Exercise 3. Match the idioms and the definition. 1. Full of beans; 2. bread and butter; 3. a piece of cake; 4. to cry over spilt milk; 5. too many cooks spoil the broth; 6. one’s cup of tea; 7. spill the beans; 8. to take everything with a pinch of salt; 9. cool as a cucumber; 10. a coach potato. a) very easy; b) to tell a secret to other people; c) something that one does well or likes greatly; d) feeling energetic; e) one’s income or job; f) not to take something that someone has said seriously; g) too many people trying to do something will cause problems; h) to be calm, not nervous; i) to complain about something that has already happened; j) a person who spends too much time watching TV.

Перевод задания: Соотнесите идиомы и определения.

В пункте 10, вероятно, опечатка: нормативное выражение — a couch potato («человек, который слишком много времени проводит перед телевизором»).

1. Full of beans — d) feeling energetic (полный энергии).
2. Bread and butter — e) one’s income or job (основной источник дохода или работа).
3. A piece of cake — a) very easy (проще простого).
4. To cry over spilt milk — i) to complain about something that has already happened (сожалеть о том, что уже произошло).
5. Too many cooks spoil the broth — g) too many people trying to do something will cause problems (когда за дело берутся слишком многие, возникают проблемы).
6. One’s cup of tea — c) something that one does well or likes greatly (то, что кому-либо нравится или хорошо удаётся).
7. Spill the beans — b) to tell a secret to other people (выдать секрет).
8. To take everything with a pinch of salt — f) not to take something that someone has said seriously (не принимать всё сказанное на веру).
9. Cool as a cucumber — h) to be calm, not nervous (спокойный, невозмутимый).
10. A couch potato — j) a person who spends too much time watching TV (человек, который слишком много времени смотрит телевизор).