Question 1
“I eat like a horse” is
Something that you say when you love horse meatSomething that you say when you eat oatmeal for breakfastSomething that you say when you eat a lot of foodQuestion 2
“Beat a dead horse” means
Waste time doing something that has already been done or attemptedBeat a horse to deathHit a horse when it’s deadQuestion 3
“Bet on the wrong horse” means
Put some money on a lame horseMake wrong predictions about the futureSupport a losing candidate, team or ideaQuestion 4
“Put the cart before the horse” means
Do things in the right orderThe horse is tired and doesn't want to pull the cartDo things in the wrong orderQuestion 5
“Horse around” means
Be active in a silly wayTurn around a horseRide a horse upside downQuestion 6
“Work like a horse” means
Work a lot and efficientlySomeone who likes horses and works in the horse industryBe a very hard workerQuestion 7
“A clothes horse” is
Someone who is dressed up as a horseA frame of plastic bars used for hanging wet clothes inside the houseSomeone who is very fashionable and crazy about new clothesQuestion 8
“A dark horse” is
A person (such as a politician) or an animal that competes in a race or other contest and is not expected to winA black or dark brown horseA person who has interesting qualities or abilities that most people do not know aboutQuestion 9
”A Trojan horse” is
A malware designed to infect computersA huge legendary wooden horse with Greek soldiers insideSomeone or something that attacks the group or organization they belong toQuestion 10
“Don’t spare the horses!” is
Something that you say to someone in order to tell them to hurrySomething that you say to someone in order to slow them downSomething that riders say to their horse before a competition or a raceQuestion 11
“Hold your horses!” means
Hold your horse’s reins when it goes too fastHold your horse in your arms“Hold on!” or “Wait!”Question 12
“A charley horse” is
A horse whose name is CharleyA painful leg crampA horse that belongs to someone called CharleyQuestion 13
“Back the wrong horse” means
Support a person or a thing that failsBet on the wrong horseGo horseback ridingQuestion 14
“A one-horse-town” is
A town where nobody lives except horsesA town where very little happensA town where people have a very busy social lifeQuestion 15
“Do horse trade” means
Bargain something in a hard and skillfull wayBuy and sell horses at a horse trade fairPoorly negociate somethingQuestion 16
“Be on one’s high horses” refers to someone who
Looks down on others and thinks their opinion is right and everyone else is wrongRides a tall horseIs inflexible, arrogant and feels superior to other peopleQuestion 17
“Hear something straight from the horse’s mouth” means
Listen to horses when they neighGossip and spread rumors about someoneHear something directly from the person who is involved in itQuestion 18
“If wishes were horses beggars would ride” means
If you could achieve your aims simply by wishing for them, life would be very easyIf you wish for something or want something, you will get itI wish I had my own horseQuestion 19
“By shank’s mare (= a female horse)" means
On horsebackOn footBy horse cartQuestion 20
“You can lead a horse to water but you can’t make it drink” means
The horse is not thirsty and won’t drinkYou can give water to someone when they are thirsty but can’t force them to drink itYou can give someone the opportunity but can’t force them to do it if they don’t want to
Comments
Good exercise. I didn't remember or simply know all these typical expressions. Congratulations to the pupils and their teacher !!!