Phrases and Clichés 2:

Exercise 1: Recite the phrase and then the sentence aloud. Exercise 2: Create your own sentence.
A babe in the woods:	She was just a babe in the woods at her first audition.
A day I will never forget:	The day I graduated from college with my parents proudly in the audience was a day I will never forget.
After all is said and done:	After all is said and done the movie did make a profit.
Believe it or not:	Believe it or not I did get that job.
In one ear and out the other:	Jama’s (jaymas) father explained the stock market to her, but it went in one ear and out the other.
Budding(buhdng) genius:	She was called a budding genius after her violin recital (ri-sahyt-l).
Busy as a bee:	Sorry I didn’t get to it; I’ve just been busy as a bee.
Butterflies in my stomach:	Sometimes before going on stage I get butterflies in my stomach.
By leaps and bounds:	The understudy’s performance was better by leaps and bounds.
Easier said than done:	Shooting that chase scene was easier said than done.
Eats like a hog:	The Football Captain eats like a hog.
Fought like a tiger:	That’s because on the field the Captain fought like a tiger.
Good as gold:	His word is as good as gold.
Head over heels:	The first time I met her, I fell head over heels and was mesmerized (mez-muh-rahyzd).

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