The key answer of exercise 4
The key to exercise solutions in chapter 8 - Vocabulary for the textbook Performer B1, Vol. 2 with authors Marina Spiazzi, Marina Tavella e Margaret Layton from Zanichelli
Question
Look up in the dictionary to find other idioms for the following words. Then explain them to the rest of the class.
Answer
- cheek → turn the other cheek (refuse to retaliate even when someone provokes you)
- lips → my lips are sealed (refuse to reveal a secret)
- nose → keep your nose out (not interfere in other people’s affairs)
- chin → keep your chin up (be courageous)
- brow → by the sweat of your brow (through your own efforts and hard work)