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fire in the shopping centre. 
B
 So, you got your 15 minutes of fame! I’ve 
already had mine. Once, I was…
12
If you’ve been “running around like a 
headless
chicken”, you’ve been trying 
to do a lot of things in a crazy way, and 
not really achieving much.
A
 How’s your morning been?
B
 Terrible! I’ve been running around 
like a headless chicken. I was late for my 
appointment with the bank manager, then I 
got a call from the school to say that Luke was 
feeling sick so I had to go and pick him up, 
which meant I was late for my online meeting 
at work, so, I had to…
Take everything with a pinch of salt (or grain)
7
If you tell someone to “take something 
with a 
pinch
of salt”, you’re telling 
them not to believe everything that 
someone else says. 
A
 Paul was telling me about his new business 
idea, and how he was planning to climb Mount 
Everest.
B
 Ha! I’ve heard it all before. Take everything 
he says with a big pinch of salt!
Everything but the kitchen sink
8
If you take “everything but the kitchen 
sink
” on a holiday or trip, you take so 
many things that it seems like the only 
thing you didn’t take was the kitchen sink. 
A
 So, how was the camping trip? 
B
 The weather was great, but Pete insisted 
on bringing everything but the kitchen sink: 
games, books, clothes for every type of 
weather… but you’ll never believe what we 
forgot to take – the sleeping bags!
Pull the wool over someone’s eyes
9
If someone tries to “pull the 
wool 
over 
your eyes”, they try to stop you seeing
knowing or finding out about something, 
often by tricking you or lying to you. 
A

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