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Reading comprehension/Idiomatic expressions You can read about the language of William Shakespeare in ‘Focus on English’ on pages 8-10 of GO ENGLISH No 78. Below are the modern-day versions of some of the phrases that Shakespeare introduced into the English language. Match the phrases on the left with their correct meanings on the right. Some of the phrases are mentioned in the article, while others are not. 1. a foregone conclusion * * a. in a difficult or messy situation 2. a heart of gold * * 3. a laughing stock * * c. spoil with overindulgence 4. all that glitters is not gold * * d. jealousy personified 5. bag and baggage * * e. a kind or compassionate nature 6. come full circle * * f. no matter what happens 7. come what may * * g. lacking courage 8. the world is one’s oyster * * h. no logical explanation or reason 9. eat someone out of house and home * * 10. elbow room * * j. with all one’s belongings 11. faint-hearted * * k. not everything that is shiny is valuable 12. green-eyed monster * * l. in one’s imagination or mental view 13. kill with kindness * * m. in one’s innermost feelings 14. in a pickle * * 15. in one fell swoop * * o. make one’s feelings apparent 16. in one’s heart of hearts * * 17. in one’s mind’s eye * * q. very anxiously or excitedly 18. neither rhyme nor reason * * b. consume a lot of someone else’s food i. a result that can be predicted with certainty n. adequate space to move or work in p. return to a past position or situation r. a person subjected to mockery or ridicule L’espace numérique Go Digital est protégé par le droit d'auteur. Toute reproduction des exercices est interdite. Les professeurs d'anglais sont autorisés à les imprimer pour les utiliser pendant leurs propres cours exclusivement. 19. with bated breath * * s. all at one time 20. wear one’s heart on one’s sleeve * * t. one can achieve anything they want in life L’espace numérique Go Digital est protégé par le droit d'auteur. Toute reproduction des exercices est interdite. Les professeurs d'anglais sont autorisés à les imprimer pour les utiliser pendant leurs propres cours exclusivement.