ENG2: FIGURATIVE EXPRESSIONS. ASSIGNMENT

Find out what the following underlined expressions mean

1. Ruth is the apple of her father‘s eye.
2. The soldiers were armed to the teeth.
3. Lutaya is a wet blanket.
4. When he came back, he was a dead beat.
5. Moses and I are in the same boat.
6. Sentongo is down on his luck.
7. When the priest was preaching, we were all ears.
8. Mokiri is lion-hearted.
9. I want you to hold your tongue.
10. Rose has taken a French leave from school.
11. John has hit below the belt.
12. In their quarrel, Peter sat on the fence.
13. Mother and father are at logger heads.
14. Winnie has let the cat out of the bag.
15. Rose blows her own trumpet.
16. He lives a hand to mouth
17. Our Headmaster smelt a rat.
18. It has rained cats and dogs.
19. He works hard to make both ends meet.
20. This morning, , Jane had her heart in her mouth.