Language Point

An idiom is a phrase that means something very different from the words it contains! Idioms are used to make the things we say and write more colourful and interesting. Look at the meanings of these four idioms and then try to complete the sentences below.

1. To 'make someone's blood boil' means to make someone very angry.

2. To 'have a short fuse' means to lose your temper very easily.

3. To 'fly off the handle' means to lose your temper suddenly.

4. To 'add insult to injury' means to say something that makes a bad situation worse.

1.Both my mum and dad .......... when I told them I had failed my exam.