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Have you ever considered all the English expressions that include words about clothes？Let's have a look.
People wear pants to cover the lower part of their bodies.We sometimes say that people who are nervous have ants in their pants.Sometimes, people may get caught with their pants down.They are found doing something they should not be doing.And, in every family, one person takes control.Sometimes a wife tells her husband what to do.Then we say she wears the pants in the family.
Pants usually have pockets to hold things.Money that is likely to be spent quickly can burn a hole in your pocket.Sometimes you need a belt to hold up your pants.If you have less money than usual, you may have to tighten your belt.
I always praise people who can save their money and not spend too much.I really take my hat off to them.Yet, when it comes to my own money, I spend it at the drop of a hat, which means I instantly spend it.
Boots are a heavy or strong kind of shoes.People who are too big for their boots think they are more important than they really are.I dislike such people.
My father is an important person.He runs a big company.He wears a suit and tie, and a shirt with sleeves that cover his arms.Some people who do not know him well think he is too serious and never shows his feelings openly.But I know that my father wears his heart on his sleeve.
语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了一些与衣服有关的英语习语。
1．Which of the following expressions can show someone is nervous?
A．Get caught with one's pants down.
B．Have ants in one's pants.
C．Wear the pants in the family.
D．Burn a hole in one's pocket.
解析：选B 细节理解题。根据第二段中的We sometimes say that people who are nervous have ants in their pants.可知，我们有时会说紧张的人就像在裤子里有蚂蚁。
2．If we say someone has to tighten his belt, we probably mean he ．
A．has done something wrong
B．used to live a rich life
C．has put on the wrong pants
D．is short of money
解析：选D 细节理解题。根据第三段中的If you have less money than usual, you may have to tighten your belt.可知，当有人说要勒紧腰带，这意味着他缺钱了。
3．Someone who spends his money at the drop of a hat most probably ．
A．doesn't save money
B．earns much money
C．never wastes his money
D．spends more than he earns
解析：选A 推理判断题。根据第四段最后一句可知，当涉及我自己的钱时，我就把它花在一顶帽子上，这意味着我马上就会花掉它。
4．What is this passage mainly about?
A．What pants mean in English.
B．Some special English expressions.
C．Some funny English expressions.
D．Some expressions related to clothes.
解析：选D 主旨大意题。通读全文可知，本文主要介绍了一些关于衣服的英语习语。
