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14 Rhyming expressions
I. Fill the gaps with the appropriate phrases.
airy-fairy lovey-dovey
fuddy-duddy silly-billy
helter-skelter teeny-weeny
higgledy-piggledy willy-nilly
humpty-dumpty wishy-washy
1. The young man was in such a hurry that he ran …………………………. losing
some of his things along the way.
2. Don’t expect any clear and immediate decision from Frank. He’s such a
…………………………. character.
3. ‘I thought you were going to leave me, darling.’
‘You little ………………………….. . How ever could you think that? You know
I love you so much.’
4. My grandfather is a bit of a …………………………. . He doesn’t seem to realize
that times have changed. He still thinks that young people should get married by
arrangement.
5. After years of being so cold and unapproachable, my husband has now been
getting all …………………………. . He brings me flowers almost every day!
6. Drop that …………………………. idea. You’re just fooling yourself if you think
you can make money as a writer. Your stories are not good enough.
7. ‘Could you describe the man who sold this watch to you?’ ‘He was short and
quite fat, a …………………………., in a word.’
8. Our workers may object to that but …………………………. we just have to
lower their wages to keep the factory going.
9. Clean this mess and put the files in alphabetical order. I wonder how you can find
anything in this …………………………. .
10. Look, darling. There’s a …………………………. snail on the blade of grass. It’s
really small. Can you see it?
II. Fill the gaps with the appropriate phrases.
crinkum-crankum piggy-wiggy
hanky-panky powwow
hurry-scurry prime-time
itsy-bitsy roly-poly
namby-pamby shilly-shally
1. As a child, Josh would be a(n) …………………………. . He was afraid of

everything. The other boys didn’t want to play with him.
2. Time’s money, you know, my dear. Make your choice now. It’s a sheer waste of
time to …………………………. like that.
3. Don’t trust him. He’s a cheat. Everybody knows he’s been involved in some kind
of a …………………………. business.
4. You know I’ve been trying to lose weight. I can’t eat much, so I’ll just have a(n)
…………………………. portion of the pizza.
5. Only the wealthiest advertisers can afford to have their commercials run during the
…………………………. .
6. I don’t quite understand modern art. Take this picture, for example. Isn’t it just
a(n) …………………………. of irregular lines in different colours?
7. Come sweet little …………………………. to your mummy. I’ll wash your face
and your hands.
8. So much has occurred lately that we need to hold a …………………………. to
discuss the current affairs in the company.
9. Garry used to be a …………………………. child until the age of ten. Then, he
started growing and lost the excess weight.
10. The performance was a complete failure due to the ………………………….
preparations. If only we had been given more time, we’d have arranged things
much better.
III. Fill the gaps with the appropriate phrases.
argy-bargy hoity-toity
bric-a-brac niddle-noddle
dilly-dally niminy-piminy
harum-scarum super-duper
hocus-pocus wraggle-taggle
1. The elderly lady kept all her family memorabilia in her house. The rooms were full
of …………………………. of all kind.
2. This is a(n) …………………………. film. It’s the best film I have ever seen.
3. ‘Well, I don’t know if I want to go to Spain. I’m still in two minds about it.
Perhaps, I need so more time to think.’ ‘Come on, Iris. Make up your mind. I hate
it when you …………………………. like that.’
4. ‘What’s that noise upstairs?’ ‘It’s the Stiltons, our neighbours. They are arguing.
They have a(n) …………………………. like this every second day.’
5. Mark tends to change his point of view very often. His ………………………….
approach doesn’t make him a reliable business partner.
6. The politicians keep convincing us that the situation will change for better soon.
People, however, are fed up of his …………………………. talk aimed only at
drawing people’s attention away from the grim reality.
7. I couldn’t make a sense out of this …………………………. speech. The speaker
touched upon a number of topics but none of them was related to the main idea of
his address.
8. The explorers sat by the fire and observed the natives performing their ritual
dances and feats. After two hours, the dances were gradually turning into a
thoughtless …………………………. performance as the dancers got into a
greater trance from the opium they smoked.
9. Now that he has lost his position, influences and power, all he can do is give
his …………………………. smiles, which, in fact, makes him even feebler in the
eyes of his political adversaries.
10. I can’t stand Adam’s …………………………. manner. Does he think he’s
someone better than the rest of us just because his parents are wealthy?

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I. Fill the gaps with the appropriate phrases.

1. As a child, Josh would be a(n) …………………………. . He was afraid of

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