Match the underlined words to the definitions.

• Объекты 1
  • 1. Patrick talks tough, but he won’t hurt you. He is really all bark and no bite.
  • 2. I had butterflies in my stomach before my job interview.
  • 3. Akiko has really come out of her shell since she moved away from her parents’ home.
  • 4. Trying to convince her to travel with us is like flogging a dead horse. There’s no chance she’ll change her mind.
  • 5. Paul is no spring chicken anymore. But he still thinks he can run a marathon.
  • 6. After the soldier lost his weapon, he became a sitting duck.
  • 7. Andrew has come late almost every day this week. His wife is starting to smell a rat.
  • 8. We had a whale of a time at the party last night.
• Объекты 2
  • b. behaves aggressively towards other people but not willing to physically fight them
  • h. was very nervous
  • e. stopped being shy and reserved
  • g. wasting your efforts trying to convince someone to do something
  • d. no longer young
  • a. a very easy target
  • f. suspect something
  • c. enjoyed ourselves very much