Activity 1


What do the following familiar expressions mean?

1. An Achilles heel








2. To have an axe to grind







3. To be on the horns of a dilemma







4. To take silk







5. A month of Sundays







6. Let me see it in black and white







7. To be ‘between Scylla and Charybdis'







8. Taking a rain check







9. To burn the candle at both ends







10. A wet blanket