Put together the idioms and then connect them to the correct meaning

Example –> 1 To split hairs – l) To argue about very small, unimportant differences

Verb	Rest of idiom	Meaning
1 To split	something on one’s chest	a) to insist, protest
2 To be	a word in someone’s ear	b) to speak in private
3 To have	one´s foot down	c) to free one’s mind by speaking about something that was troubling one
4 To put	offhand	e) to tell someone what to say
5 To have	cheeky	f) to be abrupt in manner
6 To get	a heart to heart	g) to be disrespectful, impudent
7 To have	something on the tip of the tongue	i) to be about to say something and then forget it
8 To be	words into someone’s mouth	k) to speak openly
9 To put	hairs	l) to argue about very small, unimportant differences

To split hairs – to argue about very small, unimportant differences
To be offhand – to be abrupt in manner
To have a heart to heart with someone – to speak openly
To put words into someone’s mouth – to tell someone what to say
To have something on the tip of the tongue – to be about to say something and then forget it
To get something off one’s chest – to free one’s mind by speaking about something that was troubling one
To have a word in someone’s ear – to speak in private
To be cheeky – to be disrespectful, impudent
To put one’s foot down – to insist, protest

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