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Exercise 8. Say to what group the following euphemisms belong (political, social, moral, medical, etc.).

1. Visual harassment (staring).

2. Verbal abuse (criticism).

3. Tree-density reduction (chopping down every tree in sight).

4. Isolated reflection interval (timeout).

5. Mandatory discontinued attendance (suspension).

6. Duty-not-paid importing (smuggling).

7. Cosmetically saturated (wearing too much make-up).

8. Fragrance abuse (wearing too much perfume).

9. Robust peacekeeping (killing troublesome locals).

10. Cultural genocide (correcting a pupil's non-standard English).

11. Targeting process error (looks like we killed a lot of civilians).

12. Uprising (a riot you approve of).

13. Intercommunal coexistence (getting along).

14. Tactical pricing (panicky price cuts).

15. Persistency specialist (bill collector).

16. Activity intolerance (lower back pain).

17. The strategic withdrawal of the French forces to previously prepared positions in the rear was accomplished briskly and efficiently (French armies in rapid retreat!).

18. She takes a deep interest in her husband's activities (She has her husband under her thumb).

19. To depart; to go to a better place; to meet one's maker; to pass away; to check out; to call it a day; to hand in the dinner plate (to die).

20. Pre-owned; ðrå-used (second-hand).

21. Loaded, juiced; well-oiled (drunk)

22. To be anticipating, to be expecting; (o be in the family way (pregnant).

23. Public convenience; WC; washroom; restroom; loo; John (vulgar), toilet (lavatory).

24. Senior; mature (old, aged).

25. With special needs (disabled).

26. A non-ordinary shopper (a shop-lifter).

27. Hair-disadvantaged (bold).

28. Uniquely coordinated (clumsy).

29. Larger than average; person of size (fat).

30. Motivationally deficient (lazy).

31. Cosmetically different (ugly).

32. Attitudinally challenged (short).

33. Significant other; best half (spouse).

Exercise 9. Here are 20 English proverbs with one word missing from each. Opposite each proverb three words are printed. Indicate which word belongs to the proverb.

e.g. A fool and his...... are soon parted.

a. food. b. friends, c. money. - Answer: ñ

Proverbs a b ñ
1) Birds of a.., flock together. family feather species
2) A bird in the hand is worth two in the... cage bush stomach
3) Don’t look a... horse in the mouth. wild sick gift
4) ...is thicker than water. whisky blood soup
5) You can't get blood out of a... chicken stone mother in-law
6) Those who live in.. .houses shouldn't throw stones. country paper glass
7) All is not ...that glitters. anger jealousy gold
8) Make...while the sun shines, friends hay whoopee
9) It's an... wind that blows nobody any good. ill angry east
10) In for a penny in for a... hundred pound halfpenny
11) The labourer is worthy of his... hire rest work
12)Every... has a silver lining. jewel box cloud quarrel
13) A fault confessed is.. .redressed. half always already
14) A stitch in time saves... time nine twenty
15) One man's ...is another man's poison, drink medicine meat
16) He who ..the piper calls the tune. marries invites pays
17) As you make your...so you must lie on it. bed cushion carpet
18) Where ignorance is bliss, 'tis folly to be ambitious wise educated
19) A miss is as good as a ... mile madam mother
20) Never say ... damn! never die
           

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