Winter Holiday Idioms Sentence Practice

I bought chocolate bars, toothbrushes, and chapstick to use as _________________.

• stocking stuffers

• proof for the pudding

• trimmings for the tree

• deck the halls

The weatherman is predicting a few inches of snow on Christmas Eve; I hope he is right and we have a ____________.

• white Christmas

• Bah! Humbug!

• secret Santa

• proof in the pudding

We will __________________ with lights, balls, tinsel, and star this weekend.

• leave him out in the cold

• be a Scrooge

• have a white Christmas

• trim the tree

They says that they have been been productive over the last week but ________________ on Friday when the project is due.

• bah! humbug!

• they will be out in the cold

• the proof will be in the pudding

• tip of the iceberg

The problems that you see here now are just _____________. There are numerous disasters waiting to happen.

• the tip of the iceberg

• the stocking stuffer

• the proof in the pudding

• to be left out in the cold

She's really not in a festive mood; when I said, "Merry Christmas!", she replied, "___________"

• Don't be a Scrooge.

• Deck the Halls!

• Bah! Humbug!

• Have a white Christmas!

She ___________________ of her apartment with greenery, red ribbons, and pinecones before her holiday party.

• was a scrooge

• decked the halls

• was the secret Santa

• tipped the iceberg

Since my family is very big, we play _________________. I drew my aunt's name, so I got her a sweater.

• secret Santa

• stocking stuffer

• Bah! Humbug!

• Scrooge

Make sure you have some allergy-free snacks at the party. You don't want to _________________________ with nothing to eat.

• deck the halls

• trim the tree

• leave someone out in the cold

• tip of the iceberg

When you buy your girlfriend a present, _______________ this year. She deserves more than a pack of gum.

• trim the tree

• don't leave her out in the cold

• don't be a Scrooge

• the proof is in the pudding