8. If you don’t want problems, let sleeping dogs lie.

9. Now I understand that you acted on the spur of the moment.

10. But at heart I do like him, of course.

V. Compose dialogues on the suggested situations using the idioms studied

1. You are arranging a party. You are eager to invite Mike, but he says he’ll come only on condition that you invite Sally, whom you can’t bear. You are trying to talk Mike out of taking Sally with him.

2. You had health problems. You shared it with your best girlfriend and asked her not to let the cat out of the bag. Today you’ve realized that your secret is known to every student in the group.

3. You asked an old friend of yours to help you with your course-paper. He promised he’d do it in no time. You are to hand it in next week and your friend has suddenly disappeared. You are trying to have the matter out with his senior brother.

4. You were in a bad temper yesterday. You hadn’t meant it but you offended your mother. Now she doesn’t want to speak to you. You are making your best to persuade her to forgive you.

5. Last week you got quite a large sum of money. You wanted to buy a winter coat. But when you went shopping you saw so many nice things that you couldn’t resist the temptation. Now, when the temperature has fallen to 15 degrees below zero you want to persuade your mother to give you some more money.

VI. Complete the following sentences using the idioms studied

1. The result of his work showed that he didn’t like it-----, and had made it just to make everybody let him alone.

2. I could see quite clearly that he could hardly-----.

3. He asked me-----, as he thought me to be on friendly terms with the dean.

4. Your trip is-----. You’ll have to look after your junior brother during our absence.

5. I knew she-----, as she was informed about all the details.

6. They decided----- and to call on him immediately.

7. You’d better not do it-----, you’ll be sorry about it later.

8. To my mind it’s better-----, or we’ll quarrel again.

9. How did you manage----- so unexpectedly?

10. Without any doubt, it’s much better----- or it will be too late.

VII. Make the following story more idiomatic using the idioms studied

What Davidson had done soon appeared. The four of them had just finished their midday meal, and they had not yet separated for the siesta which the heat imposed on the ladies and on the doctor. Davidson had little patience with the slothful habit. The door was suddenly flung open and Miss Thompson came in. She looked round the room and then went up to Davidson. “You low-down skunk, what have you been saying about me to the governor?” She was spluttering with rage. There was a moment’s pause. Then the missionary drew forward a chair. “Won’t you be seated, Miss Thompson? I’ve been hoping to have another talk with you.” “Your poor low-life bastard” She burst into a torrent of insult, foul and insolent Davidson kept his grave eyes on her…. “What has happened?” asked Dr.Macphail. “A feller’s just been in here and he says I gotter beat it on the next boat.” Was there a gleam in the missionary’s eyes? His face remained impassive. “You could hardly expect the governor to let you stay here under the circumstances.” (W.S. Maugham)