Study English

When it rains…

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Can you complete this famous English saying? 🙂

When it rains…

a) it rains heavily

b) it gets wet

c) it pours

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Answer:

c)

When it rains it pours.

Meaning: When something goes wrong, many other things go wrong at the same time.

 

to take a break

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to take a break (to take a short rest)

E.g.1

A: You’ve been working all morning! Why don’t you take a break?

B: I will when I’ve finished this.

E.g. 2

A: I’m really tired. I think I need to take a break.

B: Yeah, I agree. Take a break and have a coffee.

Too many cooks…

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Can you complete this famous English saying?

Too many cooks…

a) spoil the potatoes

b) spoil the broth

c) spoil the dinner

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Answer : b) 

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

This saying means “If too many people get involved in a job or a task, it will not go well”.

(Broth = soup)

 

to let the cat out of the bag

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to let the cat out of the bag (to accidentally reveal a secret)

Eg 1:

A: I’ve done something terrible!

B: What have you done?

A: I told  Brian about the surprise birthday party we are going to have for him!

B: Oh no! You’ve really let the cat out of the bag, haven’t you!

Eg 2:

A: Greg doesn’t know that you failed your driving test, does he?

B: Yes, he does. Helen let the cat out of the bag last night. She told him when she was drunk.

A: You can’t trust her with secrets. You shouldn’t have told her.