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Match the idioms with their meanings.

• feature film
• to be in the limelight
• a museum piece
• to make a clown of yourself
• to steal the show
• to be star-studded
• the show must go on
• to run the show
• a dog and pony show
• the class clown

1. A film that is usually 90 or more minutes long — [ ].
2. To be the centre of attention — [ ].
3. An old-fashioned thing, that nobody used — [ ].
4. To appear stupid or foolish — [ ].
5. To be better than anyone else — [ ].
6. Lots of famous people in a film — [ ].
7. To keep doing something in spite of problems or upsets — [ ].
8. To rule, to be the head of a project — [ ].

Task 1. Definitions
Complete the sentences with the idioms. There are some extra options.

• a museum piece
• was in the limelight
• the show must go on
• runs the show
• steals the show
• steals the show
• rules the show
• feature films
• to be star-studded
• to make a clown of yourself

1. Dear, this skirt is [ ]! It was worn by your grandmother, I'm surprised that it hasn't been eaten by a moth yet.
2. At the award ceremony, Emily [ ]. Her dress attracted everybody.
3. Her heart was broken, but she came on stage because [ ].
4. When he appears in the next frame, the audience laughs so loudly and everyone understands that this actor [ ].
5. Question for discussion: who has the best sense of humor, men or women? Who [ ].
6. I don't really like [ ] because of their length. I prefer action films.

Task 2. Practice