. (carefully examined)
(I)     Well, Well! That’s a sight for sore eyes. I was beginning to think no one was coming to the party. (It’s wonderful to see you)
(J)     Be careful! She seems quite innocent, but there’s more to her than meets the eye. (A lot hidden about her)

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