English Idioms

Which idiom goes the best with this sentence?
I'm tired. Let's go to bed.

• Let's hit the hay.
• He tried not to "make waves".
• Stuck between a rock and a hard place.

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This idiom means: Feeling slightly ill.

• To taste your own medicine.
• At the drop of a hat.
• To feel a bit under the weather.
• To add insult to injury

If you say "it's written all over your ___", you're saying that the expression on someone's face is showing their true feelings or thoughts.

• mind
• face 
• gestures
• book

If you're still finding your feet, you're still adjusting to a new ___ or a new situation.

• place
• meaning
• means
• job

"Apple of my eye" means?

• pupil is shaped like an apple

• someone that is very special

• eye color is red like an apple

• eye color is green like an apple

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What does "butterflies in my stomach" mean?

• I ate too much

• I swallowed some bugs

• to be nervous about something

• to be very hungry

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Giving someone the "cold shoulder" means that...

• taking away their sweater

• throwing ice or snow on someone's shoulder

• to go out in the snow without proper snow gear

• to ignore or be unfriendly

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What does "cry over spilt milk" mean?

• to be upset about something that can't be changed

• accidentally spilling a liquid

• slipping and falling over milk

• when your tears look like milk

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When some says "I feel like a fish out of water" what do they mean?

• not knowing how to swim

• having a hard time breathing

• uncomfortable situation that you are not used to

• feeling trap

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To be "all ears" means...

• listen attentively

• when you have more than one earring

• when you wear a silly hat with other ears

• when you are not listening

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