Matching Pairs Idioms 1Online version Complete the sentences with the correct idiomatic phrases. by Dania Rosales 1 Martha was very angry with her boss, but she decided to keep quiet and ____. 2 A new grandmother ____ so as not to give unwanted advice. 3 She hates going to the dentist, but she ____. 4 I think he's ____ taking all those classes. 5 My friend's career ____ when she lost her job. 6 I wanted to tell him he looked ridiculous, but I ____. 7 I am not going ____ so easily because I have always been a fighter. 8 The aging couple decided ____, so they sold their home and moved to a retirement community. 9 My cousin is seen as ____. She left school to run off with her boyfriend. 10 Monica ____ because she is an artist while everyone else is an economist. 11 Your parents are strict but you’re 25 years old and still getting money from them so be careful about ____. 12 You're going to have to learn ____ instead of saying whatever comes into your head. 13 The kids decided to ____ and clean their rooms so they could go to the park. 14 I realized that I ____ when I assured to complete the painting in one day. not bite the hand that feeds her to bite your tongue to bite the dust bit off more than I could chew bite the bullet the black sheep in our family 'll just have to bite the bullet must learn to bite her tongue bitten off more than he can chew bit my tongue bit the dust to bite the bullet is the black sheep of the family biting the hand that feeds you