5* Read the WATCH OUT box and choose the correct
options in sentences 1-5. Then match the underlined
idioms with their meanings a-e.
1 The exam is in three days and you seem as cool as
a cucumber/chilli powder. How do you do that?
2 I usually take Ben's advice with a packet /
pinch of salt - he's not a model to follow.
3 Mia can't avoid punishment - the teacher caught
her with her hand in the spinach / cookie jar.
4 TV often squeezes/spices up real stories so that
more people watch the programmes.
5
What is your ingredient/recipe for success,
Mr Jordan?' the journalist asked.
a złapać kogoś na gorącym uczynku
b opanowany, nieporuszony nawet w trudnych
sytuacjach
cuatrakcyjnić
d przepis na sukces
e przyjmować coś z rezerwą
