Idioms and Proverbs on Personal Issues. Учебное пособие

Smth goes down a treat – smth that pleases

Smth is a bed of roses – a situation or activity that is comfortable or easy

To be a fair treat – to look/ be wonderful, excellent

To be in alt – to be in an elevated mood, in a state of elation

To be (as) pleased as Punch – to feel great delight or pride

To do smb’s heart good – to make smb glad or happy

To enjoy one’s life – to live in a carefree way

To get one’s jollies – to have fun to the full

To look on the bright side of things – to be hopeful about the future

To make good cheer – to have a great fun

To one’s heart’s content – until one is perfectly satisfied

Proverbs

Joy shared is joy doubled – разделенная радость – двойная радость.

A man of gladness seldom falls into madness – кто в радости живет, того и кручина неймет.

The more the merrier – где потеснее, там и веселее.

He that is ill to himself will be good to nobody – себе не в сладость, другим не в радость.

Good company upon the road is the shortest cut – с хорошим попутчиком и дорога короче.

EXERCISES

2.1 Combine the words from the box below to make seven idioms. Use each word once only.

2.2 Which idioms do the given pictures make you think of?

2.3 Complete each idiom in the following sentences.

1. You should try that cafе’s numerous healthy and delicious menu items to get ………….. pleasure.

2. Ben enjoyed a delicious lunch of seafood, extremely tasty pizza and artfully designed fruit dish to ………….. content.

3. A muscle-soothing massage, a calming manicure and pedicure went ………….. treat.

4. We ………….. jollies by dancing the night away, listening to jazz music and singing our hearts out at Karaoke.

5. The festival, featuring 200 productions ranging from dramas to musical extravaganzas to kids shows, was ………….. treat.

6. Jack and Alice made ………….. at the well known as Berlin’s best party bar.

7. Bill was ………….. Punch at the Hard Rock night club.

8. Everybody loves being in his company. ………….. gladness seldom falls ……………

2.4 Rewrite each sentence using the word in brackets.

1. Troy was very glad to live in close proximity to the beach. (JOLLY)

2. Enjoying herself in the heart of Chinatown, Jessie forgot that her friends had been waiting for her in the Art Gallery. (JOY)

3. Ron was in a good mood that day. That’s why he didn’t notice how his home football team lost the match. (ALT)

4. It’s a pity we can’t have a picnic today because of rain. But, cheer up, I’ve rented a DVD with Dirty Dancing. (SIDE)

5. My life is not as easy as many think it is. I work 9 to 5, don’t earn much, study in the evening to get a degree – haven’t got a minute for myself. (ROSES)

6. Please do me a favor and help me with these heavy bags. (HEART)

7. You’d better go to your grandmother’s with Henry. He is a decent and good-natured guy; your trip won’t be long and tiresome. (ROAD)

2.5 The words ’jolly’ and ’joy’ are used in many different combinations. Find at least four of them in a dictionary and explain their meaning. Provide proper translation and make up sentences of your own. See the example below.

Example: Jolly Roger is a pirate’s flag with a white skull and crossbones on a black background.

The 18

century pirates roamed the seas and attacked merchant ships to steal their goods and treasure.

A joyrider is a person who steals cars in order to drive around in them at high speed.

My mother doesn’t want me to be friends with Kevin and says he has a negative influence on me because he’s a joyrider.

2.6 Match the beginning of each sentence with its ending.

2.7 Correct the mistakes in these idioms.

1. Mandy got each conceivable pleasure at the shop retailing women’s clothing, shoes, and accessories created by cutting edge designers.

2. The arts gallery housing all handwork silk embroidery picture and oil painting did my soul good.

3. Chris is always looking for some drawbacks in people as well as in himself. He who is ill to himself will be good to nobody.

4. When my pen ran out of ink, Andrew’s spare one was down a treat.

5. I left my homework at home, didn’t manage to catch the school bus, had to walk in a heavy rain, but, looking on the light side of things, I got an A for my essay.