Idioms

The other day I was explaining to my 6th grade Language Arts (ESL - native speakers of Thai and Chinese) students what an idiom is and I asked them to finish the following sentences. Some of them were quite humorous: • People in glass houses shouldn't…go to the bathroom. • It's better to be safe than...die. • You can lead a horse to water but...you can’t lead me to jumping out of the window. • You can lead a horse to water but..you must finish your homework first. • Don't bite the hand that...hurts. • No news is…boring. • You can't teach an old dog...that is dead. • Love all, trust…Hank. • The pen is mightier than…the banana. • Where there is smoke, there is…cancer. • A penny saved is...stupid.