Idioms

Idioms

By SHARON Moe

Multiple Choice

head over heels

• fall down

• head is more important than heels

• fall in love with someone

• like high heels very much

- madly in love​

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​head over heels

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She is head over heels in love with her boyfriend and would not part with him.

• completely

• somewhat

• a little

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Tell us what happen between Lisa and Mary. We’re all ears.

• listening eagerly

• not willing to listen

• busybody who like gossips

- listen with full interest

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​all ears

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We're going away for the week. Can you keep _____ on our house?

• an eye

• a hair

• a foot

- to watch closely or carefully

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​keep an eye on

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She memorized all her friends' phone numbers by _____.

• mind

• heart

• eye

- to memorize

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​learn it by heart

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What does it really mean: "There are butterflies in my stomach!' 

• I'm sad
• I'm loving
• I'm happy
• I'm nervous

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Pablo is about to speak in front of a big group. He's never done it before. So, he has butterflies in his stomach.

What is the meaning of "has butterflies in his stomach?"

• He swallowed butterlies.

• He feels like he is sick to his stomach.

• His stomach is being tickled.

• He is nervous about speaking in front of people.

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I was about to go on stage and had BUTTERFLIES IN MY STOMACH.

• sick

• bugs crawled inside of me

• mad

• nervous

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I know you like to plan everything, but this time you have to ________.

• break the ice

• play it by ear

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What does it mean to "play it by ear?"

• to follow the flow

• to turn on the radio

• to play with your ears

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A: What time should we meet for lunch on Saturday?

B: ...

• Let's play it by ear.

• That's music to my ears.

• Keep your ear to the ground.

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I started to speak up, but Dad told me to bite my tongue.

• be quiet

• impossible to understand

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I know you want to tell her, but you will have to bite your tongue.

• to avoid talking, refrain yourself from saying what you want to say

• taste your own tongue

• to be very happy

Multiple Choice

Which idiom goes the best with this sentence?
She memorized something.

• You're the apple of my eye.
• Knows it by heart
• She took me under her wing.

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Anthony was all ears during math class because he wants to get an A on the math test.

• it's raining hard

• something that will never happen

• listening attentively

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When it was my turn to play the violin, I had butterflies in my stomach. I felt...

• like I was ready to fly.

• like my strings might break.

• very nervous.

• mad.

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Tell me who was at the party. I am

• all the ears

• hold your horses

• hit the sack

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I am feeling a bit _______________ – I think I’m getting a cold.

• a piece of cake

• at the drop of a hat

• under the weather

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I’m in _______________ with my teacher because she caught me cheating in the test.

• cold feet

• hot water

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My friend got __________________ and decided not to do a bungee jump.

• cold feet

• all the ears

• in hot water

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It rained cats and dogs for the past few days causing the villages to be flooded.

• rained periodically

• rained continuously

• rained heavily

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Azman tends to do his revision at the eleventh hour. Surprisingly he still passes the test.

• for a short period of time

• at 11 o'clock at night

• at the last minute

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