Answer — Exercise 8
12 - A remarkable life·Outcomes Advanced - Student's Book
Question
Work in pairs. Answer the questions.
Answer
- You feel like a fish out of water when you feel strange and uncomfortable, especially in a group setting. You feel like you’re the different / unusual one. The opposite is feel at home / feel comfortable / feel OK.
- You might avoid someone like the plague because you don’t like them, or they’re a bore or a bully. It might be done by not going to places where you might bump into them.
- If you’re chalk and cheese, it means you are very different or opposite in character. It doesn’t necessarily mean you don’t get on – you may do, but, if you do, it’s notable as such different people often don’t. The opposite is something like: they are very similar, have a lot in common, are very alike, or are ‘like two peas in a pod’.
- Athletes who are hard as nails are tough and durable, so examples would be rugby players, long-distance athletes, boxers, or people who have overcome tough physical challenges. Gangsters, bouncers and hard men can be described in this way, but also business people, negotiators, etc.
- Someone might go as white as a sheet when very shocked or surprised. It could be when you’ve seen or heard something very unexpected or weird and surprising.
- If something is as clear as mud, it’s not clear at all. It’s not possible to understand it. The opposite is very clear, easy to understand, or ‘as clear as day’.