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Saint Patrick’s Day Idioms – Understand the Meaning from Context

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Read the sentence and work out what the idiom means

  1. I'd ask my boss for more vacation time, but I don’t want to push my luck
    1. fortunately, by chance
    2. used to show that you`ve no sympathy for someone`s problem
    3. something that is very attractive that you will probably never achieve
    4. taking a bigger risk than is sensible
  2. They lost a lot of money on their investment. Tough luck - they should have been more careful.
    1. to succeed
    2. something that is very attractive that you will probably never achieve
    3. fortunately, by chance
    4. used to show that you`ve no sympathy for someone`s problem
  3. We ran out of petrol on the way home, but as luck would have it, we were very near a garage.
    1. something that is very attractive that you will probably never achieve
    2. fortunately, by chance
    3. to succeed
    4. in a good situation
  4. At the moment, finding a good plumber is like finding a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.
    1. something that is very attractive that you will probably never achieve
    2. to succeed
    3. used to say that what you want is not likely to happen
    4. in a good situation
  5. I think we hit the jackpot with the advertising - our sales have doubled.
    1. in a good situation
    2. to succeed
    3. used to say that what you want is not likely to happen
    4. very little or no possibility
  6. They bought their house while prices were low, so now they're sitting pretty.
    1. in a good situation
    2. taking a bigger risk than is sensible
    3. used to say that what you want is not likely to happen
    4. Very little or no possibility
  7. - She's going to ask for a salary increase.
    - She should be so lucky!
    1. used to say that what you want is not likely to happen
    2. fortunately, by chance
    3. taking a bigger risk than is sensible
    4. very little or no possibility
  8. - Perhaps they'll invite you.
    - Fat chance of that! They never liked me!
    1. used to show that you`ve no sympathy for someone`s problem
    2. fortunately, by chance
    3. very little or no possibility
    4. taking a bigger risk than is sensible
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