Matching Pairs Idioms Town and BridgeOnline version Match the idioms to their definitions and examples. by Cintia Lazarte 1 A man about town 2 That’s (all) water under the bridge 3 To cross one’s bridges before one comes to them 4 A ghost town 5 The talk of the town 6 A lady of the town 7 To pull up the drawbridge 8 To go to town To keep visitors out in order to ensure privacy for oneself and one’s family. ‘We enjoy entertaining, but at Christmas we like ____ and be on our own.’ To spend one’s money recklessly. ‘The Howards have really ____ on a house for their daughter. They have bought her an absolute beauty.’ It is an American colloquialism referring to the people who come into town from the countryside to spend their money. It was originally used about cowboys and ranch hands. A town that is no longer inhabited. Someone whose behaviour and wild way of life give rise to gossip and scandal-mongering. ‘You had better behave yourself, Pauline. You are becoming ___.’ / it’s ___ – it’s the most talked-about or fashionable place or thing. A woman of loose morals. A sociable man who attends many fashionable parties and has a wide circle of wealthy friends. ‘My brother has become quite ____; when he was young, he hated going to parties’. To worry unnecessarily about something that may never happen. ‘I don’t know why you are worrying about Father catching one of those tropical diseases in Africa. His company hasn’t decided yet whether to send him to Africa. Don’t ____.’ That is all past now, and there is nothing that can be done about it. ‘Yes, it’s a pity you didn’t accept Fred’s offer, but it’s useless to reproach yourself now. It’s ____.’
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