Idioms

It's raining cats and dogs, so

• a. watch out for falling animals

• b. make sure you take an umbrella

• c. keep your pets inside

under the weather

Tom's been feeling under the weather for a couple of days, so he's

• a. going to see a doctor

• b. going to see a lawyer

• c. going to see a priest

weather a storm

If you weather a storm, you get through something that could have

• a. helped you

• b. excited you

• c. harmed you

have a soft spot for

You can see that Mike's got a soft spot for dogs. Whenever he sees one, he

• a. kicks it

• b. pats it on the head

• c. keeps away from it

ring a bell

When I heard the poem, some of the lines rang a bell and

• a. some of them beat a drum

• b. sounded very beautiful

• c. I thought I'd heard it somewhere before

a red-letter day

Today is a red-letter day for our football club. For the first time ever, we've -

• a. missed out on the finals

• b. failed to make a profit

• c. won the championship

in two minds

Bella's in two minds about keeping her job. She says she's tired of working as a waitress, but she

• a. would love to be a chef

• b. likes being a waitress

• c. isn't sure if she can get another job

kill two birds with one stone

Sandra killed two birds with one stone by going to Paris. She practiced her French before her exam and she -

• got better at speaking French

• went to her friend's wedding

• read a book on French history

once in a blue moon

We live in a town in the desert now. It's hot and dry most days, and once in a blue moon it will -

• a. be sunny all day

• b. rain quite a lot

• c. be cooler at night