Match the similes to their definitions. to be able to understand easily what sb is thinking or feeling to be likely to make sb angry to become known by more and more people very quickly (usually about news) to feel and look extremely ill, exhausted, or worn out to observe sb very carefully, usually to make sure that they do not make a mistake to be impossible or extremely difficult to accomplish to be almost impossible to find to be the perfect shape or size for sb to have no effect on the person being criticize to treat sb extremely badly, or unfairly and with no respect to spend money like there's no tomorrow sth that is pleasing to hear, such as good news to happen exactly as planned, without any trouble to consciously stay away from sb or sth to discover when you start to do sth for the first time that you have a natural ability to do it to read sb like a book to be like a red rag to a bull to spread like wildfire to look like death warmed up to watch like a hawk to be like getting blood out of a stone to be like looking for a needle in a haystack to fit like a glove to be like water off a duck’s back to treat sb like dirt to spend money very quickly and in great quantities to be like music to one’s ears to go like clockwork to avoid like the plague to take to sth like a duck to water
Задание

Match the similes to their definitions.

  • Объекты 1
    • to be able to understand easily what sb is thinking or feeling
    • to be likely to make sb angry
    • to become known by more and more people very quickly \(usually about news\)
    • to feel and look extremely ill, exhausted, or worn out
    • to observe sb very carefully, usually to make sure that they do not make a mistake
    • to be impossible or extremely difficult to accomplish
    • to be almost impossible to find
    • to be the perfect shape or size for sb
    • to have no effect on the person being criticize
    • to treat sb extremely badly, or unfairly and with no respect
    • to spend money like there's no tomorrow
    • sth that is pleasing to hear, such as good news
    • to happen exactly as planned, without any trouble
    • to consciously stay away from sb or sth
    • to discover when you start to do sth for the first time that you have a natural ability to do it
  • Объекты 2
    • to read sb like a book
    • to be like a red rag to a bull
    • to spread like wildfire
    • to look like death warmed up
    • to watch like a hawk
    • to be like getting blood out of a stone
    • to be like looking for a needle in a haystack
    • to fit like a glove
    • to be like water off a duck’s back
    • to treat sb like dirt
    • to spend money very quickly and in great quantities
    • to be like music to one’s ears
    • to go like clockwork
    • to avoid like the plague
    • to take to sth like a duck to water