Задание

Match the idioms and the meanings.

  • Объекты 1

    • Gentle as a lamb.

    • Innocent as a lamb.

    • Like lambs to the slaughter.

    • The black sheep of the family.

    • Separate the sheep from the goats.

    • In two shakes of a lamb's tail.

    • Get someone's goat.

    • A lone wolf.

    • A wolf in sheep's clothing.

    • Cry wolf.

    • Keep the wolf from the door.

    • Keep the wolves at bay.

    • Wolf down something.

    • Throw someone to the wolves.

  • Объекты 2

    • Very gentle.
    • Very innocent.
    • Doing something without realizing the dangers or difficulties in a situation.
    • The worst member of the family.
    • To choose the best people out of a mixed group.
    • Very quickly.
    • Annoy or anger someone.
    • People who choose to do their things on their own \(without anybody's help\).
    • Someone who appears to be gentle and friendly, but in fact is dangerous or evil.
    • To raise a false alarm.
    • To maintain oneself at an acceptable level.
    • To avoid something unpleasant or harmful.
    • To eat something very quickly and in very large pieces.
    • To sacrifice someone to save the rest.