クルキだべ！さんの おぼえた日記 - 2013年6月1日(土)

BBC Learning English Crossword

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/quizzes/crossword/130531_crossword_slang6.shtml

1.If you have information, but you do not want to reveal who told you it, you can say 'a (　　) bird told me'.
2.If you are a person who likes to get up early in the morning, you may be called 'an early (　　) '.
3.If you (　　) out, it means that you spend a lot of money on something that you don't necessarily need.
4.The expression 'one (　　) short of a picnic' can be used in a humorous way to refer to someone who is crazy or stupid.
5.If someone has a heart of (　　), they are very kind and helpful.
6.You scratch my (　　) and I'll scratch yours' ； 'if you do something for me, I'll do something for you'
7.If someone is as good as (　　), they are very well behaved. This phrase is most often used when describing children's behavior.
8.'A whole new ball (　　)' is a situation which is different from anything that has happened before.
9.If something 'drives you up the (　　) ', it makes you very irritated and angry.
10.To give someone a (　　) means to give someone assistance or help.


1 little ; A little bird told me. 　小耳にはさんだ。うわさを聞いた。風の便りに聞いた。
2 bird ; an early bird　早起きの人,定刻より早く到着する人 early bird rate早朝割引料金
3 splash ; splash out　　金を惜しまない、派手にお金を使う [ splurge on ]
4 sandwich ; one sandwich short of a picnic　ばかな、あほな
5 gold ; have a heart of gold　高潔である,心が美しい,思いやりがあって親切で心が広い　
6 back ; You scratch my back, and I'll scratch yours.　 持ちつ持たれつでいこう。
　 魚心あれば水心。お互い、うまくやりましょうよ。　/english/phrase/2920
7 gold ; as good as gold　〔子どもが〕行儀が良い、金と同じように価値のある、とても良い
8 game ; a whole new ball game　全く新しい事態
9 wall ; drive someone up the wall 　人をイライラ［激怒、うんざり］させる
10 hand ; give someone a hand　人に手を貸す、人を助ける、手伝う