Idiomatic expressions

Fill in the blanks with the suitable idiomatic expression:

a piece of cake

odds and ends

pros and cons

ups and downs

1. The teacher asks us to talk about the ___________________ of industrial development.

Fill in the blanks with the suitable idiomatic expression:

a piece of cake

odds and ends

pros and cons

ups and downs

2. The police found nothing special in the house of the criminal as he had taken all the important documents

with him, leaving just _______________________________.

Fill in the blanks with the suitable idiomatic expression:

a piece of cake

odds and ends

pros and cons

ups and downs

3. Don’t worry about the problems you have in your business. You know there are always __________________________________ in business.

Fill in the blanks with the suitable idiomatic expression:

a piece of cake

odds and ends

pros and cons

ups and downs

4. If you think that doing this maths problem is ________________________________ just try it.

Fill in the correct word to complete the idiom:

beast / ocean / music / rags / shoulder / pie

1. All these promises these politicians make are just _________ in the sky.

Fill in the correct word to complete the idiom:

beast / ocean / music / rags / shoulder / pie

2. The small amount of money donated is just a drop in the ________ compared to the large sum of money

needed.

Fill in the correct word to complete the idiom:

beast / ocean / music / rags / shoulder / pie

3. I had to face the __________ all by myself although I was not the only responsible for the problem.

Fill in the correct word to complete the idiom:

beast / ocean / music / rags / shoulder / pie

4. They had had a dispute yesterday.

That’s why she gave him the cold ___________.

Fill in the correct word to complete the idiom:

beast / ocean / music / rags / shoulder / pie

5. He has been successful in his

life. He went from _________ to riches.

Fill in the correct word to complete the idiom:

beast / ocean / music / rags / shoulder / pie

6. He spends his time drinking and

watching TV. He's no use to man or __________.