Idiomy 16A

Gap-fill exercise

Fill in all the gaps, then press "Check" to check your answers. Use the "Hint" button to get a free letter if an answer is giving you trouble. You can also click on the "[?]" button to get a clue. Note that you will lose points if you ask for hints or clues!
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A Have you heard the news? Kate and William have a baby son. Isn’t that exciting?
B Oh, give me a break, another baby born with a spoon in his mouth. And what’s even worse, I will have to pay taxes for him to be pampered. My grandma used to say that sparing the spoils the child, and I’m sure he will get just that. Don’t you remember all the escapades of Prince Harry? What a brat he was!
A You are so old-fashioned. Don’t come down so on him. I know he was a in the arse, but he is not like that anymore. And I don’t think they are a burden for the exchequer. Just the opposite, they are Britain’s cash . Think of all the jobs that depend on the tourists who come to Britain to see the royal family.
B You might be right, but that doesn’t mean I have to like them.