Match the idioms with their definitions (answers below):

1. down-at-heel                              A. very thin

2. full of beans                               B. dishonest; likely to steal things

3. heartless                                   C. dirty, poor, not well looked after

4. hen-pecked                                D. old

5. hot-blooded                                E. young and inexperienced

6. laid back                                    F. proud, conceited; thinking you are better than others

7. light-fingered                               G. very emotional

8. long in the tooth                          H. slightly bald

9. skinny                                        I. (of a man) always being told what to do by his wife

10. stuck up                                   J. very relaxed

11. (a bit) thin on top                        K. cold and cruel

12. wet behind the ears                     L. very lively

(Answers: 1.C; 2.L; 3.K; 4.I; 5.G; 6.J; 7.B; 8.D; 9.A; 10.F; 11.H; 12.E)

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