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Read these comments about people's attitudes to banks. Complete each idiom.Interviewer: 'Do you think banks are honest and open?' 1 'No. There's too much secrecy and too many deals done under the......... They should be more open.' 2 'Well, I think there are a minority of bankers who are just........... own , which gives the banks a bad name.' 3 'They're OK on the whole. But occasionally you get major financial crime involving billions of pounds. And often it's an inside …. involving someone working in the bank. We all suffer then.' 4 'No, banks are on the........................ all the time, defrauding us and pulling the over our about what's really going on.' 5 'Well, I think the banks are..................... us all for a..................... They never lose out - it's always the ordinary customers who suffer.'
Match each statement (1-9) with a suitable response (a-i). 1 I think teenagers who commit a crime should be sent to prison for a week and given a really hard time. 2 I see the police have been called in about the missing money at the tennis club. 3 People who throw litter in the street ought to be prosecuted. 4 Wow, the police charged Tony with every possible offence they could think of! 5 It didn't take long for the police to arrive, did it? 6 I heard that Donald was actually in prison years ago. 7 Apparently, Angela Smith was in prison when she was younger. 8 That famous computer hacker, Jin Soon, is apparently a reformed character. 9 It's amazing how that former burglar is helping the police investigate crime in the neigbourhood.
a Yes, they say she did time for attacking her husband's lover, b Yes, it's a real case of poacher turned gamekeeper, с Yes, I agree. They should be brought to book. d Yes, someone told me he had done a stretch, but I don't know what for. e Yes, the thieves won't be able to escape from the long arm of the law. f Yes, a short sharp shock would do them good! g No, the boys in blue were soon on the scene! h Yes, they really threw the book at him, didn't they! i Yes, he's back on the straight and narrow
4. Colour Idioms. Match the idioms on the left with their definitions on the right. a) to catch sb. red-handed 1. broke, having no money b) to see red 2. from nowhere, unexpectedly c) to appear out of the blue 3. to catch sb. during his committing a crime d) in the black and white 4. get terribly angry e) in the red 5. in a very clear way
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