Vocabulary
activity
English has
several idiomatic expressions related to dogs. These are a few popular ones.
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Bear in mind : remember;
don't forget; keep it in mind...
Be in two
minds: be unable to take a decision.
Blow one's
mind: be amazed or astonished.
Bored/ Worry
out of your mind: a great deal.
Change your
mind: have a different opinion...
Get a load off
one's mind: not worry about something any more...
Give a piece
of one's mind: Scorn, criticize or censor someone.
Have a mind of
its own: Have your own opinions or work and behave independently..
Have/keep
something in the back of mind: remember or know vaguely.
Have peace of
mind: feel at peace, centered.
In one’s right
mind: thinking and acting logically.
Make up one's
mind: take a decision.
Mind one's p's
and q's: behave properly; to display good manners, pay
attention to details.
Mind your own
business: worry about one’s matters
Never mind: forget that...
Out of one’s
mind: Mentally ill, crazy.
Out of sight,
out of mind: one does not think about what one does not see.
Put one’s mind
at ease/ rest: relax, don’t worry.
Slip one's
mind: one cannot remember it; forget the thing.
Speak one's
mind: say what you think or believe in.
State of mind: basic attitude
or outlook at a point in time, the way you feel.
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Exercise:
Complete
the following sentences with words related to the idioms above.
1.When we visited grandma as kids we had to mind our............................;
not like at home
2.Stop asking so many questions and mind your own...........................
3.This computer must have a mind of .................................-
it just does what it wants to.
4.You should put this problem ...................................of your
mind and concentrate on other things.
5.I was .................................. whether or not to come this
morning.
6.The movie was so slow we were bored out.................................................
7.Which one? The red or the blue one? .................................up
your mind.
8.After a tough year we need to go somewhere to have some .................................mind.
9.The concert .................................mind. It was awesome.
10............................................ mind the weather, we’ll
go to the beach anyway this weekend.
11.Dad was furious and gave us a piece of.................................
12.Finally news of his recovery ...................................at
ease.
13.You can’t be serious about dropping out of college. You’re not ....................................
mind
14.I'm not afraid of ...................................mind, even when
my opinions are not popular.
15.Ellen was in a terrible ........................................ when
she was interviewed for a job.
16.We were .....................................minds trying to find our
cat around the neighborhood.
17.First I wanted to wear a dress but then I ...................................mind
and wore pants.
18.Getting a job ............................................my mind. I
won’t be so finacially restricted.
19.I’m on a diet so I put away all candy, carbs and sodas. You know... ....................................out
of mind.
20.The teacher told his class to ..........................in mind that
the term exams were coming.
21.I can’t remember. Her name started with an A, I think. It just ................................my
mind.
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