Advanced Idioms - Music

Index

Fill in the blanks with a word that will complete the idiom.
ID31 ANSWERS EXPLANATION

music to my ..........	ears
to play second ..........
.......... to your ears
to strike a ..........
to be on the horns of a ..........
to .......... the drum
to ring a ..........
bells and ..........
and all that ..........
to blow your .......... trumpet/horn
be/sound like a .......... record

Answers

1)	to play second fiddle	play a minor role in relation to sb else
2)	music to your ears	news that you are very pleased to hear
3)	to strike a chord	cause someone to feel sympathy or enthusiasm
4)	be on the horns of a dilemma	be unable to decide which of two things to do
5)	to bang the drum	voice one's support for something
6)	to ring a bell	sound familiar
7)	bells and whistles	features added to a product, extras
8)	and all that jazz	and such similar things
9)	to blow your own trumpet	talk a lot about your own achievements
10)	be like a broken record	say the same thing many times