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Notes 19. My hands are full
(i) I am having a lot of things to carry (ii) I am having lots of money
(iii) I am very busy (iv) I am anxious
20. To be at sea
(i) to be a sailor (ii) to be a steward
(iii) to be occupied (iv) to be perplexed
21. No love lost between them
(i) to have a fight (ii) to dislike each other
(iii) to be as friendly as ever (iv) to be upset
22. To be hand and glove with someone
(i) to be social (ii) to be playful
(iii) to be annoyed (iv) to be intimate
23. To play fast and loose
(i) to deceive someone (ii) to be agile
(iii) say one thing and do another (iv) to be efficient
24. To take stock of
(i) to imagine (ii) to supply
(iii) to survey (iv) to attract
25. A man of straw
(i) a man of no substance (ii) a man without means
(iii) a man of character (iv) a generous man
26. Wolf in sheep’s clothing
(i) to act on the sly (ii) to be a good actor
(iii) to be a hypocrite (iv) to be money-minded or materialistic
27. To cut someone short
(i) to oblige someone (ii) to assist someone
(iii) to interrupt someone (iv) to insult someone
28. To stick to one’s colours
(i) to refuse to yield (ii) to be patriotic
(iii) to be notorious (iv) to be straightforward
29. An old head on young shoulders
(i) to be old before one’s age (ii) to be wise beyond one’s age
(iii) to be youthful in spile of one’s old age (iv) to maintain good health
30. To snap one’s fingers at
(i) to honour someone (ii) to greet someone
(iii) to beckon someone (iv) to defy
31. By fits and starts
(i) irregularly (ii) mostly
(iii) after a short time (iv) regularly
32. Falling foul of
(i) quarrelling with (ii) becoming friends with
(iii) being dishonest with (iv) being scared of

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