1st step: Try to fill in the gaps with the idioms. a) all brawn but no brain b) beat my brains out c) pick his brain d) scatterbrained e) rack your brains f) bird-brain g) brainbox h) brainstorm i) an idle brain is the devil’s workshop j) get my brain in gear A: I know Mr. Hyun is the 1) ………. in the office but don’t 2) ………. all the time. Think for yourself. B: I know, I really have to 3) ………. if I want to keep up with him. A: Oh, I’m so 4) ………. . I never know where I put my things. I can’t find my wallet now. B: Oh, come on. Think! You had all your money in it. 5) ………. a little bit. A: I 6) ………. all day to think of a solution to our problem but I haven’t had any good ideas. B: Well, let’s 7) ………. together. Maybe we can come up with something together. A: You really were a 8) ………. to think your relationship with a football star would work. B: Well, he seemed different. I didn’t want to believe he was 9) ………. like the rest of his team. […]
