Sand Idioms

The sands of ......... are running out and you'll have to hurry up.
moment
clock
minute
time

It's no good ......... your head in the sand, you'll have to face the truth in the end.
filling
burying
putting
digging

If you ......... your enterprise on sand, it's certain to fail eventually.
put
try
build
heap

They have decided to ......... a line in the sand and start all over again.
designate
draw
sketch
delineate

The sands are ......... and everything is changing in this century.
shifting
turning
moving
going

It runs into millions and millions — almost as many as the ......... of sand you can see on this beach.
pieces
pinches
grains
drops

Children often go down to the seaside and use their buckets and spades to make sand ..........
buildings
castles
houses
constructions

In order to get children to go to sleep, parents sometimes say that the sand ......... will soon come and put sand in their eyes.
person
human
wizard
man

For very small children at their nursery school there is often a ......... where they can play.
sand pit
sand hole
sand container
sandbox

When there is a danger of flooding, people often pile up sand ......... outside their houses to stop the water coming in.
pots
sacks
packets
bags