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# Belt, Button, Zip

## Expressions with zip

* do up your zip
* your zip is ***undone*** / *open*
* the zip is broken

## Expressions with belt

* wear a belt
* tighten / loosen your belt
* unbuckle your belt
* **a money belt**
* a leather belt

## Expressions with button

* sew a button on (your shirt)
* a button ***came off***
* a button is missing
* the top or bottom button

## Verb + belt / button / zip

* ***do up*** / ***undo*** / ***fasten*** / ***unfasten***

## Exercise

### Common expressions

1. The zip *at* the back of your dress is slightly *undone*. Shall I ***do*** it up for you?
2. I've eaten too much. I think l'll need to loosen my ***belt***.
3. I *undid* the top three ***buttons*** of my shirt because it was so hot in the room.
4. I think it's a good idea to wear a money ***belt*** when you’re traveling.
5. A button ***came*** off my coat last night. Do you think you could *sew it back on*, please?
6. I can't **fasten** the top button of my jeans. I think it's time I *went on a diet*.
7. When I got home, I ***unbuckled*** my belt, took off my trousers and went straight to bed.
8. One of my shirt ***buttons*** is missing. You haven't seen it lying around, have you?

## Note

1. **We use the word ‘flies’ for the zip at the front of trousers:**

* Psssst! Your *flies* are undone!

1. **XYZ = Examine your zip!**