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Matching Practice: Worksheet


Match each term to it's definition.





- under a cloud - - under (someone’s) thumb - - under the table/counter - - under the weather - - under the wire - - until the cows come home - - up in arms - - up in the air - - upper crust - - upset the apple cart -




unsettled or undecided

unwell; ill

the highest level of society, i.e. people who are separated from ordinary people as being elite either by economic or social position, or both

under someone’s control

until the end of the day; for a long time

secretly or illegally

angry or upset

just in time before a deadline

less than entirely trustworthy; suspected of some wrongdoing