opportunity – excellent time or possibility in black and white
– written on paper green thumb – very good at growing plants out of the blue – suddenly red flag – danger sign
Her garden is beautiful; she must have a ____________________. The open door sent up a _______________ that something was wrong. He was walking down the street when ______________ a car jumped the curb. The museum visit was a ____________ to learn about stars. My mother made me write the rules _______________.
my team for too long. When the cat’s away, the ( mice / rabbits/ worms) will play! _________ 2. The children fight like (birds/ cat/ wolf) and dogs.________ 3. I would like to get there before seven o’clock. The early (bird/ mouse/ cat) catches the worm. ________ 4. He seemed nice enough but he was a (line/ wolf/ horse) in sheep’s clothing.______ 5. I usually kill two (birds/ dogs/ sheep) with one stone and do some shopping on the way to pick up the children.______.
a. to manage to achieve two things at the same time b. someone who appears harmless but is in fact dangerous c. to fight a lot d. people who get up early achieve more e. people behave badly when their boss is not there