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Below you will see the table of idioms that was on the previous page, but some words are missing. Complete the table by typing in the missing words.
A Fill in the blank 1 of 11 of wills A disagreement where both sides are determined to win
Get off (someone’s) back Stop criticising or telling someone what to do
Bury the Fill in the blank 2 of 11 To stop and argument and agree to make peace
Over my dead body! When you refuse to let someone do something they want to do
Send (someone) Fill in the blank 3 of 11 To tell someone to leave.
Wipe the Fill in the blank 4 of 11 clean (very similar to ‘bury the hatchet’) To forget about previous disagreements or problems and to start again
Fill in the blank 5 of 11 on thin ice Doing or saying something that could easily/quickly end up in a disagreement or trouble
Pick Fill in the blank 6 of 11 in (something) Trying to finding faults in something someone is doing or saying
A bone to pick with (someone) Something that annoyed you that you want to talk to the person about
An Fill in the blank 7 of 11 branch Something you do, say or offer to try an end a disagreement
Split hairs Disagreeing about small or irrelevant details
Water under the bridge To say that something that you had disagreed about is no longer important
Add Fill in the blank 8 of 11 to the fire To make a situation or argument even worse
To clear the air To talk about something to stop a feeling of disagreement or resentment
Agree to disagree To agree not to argue anymore about a difference of opinion
At each other’s Fill in the blank 9 of 11 Always arguing (normally strongly)
On the warpath To be very angry
A Fill in the blank 10 of 11 point A subject that someone is sensitive about and should therefore be avoided
A Fill in the blank 11 of 11 battle A disagreement that has been going on for some time.
