For each of the following, a well-known phrase has been divided into groups of three letters that have then been placed in the wrong order. Find all the six phrases.

(i) EST, HON, OBI,LTW, ONE, RDS, WIT, KIL
(ii) EBU, EHO, ETH, LLB, RNS, TAK, YTH
(iii) ATO, EAC, INR, LIK, NAH, OOF, OTT
(iv) USH, NTH, ABI, HEB, SWO, RDI, INT, NDI, RTH, TWO, EHA
(v) OKA, ACA, ING, TAK, YLO, TMA
(vi) OBL, HAL, HAR, APR, LEM, VED, SAP, EDI, EMS, ROB

i.   kill two birds with one stone
ii.  take the bull by the horns
iii. like a cat on a hot tin roof
iv.  a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
v.   a cat may look at a king
vi.  a problem shared is  a problem halved

Posted by Ady TZIDON on 2014-11-20 11:35:30