Proverbs.abceda

Gap-fill exercise

Fill in all the gaps, then press "Check" to check your answers. If you need a letter, scroll down and click HINT to get one. Use the forward key >> on your keyboard.
1. Don't beat about the .
2. You can't get out of a stone.
3. A rolling stone gathers no .
4. He who pays the piper the tune.
5. Birds of a feather together .
6. He always keeps his cards close to his .
7. Let's get down to tacks .
8. People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw .
9. You made your bed - now you must in it!
10. Blood is thicker than .
11. All that glitters is not .
12. A stitch in time saves .
13. It never rains but it .
14. One man's meat is another man's .
15. A miss is as good as a .
16. Every has a silver lining .
17. Make while the sun shines.
18. Strike while the iron's .
19. It's an ill wind that nobody any good.
20. Live and let . (not die - that's just the title of a James Bond film!)
21. Mind your and Q's.
22. To get permission to build a new house in the country you must cut through all the tape.
23. He did the dirty on me. He me down the river !
24. To gain a victory we'll have to pull out all the !
25. I can't meet you tonight, so I'll take a rain if you don't mind.
26. You stole my fiancee but I'll get with you sooner or later!
27. John stole some money - now he'll have to face the .
28. Yes, she's dead! She kicked the bucket last week - now she's up daisies!
29. He the beans to the police when they questioned him. It means he told them everything.
30. Wait a minute! Don't rush! your horses!
31. It was really easy! It was a of cake.
32. John's oiled - he's been drinking since this morning!
33. She never puts a foot wrong. She's totally honest. You could say she's squeaky !
34. She’s always stressed - she should let her down more often!
35. Ok, don’t get just because she laughed at your new hairstyle! Take it easy!