Summery expressions

Keep thoughts of summer alive all year round with our quiz on “summery” expressions. Although the idioms below can be used in any season, each contains a word related to summer. See if you can match each idiom to its correct meaning.

“I’ve gotten used to travelling on a shoestring, and I actually enjoy the challenge,” said Adele,
“Let’s just say it was no picnic,” said Daniela,
A bona fide urbanite accustomed to his creature comforts, Nicolas felt like a fish out of water on his first canoe camping trip.
Mortimer’s efforts amounted to a drop in the ocean.
“Santiago was right about you, Matilda—you are an absolute ray of sunshine!”
Showtime is only an hour away, and Tony is like a cat on a hot tin roof.
Although controversial, the ridesharing app Uber is making a splash.
“So, this is what it feels like to have a place in the sun,” thought Francisco triumphantly to himself,
The CEO’s departure came hot on the heels of the company’s acquisition by a leading telecommunications firm.
Much to his friends’ surprise, Harold swam against the tide

Date modified: 2020-08-24

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