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Matching Practice: Worksheet


Match each term to it's sentence.





- eager beaver - - eat crow/humble pie - - eat (one’s) hat - - eat (one’s) heart out - - eat out of (someone’s) hand - - egg on (one’s) face, have - - eleventh hour - - every tom, dick, and harry -




Andy sure had egg on his face when he realized he had made a fool of himself at the party.

My rug is ruined. Every Tom, Dick, and Harry must have come through here with muddy shoes.

Jerry will do anything Lisa wants. She has him eating out of her hand.

Don’t wait until the eleventh hour to decide to see the doctor. If you do, you may find that it’s too late.

Dieting must be done slowly and carefully. Don’t be such an eager beaver to lose weight that you harm yourself by not eating anything.

Mike thought Sue would eventually marry him. Now
that she has married Tony, he’s eating his heart out.

I don’t believe the boss is going to give us an extra day off work at Christmas time. If he does, I’ll eat my hat.

Roger told his daughter that he didn’t believe her. When he found out he was wrong, he had to eat crow and admit his mistake.