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Matching Practice: Worksheet


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- wait for (one’s) ship to come in - - walk in (someone’s) shoes - - walking on air - - wash (one’s) hands of (something/ someone) - - water under the bridge - - wave of the future, the - - wear (one’s) heart on (one’s) sleeve - - wear the pants in the family - - wet behind the ears - - wet blanket -




a strong, growing trend

past and finished; over and done with

a person who is seen as never wanting to take part in fun activities; a person who ruins a good time

blissfully happy

to display one’s feelings openly

in someone else’s situation

to put something out of one’s life or to stop claiming responsibility for something

to make the major decisions and have the greatest amount of power in a family

young and inexperienced

when one gets an unexpected lucky gift, especially money