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Matching Practice: Worksheet


Match each term to it's sentence.





- 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 -




Wireless internet connections are the wave of the
future. Soon, you won’t need any cords at all.

Who makes the decisions in your family? Who wears the pants in your family?

Richard has never made a secret of his love for Jane.
He has always worn his heart on his sleeve.

Ben is new to this business. He’s wet behind the ears.

I wouldn’t want to be in your shoes when your father finds out about the dent you put in his car.

I’m tired of trying to help my brother find a job, and I won’t have anything further to do with him. I wash my hands of the whole business.

Don’t invite Jerry to come along. He’s a wet blanket, and he just ruins everyone’s good time.

Just give me a little more time to pay back the money I owe you. I don’t have it right now, but I will when my ship comes in.

Lucy met Frank three weeks ago and fell madly in
love with him. She’s been walking on air ever since.

John and I were married and divorced several years ago. I don’t often think of him or wonder where he is now. That part of my life is water under the bridge.