Progress Check 5 (Communication, Memory)
Correct the mistakes in the idioms/set phrases (only in the phrases in bold).

  1. A: Oh please don't tell him you saw me here. B: Don't worry. My lips are still.

  2. Just drip me a line when you decide on a date.

  3. Stop biting around the bush – get to the point.

  4. A: What time does the morning train come in?
    B: From the top of my head, I don't know.

  5. I've got it hot of the press—Ryan is quitting.

  6. Tell me about your first day at the new job—I'm all my ears!

  7. No announcement was necessary - the news has already spread by the word of mouth.

  8. He wanted to be a doctor but, to cut a long line short, he ended up as a pharmacist.

  9. I'll think over it and give you an answer next week.

  10. A: Do you know the capital of Kenya?
    B: Nothing comes to my mind.

  11. You can give him advice but it just goes in one ear and out another.

  12. It's like it's at the tip of my tongue, and I don't know how to trigger it.

  13. I'm so sorry I forgot your birthday - I've got a memory as a sieve!

  14. I've always had a great memory on faces but it's difficult for me to remember names.

  15. That song is so catchy—I can't take it out of my head

  16. I'm sorry I didn't call you back sooner. It totally slept my mind.

  17. Your description rings the bell, but I don't think I've ever been there myself.

  18. My mum has a memory like the elephant. It's really exceptional!
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