Unit 13 Idioms from Clothes

1.  I wouldn’t like to be in Leroy’s shoes when Dad comes home and sees that broken window.

2. Blodwyn went to the party dressed to kill in his new black suit, silk shirt, and red tie.

3. Passing the driver’s test on the first try was a real feather in my cap.

4. The president has a difficult personality, and she gets angry easily. You have to handle her with kid gloves.

5. Mike had an important meeting in another city. He got hot under the collar because the plane was late taking off.

6. I’ll finish using computer in a minute. Just keep your shirt on, and you’ll get your turn.

7. I’m getting married, but keep it under your hat. I don’t want anyone to know yet.

8. Bob invested a lot of money in stocks and lost his shirt.

9. Alice started a business although she didn’t have very much money. She’s running it on a shoestring.

10. Higgins is such a stuffed shirt. He always wears a tie, and he even eats chicken with a knife and fork.

11. Basil never does anything unless his mother says it’s okay. He’s tied to her apron strings.

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