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Modismos figurados y expresiones fijas
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Usa doce expresiones figuradas muy gráficas, desde red herrings hasta the tip of the iceberg, con la forma correcta y en la ocasión adecuada.
¿Qué modismo encaja?
Elige el modismo que mejor completa cada frase.
- The detective realised the muddy footprints were ___, laid to lead the search away from the real culprit.
- Everyone knew the company was losing money, but nobody dared mention it; it was ___ at every meeting.
- Working from home has been ___: I save two hours a day, but I miss my colleagues.
- The complaint about the late bus turned out to be ___; by lunchtime everyone had forgotten it.
- The three errors we found are only ___; the audit will probably reveal hundreds more.
- Do not ___ just because last year's sales were a record; the market is changing fast.
- Halfway through the long essay, Aiko began to ___ and could barely finish the paragraph.
- The contractor was accused of trying to ___ by using cheaper materials than those specified.
Completa el modismo
Completa cada modismo con una palabra de esta lista: nettle, squib, stone, lines, steam, corners, laurels, teacup. Usa cada palabra una sola vez.
- After weeks of excited publicity, the grand reopening was a damp ___: hardly anyone came.
- The inspector promised to leave no ___ unturned in her search for the cause of the leak.
- The sender was clearly angry, though you had to read between the ___ to see it.
- Having put off the difficult conversation for months, she finally decided to grasp the ___.
- I would never cut ___ on safety checks, however tight the deadline.
- The campaign started brightly, but after six weeks it began to run out of ___.
- The row over who should wash up was a storm in a ___; they had forgotten it by morning.
- The former champion was warned not to rest on her ___.
Respuestas
¿Qué modismo encaja?
- b) a red herringAlgo que distrae la atención de la verdad es a red herring.
- a) the elephant in the roomUn problema evidente que todos evitan comentar es the elephant in the room.
- d) a mixed blessingTiene efectos buenos y malos, lo cual es a mixed blessing.
- c) a storm in a teacupUn alboroto por algo trivial que desaparece pronto es a storm in a teacup.
- a) the tip of the icebergUna pequeña parte visible de un problema mucho mayor es the tip of the iceberg.
- b) rest on your laurelsRelajarse por los éxitos pasados es resting on your laurels.
- d) run out of steamPerder energía antes de terminar es running out of steam.
- c) cut cornersElegir una forma más barata y de menor calidad para ahorrar dinero es cutting corners.
Completa el modismo
- squibA damp squib es un acontecimiento mucho menos impresionante de lo que la gente esperaba.
- stoneTo leave no stone unturned significa intentar absolutamente todo.
- linesReading between the lines significa encontrar el significado no expresado.
- nettleTo grasp the nettle significa afrontar una dificultad con valentía.
- cornersTo cut corners significa hacer algo de forma barata o descuidada para ahorrar esfuerzo.
- steamRunning out of steam significa perder energía y entusiasmo.
- teacup / tea cupA storm in a teacup es un gran alboroto por algo pequeño.
- laurelsTo rest on your laurels es relajarse por un éxito anterior.