Idioms and Phrases

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Across
  1. 1. Phrase: Every cloud has a _____ lining / Clue: There is something good in every bad situation.
  2. 2. Phrase: _____ someone in the back / Clue: To betray a close person.
  3. 7. Phrase: Judging a _____ by its cover / Clue: Judge or form an opinion on someone based on appearances.
  4. 9. Phrase: _____ in the room / Clue: A controversial problem or a major issue.
  5. 11. Phrase: Take with a pinch of _____ / Clue: When someone tells you something based on their opinion, rather than facts or evidence.
  6. 12. Phrase: A blessing in _____ / Clue: A good thing that initially seemed bad.
  7. 13. Phrase: Cry over spilt _____ / Clue: Worrying or complaining about something that cannot be fixed.
  8. 14. Phrase: Through _____ and thin / Clue: Supporting someone no matter what happens, good or bad.
  9. 15. Phrase: A slap on the _____ / Clue: Just a small punishment.
  10. 17. Phrase: Burn the midnight _____ / Clue: To work late into the night.
  11. 18. Phrase: _____ the hatchet / Clue: To make peace.
Down
  1. 1. Phrase: Walk a mile in my _____ / Clue: To understand what the other is going through.
  2. 3. Phrase: Once in a _____ moon / Clue: Not very often.
  3. 4. Phrase: _____ killed the cat / Clue: Asking too many questions or involving too much in other people’s affairs will get you into trouble.
  4. 5. Phrase: _____ is greener on the other side / Clue: Never being satisfied with what one gets.
  5. 6. Phrase: Kick the _____ / Clue: A euphemism for dying or passing away.
  6. 7. Phrase: Beating around the _____ / Clue: Meaning: To talk about unnecessary things.
  7. 8. Phrase: The pot calling the _____ black / Clue: Accusing someone of faults that you have.
  8. 10. Phrase: Steal someone's _____ / Clue: To take attention away from someone else.
  9. 16. Phrase: The cat got your _____ / Clue: To be left speechless.