Bacon & Egg etc
Match the first part of the expression with the second part.
John succeeded in doing what he intended. He...
- got hold of all the eggs
- brought home the bacon
- managed to grasp the old cheese
Jake was a nasty, dishonest person. He was...
- a bad egg
- a nasty slice of bacon
- a mouldy cheese
Mary finally went to the interview only because I kept...
- egging her on
- milking her brain
- teaching her to suck eggs
When the dog barked to warn us that the house was on fire, it...
- saved our omelette
- saved our toast
- saved our bacon
In business, you should never have...
- all your milk in one bottle
- all your eggs in one basket
- all your cheese in a cheesery
You look like a...
- cat that's got the cream
- mouse that's drunk the milk
- dog that's tasted the pork
I'll be able to do it...
- as certainly as creams are cream
- as sure as eggs is eggs
- as obviously as cheeses is cheeses
I'm fed up. I'm really...
- milked dry!
- cheesed off!
- creamed out!
It's no use...
- crying over spilt milk
- smirking about bad eggs
- weeping about broken eggs
Harry made a big mistake and ended up...
- with bacon in his pants
- with cream in his hair
- with egg on his face