Задание

Read the sentences and choose the correct meanings of the given idioms

  1. I've just had a serious operation and my leg still hurts. But, my friends say that I'm alive and kicking!

  2. My grandmother is ninety-two years old but she is still as fit as a fiddle.

  3. I'm back on my feet after being sick for a long time.

  4. He always breaks out in a cold sweat when he hears thunder.

  5. I'm going under the knife next month to try to solve my knee problems.

  6. What's the matter with you? You look a little green around the gills!

  7. A: Were you seriously ill during your sick leave?

    B: Yes, I was sick as a dog the whole time.

  8. I got a charley horse while running.

  9. Getting rid of bad habits will do you good.

  10. She used to get the heebie-jeebies walking home at night.

Alive and kicking

  • physically healthy again
  • extremely ill
  • in good health despite health problems

As fit as a fiddle

  • looking sick
  • healthy and physically fit
  • extremely ill

Back on one's feet

  • to undergo a surgery
  • to be physically healthy again
  • to develop a cramp in the arm or leg

Break out in a cold sweat

  • to develop a cramp in the arm or leg
  • to look ill
  • to perspire from fever or anxiety

Go under the knife

  • to undergo a surgery
  • to be extremely ill
  • to be physically healthy again

Green around the gills

  • in good health despite health problems
  • looking sick
  • to undergo a surgery

Sick as a dog

  • healthy and physically fit
  • extremely ill
  • looking sick

Get a charley horse

  • to develop a cramp in the arm or leg
  • to undergo a surgery
  • to look sick

Do somebody good

  • to be in good health despite health problems
  • to improve someone's health or life
  • to be extremely ill

Get the heebie-jeebies

  • to have strong feelings of fear or worry
  • to look sick
  • to improve someone's health or life