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Health-related Idiomatic Expressions II

(*source from http://www.learn-english-today.com/idioms/idiom-categories/health/health1-bad-dogs.html)
1.      I’ve been overtraining by logging more than 10 miles a day for a couple of weeks. My ______________________.
2.      The police officer found a body in a dumpster, which was as _____________________________.
3.      You ate up the hot spicy tofu stew to the last drop?!! Are you serious? You must have a _______________________________.
4.      Irene looked totally _________________ after she had cleaned the entire house for two hours.
5.      Patty’s mother is over 80 years old, but she is still full _________________________.
6.      At the shocking news, my grandfather ________________________.
7.      Many people create a bucket list before they ______________________________.
8.      My eyesight is getting worse as I age. Especially at night, I become as ____________________________ while driving.
9.      The actress, who was terminally ill, always said she hoped to die with __________________________. Just like her wish, she passed away on stage.
10.  The high school graduation party was full of booze, which means, kids there will have a bad __________________ the following morning.
a. of beans

b. passed out

c.  cast-iron stomach

d.  dead as a doornail

e.  blind as a bat

f.   hangover

g.  off-color

h.  dogs are barking

i.  kick the bucket

j.   her boots on

<Clues of Each Idiomatic Expression>
a.      full of beans: (adjective)  lively, active and healthy
b.      to pass out: (verb) to faint/ to zonk out
c.       cast-iron stomach: (noun) If you can eat all sorts of food and drink what you like, without any indigestion, discomfort or bad effects, it is said that you have a cast-iron stomach
d.      as dead as a doornail: (adjective) very/ totally/definitely dead
e.      as blind as a bat: (adjective) one’s vision is very poor that he/she can hardly see things
f.        to have a hangover: (verb) to suffer from the unpleasant after-effects of drinking too much alcohol.
g.      off-color: (adjective) very ill/sick
h.      one’s dogs are barking: (phrase) one’s feet are hurting so much
i.        to kick the bucket: (verb) (=pass away or die) a lighthearted way of talking about death
j.        to die with one’s boots on: (verb) A person who dies with their boots on dies while still leading an active life.

<Answer keys>
1. h. dogs are barking
2. d. dead as a doornail
3. c. cast-iron stomach
4. g. off color
5. a. of beans
6. b. passed out
7. i. kick the bucket
8. e. blind as a bat
9. j. her boots on
10. f. hangover


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