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AHEAD OF THE CURVE
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Idioms Innovation
1 S P E A K Read the example sentence and answer the questions.
When the engineers discovered a fatal flaw in the design, they decided to throw it out
and start again from scratch.
1 What is the figurative meaning of from scratch in this context?
2 From scratch used to have a literal meaning related to running races. What do you
think it referred to?
2 Match questions (1–9) to answers (a–i).
1 Does your construction company have any major projects in the pipeline?
2 Did you experience any teething problems when you first developed this product?
3 Has the recent controversy proved to be a stumbling block to obtaining investment?
4 Are we still on the right track for continued growth in the wearable technology market?
D i s c u s s i n g i d i o m s
5 Have the trade negotiations really come to a dead end?
Jordan’s candidacy for mayor is starting to look like a long shot , don’t you think?
6
Discuss the differences
in meaning between 7 Is the company still at the leading edge of cyber security?
these idioms:
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8 Is it the kind of place that lets you think outside the box ?
• a stumbling block /
9 Parliamentary debate on educational reform is going round in circles , isn’t it?
a chip off the old
a Yes, it continues to actively recruit top talent and invest in state-of-the-art facilities.
block
b Yes, the quick adoption we’re seeing of smart watches should ensure long-term profits.
go round in circles /
•
go round the bend
c Yes, we have plans drawn up for several new office buildings in various city centres.
• a long shot / a shot
d I agree. If she keeps scoring so low in opinion polls, she’s got little chance of winning.
in the dark
Yes, our reputation has suffered as a result, and we are finding it hard to attract finance.
e
f Unfortunately yes. We have lost hope of making any progress as both sides refuse to
compromise on tariffs.
g Absolutely. Management really encourages us to be creative and challenge https://english0905.com/private/
conventional wisdom.
h We did have some issues in the early stages, but we managed to solve these quickly.
i Yes, MPs have been discussing the issue for weeks with little to show for it.
3 S P E A K Work in pairs. Discuss the figurative meaning of the idioms in bold in 1–9 in
Exercise 2.
In the pipeline means that something like a project is in the process of being planned
or developed.
4 With your partner, do the quiz.
Quiz: Which idiom from Exercise 2 originally referred to …

1 a path made by a horse’s hoofprints, and then later 5 tubes used to carry oil or water over long distances?
railway lines?
6 the period when the top and bottom incisors first
2 a road, street or path that has no way out? come through a baby’s gums?
3 the part of an aeroplane wing that first meets the 7 people lost in the wilderness?
oncoming air?
8 a cannonball launched from such a distance that it
4 a puzzle that was popular in the 1970s that involved was unlikely to hit its target?
connecting dots within a square?
9 something on the ground people tripped over?
5 S P E A K Read the sentences. What do you notice about the way the speakers use the
idioms from Exercise 2?
The company really thought outside the box So, is your brother-in-law’s new dental
with this new eco-friendly packaging. practice having teething problems ?
6 S P E A K Work in pairs. Choose three of the idioms from Exercises 1 and 2. For each
one, write a sentence that plays on the literal and figurative meanings of the idiom.
7 S P E A K Exchange your sentences with another pair. Which is your favourite?
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