A figurehead

4. Look at the drawings below. Which idioms do they remind you?

1.

2.

3.

KEYS

UNIT 6

1) an old hand

2) backseat driver

3) a general dogsbody

4) a wet blanket

5) a live wire

6) a big shot

7) a smart aleck

8) a rough diamond

9) a marked man

10) a dark horse

J

B

C

G

F

A

E

I

D

H

3.

1. Nobody likes a backseat driver!

2. She's a big shot in city politics.

3. Anna's such a dark horse - I had no idea she'd published a novel.

4. He is still free to travel the world, but he knows that he is a marked man.

5. We should be able to trust Silva to negotiate a good deal for us - he's an old hand at the game.

6. He's a big shot in advertising.

7. New teachers often have a hard time coping with the smart alecks in their classes

4.

1. A big shot

2. A backseat driver

3. A dark horse

5.

G

F

D

E

C

A

B

UNIT 7

A short cut

A vicious circle

A dirty look

A flying visit

15) Hobson’s choice

A fat chance