​Health Idioms and Phrasal Verbs

​Health Idioms and Phrasal Verbs

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Health Idioms and Phrasal Verbs

Multiple Choice

More and more women are choosing to go

___ the knife to improve their appearance.

• below

• under

• over

• through

Multiple Choice

Paul was so ill that he was

___ death's door for three days.

• at

• around

• in front of

• in

Multiple Choice

This team likes to play rough, so let's go out there and ___ them a taste of their own medicine!

• offer

• get

• give

• present

Multiple Choice

A short nap is ___ what the doctor ordered.

You'll feel refreshed in no time.

• just

• really

• only

• probably

Multiple Choice

My new marketing job was going quite well;

then last week things took a ___ for the worse.

• road

• U-turn

• way

• turn

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I cared for my father while he was on the ___.

• mend

• mind

• ment

• mint

Health Idioms and Phrasal Verbs

Match

Match:

• picture of

• hanging by a

• on your last

• to recharge your

health

thread

legs

batteries

• health

• thread

• legs

• batteries

​Our three month checkup yesterday was great. Next checkup is at 26 weeks.

She was feeling on top of the world after winning the tennis tournament.

He dropped dead on the squash court at the age of 43.

Since the robbery, I've been a bundle of nerves.

Jim's hoping he'll be back on his feet by next week.

My grandmother's 89, but she's as fit as a fiddle.

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Match

• battered and

• coughing and

• cuts and

• aches and

bruised

sneezing

bruises

pains

• bruised

• sneezing

• bruises

• pains

Health Idioms and Phrasal Verbs

​Under the Weather

​The most popular idiom on health.

Multiple Choice

She was off work for two weeks and

she still seems a bit ___ the weather.

• over

• above

• into

• under

​Health Phrasal Verbs

Multiple Choice

The doctor advised her to ___ salt to get rid of the problems with her legs.

• pick up

• cut out

• get over

• throw up

Multiple Choice

She doesn't take medicine when her head aches. Just a cup of coffee and the pain gradually ___.

• lets up

• swells up

• comes out

• keels over

Multiple Choice

I stayed at home for the last few days.

I have no idea where I could ___ this flu.

• take up

• get over

• pick up

• come out

Multiple Choice

When Ted passed out I was so scared.

Luckily, he quickly ___.

• came round

• went round

• clogged up

• threw up

Multiple Choice

Coffee is good in small amounts. But if you drink

five cups a day, maybe it's time to ___ on it.

• come round

• pass out

• pull through

• cut down

Multiple Choice

His cough ___ after taking that syrup.

• shook off

• dosed up

• wore off

• fought off

Multiple Choice

Although she is 80, she managed to ___ after pneumonia.

• pull through

• swell up

• come round

• keel over

Multiple Choice

Margaret decided to leave her daughter at home as the kindergarten wasn't safe. The virus ___ too quickly.

• went round

• fought off

• took up

• clogged up

Multiple Choice

After eating too many strawberries Alice ___ a rash.

• came out in

• came round

• went round

• wore off

Multiple Choice

I think Peter is going to fall ill. He ___ and he had a fever.

• swelled up

• threw up

• threw off

• clogged up

Multiple Choice

Jane worked in a hospital and was always among sick people.

Luckily her immune system was able to ___ the viruses.

• go round

• pass out

• throw up

• fight off

Multiple Choice

I'm happy that Peter finally ___ the flu which didn't let him work.

• took up

• shook off

• came down

• cut down

Multiple Choice

I thought Ben would attend the conference, but he ___ the flu yesterday.

• cut down

• got over

• took up

• came down with

Multiple Choice

Jessica was so sad because her grandpa ___ with a stroke.

• got over

• keeled over

• came out

• let up