Ex.4. Read and translate the following idioms, make up your own sentences, using these sayings

Idiom/Saying	Explanation
Blood on the carpet. For example: "After the meeting there was blood on the carpet."	A lot of trouble in an organization often resulting in someone losing their job.
The glass ceiling. For example: "Although she had hit the glass ceiling head on, she didn't give up."	When the advancement of a qualified person within the hierarchy of an organization is stopped at a lower level (it happens to women a lot).
To hit the ceiling. For example: "When her husband hears she crashed the car he'll hit the ceiling."	To become very angry about something.
Skeleton in the closet / cupboard. For example: Nearly every family has a skeleton in the cupboard.	If you have a skeleton in the cupboard it means you have are hiding a shocking secret about yourself.
To get a foot in the door. For example: "If you could introduce me to your boss it would help me get my foot in the door."	An opening or opportunity.
To show someone the door. For example: "He was so annoying I asked my secretary to show him the door."	Ask someone to leave (usually rudely).
To be a doormat. For example: "She treated him like a doormat, but he never complained.	Describes someone who doesn't stand up for his/herself.
To have elbow room. For example: "She asked us to move back to give her elbow room."	To have enough space.
To get in on the ground floor. For example: "It's a really good opportunity to get in on the ground floor of a successful new business."	To join something at a low level in the hope of making gains in the future.
A different kettle of fish. For example: "Oh! They want to place an order? That's a different kettle of fish. Of course I'll talk to them."	A different matter or issue.
A pretty or fine kettle of fish. For example: "They're divorced, and someone's sat them next to each other - that's a fine kettle of fish."	A difficult or awkward situation.
The pot calling the kettle black. For example: "When politicians say that bankers have been lying, it's like the pot calling the kettle black."	To accuse someone of being a hypocrite.
A watched kettle never boils. For example: "Elfish couldn't wait for her exam results, but I told her, "A watched kettle never boils."	When you are anxiously waiting for something to happen, it always seems to take longer.
Everything but the kitchen sink. For example: "The check-in girl told her she was way over her weight limit. She'd packed everything but the kitchen sink."	A lot of things - especially used when packing
To be a lounge lizard. For example: "He kept chatting her up, he was a real lounge lizard."	When a man is very sleazy or smarmy.
The pot calling the kettle black. For example: "When politicians say that bankers have been lying, it's like the pot calling the kettle black."	To accuse someone of being a hypocrite.
To make room for someone or something. For example: "Could you move over a bit and make some room for me?"	To arrange space for someone or something.
Everything but the kitchen sink. For example: "The check-in girl told her she was way over her weight limit. She'd packed everything but the kitchen sink."	A lot of things - especially used when packing
As much use as a chocolate teapot. For example: "As soon as I switched it on the fuse blew. It was as much use as a chocolate teapot."	Useless.
Throw in the towel. For example: "They knew they were going to lose, so they threw in the towel."	To give up.
Climb the wall. For example: "The lesson was so boring the students were soon climbing the walls."	To be extremely bored.
Drive someone up the wall. For example: “My little brother is so annoying he drives me up the wall.”	To annoy or irritate someone.
The handwriting’s on the wall. For example: "He should have known he would lose his job, the handwriting was on the wall."	Obvious bad luck.
To go to the wall. For example: "The recession hit so hard many businesses went to the wall.	To become bankrupt
To knock one`s head against a brick wall. For example: "I have been knocking my head against a brick wall trying to solve this week's Mind Bender."	To waste time trying to do something with little or no success.

Ex. 5. Find a photograph or a picture of an interior in which you recognize a taste that is radically different from your personal style. Tell your classmates what you like or dislike about it.

Ex. 6. If you have travelled abroad, speak about the difference in interior decorations which one may observe in foreign (British, American, German, etc.) and Russian homes.