Let’s match each idiom to its correct meaning by thinking about what each phrase really means in everyday use.
1.
“Don’t add fuel to the fire”
→ This means: Don’t make a bad situation worse. Like if someone is already angry, don’t say something that makes them angrier.
✔ Matches with: *Don’t make a bad situation even worse.*
2.
“A penny saved, is a penny earned”
→ This means: Saving money is just as good as earning it. If you don’t spend it, you keep it — like you earned it.
✔ Matches with: *It’s good to save money, rather than spending it and wasting it.*
3.
“around the clock”
→ This means: All day and night — 24 hours straight. Like working without stopping.
✔ Matches with: *all of the time; 24 hours*
4.
“a picture is worth a thousand words”
→ This means: Sometimes showing a picture explains things better than talking or writing a lot.
✔ Matches with: *Pictures can give more information than just words*
5.
“it’s all in your head”
→ This means: It’s not real — you’re imagining it. Maybe you’re worried about something that isn’t actually happening.
✔ Matches with: *something is imagined; not real*
6.
“absence makes the heart grow fonder”
→ This means: When you’re away from someone you love, you miss them more — and your feelings get stronger.
✔ Matches with: *Being away from someone you love makes your love even stronger.*
Now let’s line them up correctly:
- “Don’t add fuel to the fire” → Don’t make a bad situation even worse.
- “A penny saved, is a penny earned” → It’s good to save money, rather than spending it and wasting it.
- “around the clock” → all of the time; 24 hours
- “a picture is worth a thousand words” → Pictures can give more information than just words
- “it’s all in your head” → something is imagined; not real
- “absence makes the heart grow fonder” → Being away from someone you love makes your love even stronger.
Final Answer:
- Don’t add fuel to the fire → Don’t make a bad situation even worse.
- A penny saved, is a penny earned → It’s good to save money, rather than spending it and wasting it.
- around the clock → all of the time; 24 hours
- a picture is worth a thousand words → Pictures can give more information than just words
- it’s all in your head → something is imagined; not real
- absence makes the heart grow fonder → Being away from someone you love makes your love even stronger.
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