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Lynne and Mark are trying an activity on idioms from the summer workshops. The idioms are in British English. Complete the US idiom with the correct word from the box.<\/em><\/p>\n\n

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Mark: <\/strong>Lynne, didn\u2019t you tell me the other day that you like playing around with idioms? I\u2019ve come across a nice sheet with some idioms and phrases in British and American English in which only one word is different. Let\u2019s see if you know the differences.<\/p>\n\n

Lynne: <\/strong>OK. Go ahead.<\/p>\n\n

Mark:<\/strong> Well, British people pay \u201ccash on the nail<\/strong>\u201d, \u2026<\/p>\n\n

Lynne:<\/strong> \u2026whereas Americans put \u201ccash on the *barrelhead*\u201d.<\/p>\n\n

Mark: <\/strong>In Britain, you \u201cblow your own trumpet<\/strong>\u201d, \u2026<\/p>\n\n

Lynne:<\/strong> \u2026and your own \u201c*horn*\u201d in America.<\/p>\n\n

Mark: <\/strong>If you disrupt somebody\u2019s plans and make them fail, you \u201cthrow a spanner<\/strong> in the works\u201d in London\u2026<\/p>\n\n

Lynne:<\/strong> \u2026and \u201ca *wrench* in(to) the works\u201d in L.A.<\/p>\n\n

Mark:<\/strong> A person in the UK can be \u201cstony<\/strong> broke\u201d, whereas someone in California who doesn\u2019t have any money left\u2026<\/p>\n\n

Lynne:<\/strong> \u2026is \u201c*stone* broke\u201d.<\/p>\n\n

Mark: <\/strong>If you take someone to King\u2019s Cross in London, you \u201cgive them a lift<\/strong>\u201d.<\/p>\n\n

Lynne:<\/strong> If they want to go to Grand Central Station in New York, you \u201cgive them a *ride*\u201d.<\/p>\n\n

Mark: <\/strong>And here\u2019s the last one. If something applies to a Brit, he or she should accept responsibility for it. So \u201cif the cap<\/strong> fits, wear it\u201d.
\nLynne:<\/strong> Americans generally wear \u201chats\u201d instead of \u201ccaps\u201d. And in this situation, they say \u201c*shoe*\u201d instead. I do like idioms!<\/p>\n"]},"library":"H5P.Blanks 1.8","subContentId":"f67da47f-b28a-457c-964b-127d42737d50"}],"texts":{"prevButton":"Zur\u00fcck","nextButton":"Weiter","finishButton":"Beenden","textualProgress":"Aktuelle Frage: @current von @total Fragen","jumpToQuestion":"Frage %d von %total","questionLabel":"Frage","readSpeakerProgress":"Frage @current von @total","unansweredText":"Unbeantwortet","answeredText":"Beantwortet","currentQuestionText":"Aktuelle Frage"},"disableBackwardsNavigation":false,"randomQuestions":false,"endGame":{"showResultPage":true,"showSolutionButton":true,"noResultMessage":"Dein Ergebnis:","message":"","overallFeedback":[{"from":0,"to":34,"feedback":"Could do better. You know that there are differences between UK and US English, but you are often not sure which is which. Try the test again to build your confidence."},{"from":35,"to":58,"feedback":"Good. You are aware of the main differences between UK and US English, but sometimes you mix them up. Do those exercises again where you didn\u2019t score well."},{"from":59,"to":78,"feedback":"Well done! Some subtle differences between UK and US English are still somewhat difficult for you. Listen to native speakers to enhance your knowledge."},{"from":79,"to":100,"feedback":"Congratulations! You are able to speak British English with British people and American English with Americans."}],"solutionButtonText":"L\u00f6sung anzeigen","retryButtonText":"Wiederholen","finishButtonText":"Beenden","showAnimations":false,"skippable":false,"skipButtonText":"Skip video"},"override":{"checkButton":true}},"library":"H5P.QuestionSet 1.13","subContentId":"555a01dc-344a-4327-a9d8-ef2d7156ca45"},"useSeparator":"auto"}]}

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