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Matching Practice: Worksheet


Match each term to it's sentence.





- neck of the woods - - need (something) like (one) needs a hole in the head - - nip (something) in the bud - - nitty-gritty, the - - nix (something) - - none of (one’s) business - - not have a leg to stand on - - nothing to write home about - - not (one’s) cup of tea - - not worth a dime -




I thought it was an excellent idea, but he nixed it. Now we are back to where we started.

You keep asking me how much money I have, but I
don’t want to tell you. It’s none of your business.

My three-year-old son has become rude and demanding. I don’t like his bad behavior and I’m going to nip it in the bud before it gets any worse.

Stop trying to persuade me that you didn’t start the fight. You don’t have a leg to stand on. All the children saw the whole thing, and they told me exactly how it happened.

Excuse me. Can you give me directions? I’m not familiar with this neck of the woods.

The man JoAnn met at the party was nice, but he wasn’t her cup of tea.

Police caught the diamond thief when he tried to sell a fake diamond. It was not worth a dime.

When we asked them about their trip, they said they couldn’t complain about it but the hotel was nothing to write home about.

Bonita arrived at work to find a new stack of papers on her desk. “I need more work like I need a hole in the head,” she complained.

Let’s skip the small talk, and go straight to the nitty- gritty: what price do you want for the car, and when will you be able to part with it?