1. He was as (drink) as a piper.
2. It’s high time (call) a spade a spade: she is a great procrastinator. She always puts off till tomorrow what she can do today.
3. Despite their benefits and living rent-free in a housing estate, they generally tend to complain: “We can hardly make ends (meet) ”.
4. She made a (kill) on the novel so she can’t be short of money any more.
5. There’s such a mess in her room. To find the things you want has become like (look) for a needle in a haystack.
6. Unfortunately, as the hairdresser’s saloon is a bit off the (beat) track, it does not get many visitors.
7. She told nobody that she was going to have a baby but Ann arrived and (spill) the beans.
8. Isn’t it rather (put) the cart before the horse to plan your winter holidays in summer.
9. The thing that attracted tourists to the island was the peace and quiet. But greedy developers have killed the goose that (lay) the golden egg by opening noisy nightclubs, and no-one goes there now.
